Mark Zeus

Written By: Mark Zeus

The Chicken Song

I'm a Chicken with a head cut off, tippy-toeing like Biletnikoff
Through the mire of your verbal onslaught, now you're beginning to annoy me
You better say what you're gonna to say, and better say it some time today
Though I could give a hoot anyway, I'm a busy boy

I should of never picked up that phone, I was happy sittin' all alone
Spinnin' my wheels waitin' for Godot, now I'm hearin' voices
That end up ringin' up inside my head
That make me feel I'd be better off dead
Than waistin' time talkin' to you instead, I'm a busy boy

I'm a dog who done had his day, who can't remember it anyway
Who's sick and tired of the games we all play, It's just a big old dog-doo
Or maybe play a little cat and mouse
Or belly-ache about that big old louse
Whom you been lettin' inside your house, yeah that big old dog-flea

I'm a Chicken with a head cut off, tippy-toeing like Biletnikoff
Through the mire of your verbal onslaught, as you continue to annoy me
You better say what you're gonna say, and better say it some time today
Though I could give a hoot anyway, I'm a busy boy

But mama said that I should be polite, treat everyone the way that I would like
I wish that you would take the same advice, and quit callin' my phone please
And if you ever pass me on the street
You keep a'walkin', keep a'shufflin' your feet
To me you know that would be oh so sweet, like an ice cream cone

Well, I'm a chicken with a head cut off, tippy-toeing like Baryshnikov
And I'm about to get all ticked off
Yeah I'm about to get all ticked off
I'm about to get all ticked off, if you continue to annoy me
I'm a busy boy

Written By: Mark Zeus

Between the Cradle and the Grave

Sometimes we share the rhythm while others play the tune
Sometimes we're out there all alone 'cause others left too soon
A little piece of everyone in memories we save
Here between the cradle and the grave

We want to be accepted, we want to love and grow
We long to be affected, but changes come too slow
As innocence gets left behind we lie in beds we've made
Here between the cradle and the grave

We're all searching
Are you searching
To find the right direction?
Hey, we just need us some affection
But will they love you, like they loved you
I guess we'll never know, till we find which way to go

In silence we take pleasure at ends of rowdy days
But when the silence crowds us, we long to break away
And shade our eyes from the brightest light, to cower in the cave
Somewhere between the cradle and the grave

Now none shall be immortal, no one should live that long
We give life unto others, we teach 'em right from wrong
And hope that they keep true to all the wisdom that we gave
There between the cradle and the grave

And they're all searching
Are you searching?
We're all searching
Are you searching?

Written By: Mark Zeus

CHORUS
Poof! The ozone layer was there but now it's gone
UV rays through smoggy haze as commerce pushes on
Special interest lobbyists are making it a joke
While on the street you feel the heat
And then you start to choke
VERSE
Rampant coastal flooding is drowning lots of folks
Tornado storms and hurricanes are ravaging the coasts
Scientists are analyzing data every day
Correlating temperatures and how they got that way
REPEAT CHORUS
VERSE 2
Refrigerators leaking freon to the air
Jets exhausting hydrocarbons and aerosols for your hair
Redwood decks and cedar chests
In teak-wood furnished homes
Power plants, polyester pants and cups of Styrofoam
REPEAT CHORUS
VERSE 3
Underwater cities may be our only hope
Algae fries and plankton pies to feed the fast-food folk
And as you flush you'll feel the rush
As you watch the world go by
Until it all evaporates and everybody dies!
REPEAT CHORUS