One of Erik's best: Anti-Lullaby - Erik Petersen a/k/a Mischief Brew D G D G D D G We are bouncing and dancing as you sing your lullaby D G Shouting 'move' when you say 'stay' D G The tune of your flute is a rifle you shoot D G That lays us all down to be prey. A They love you, we hate you, G D G D They made you, we brake you today, ya-ha G D G A G Break it away, ya-ha-haa D G We are painting the walls, making jokes out of laws D G Hiding sleeping pills under our tongues D G Shut the light, close the door, we spit them to the floor D G Then we're hummin' and a-strummin' and a-bangin' on drums A G D G D What did you know when you said we are wasting away? ya-ha G D G A G D G D G D G A G A How could you say? D How could you say we just waste away, waste away? G Big table, not big enough... D G How could you say we just waste away, waste away? D G Hummin' and a-strummin' and a-bangin' A G D G D G D G A G D G D G D G D G A G A-bangin' on drums, yeah yeah yeah yeah! D G D We will not be lulled into slumber by you, G D A We will not be lulled into sleep. D G D For we've had a taste of this wonderous place G D A And its treasures we intend to keep. Bm Em We will not be lulled into slumber G Bm A We will not be lulled into sleep D For we've had a taste of G D this wonderous place G D A And its treasures we intend to keep. D For we've had a taste of G D this wonderous place G D A And its treasures we intend to keep. D So now when they say we just G waste away, waste away D G You can say 'hey, it's not so.' D G Why is it then that we're growing and growing and growing and growing, A G And showing them all what we know? yeah yeah yeah yeah! D G D G D G A G D G D G D G A G D We will not be lulled into G D G D A slumber by you, la-dadadaa D For we've had a taste of G D G D A this wonderous place, la-dadadada Bm Bm Em Em G A We will not be lulled into sleep D For we've had a taste of G D this wonderous place G D A And its treasures we intend to keep. D For we've had a taste of G D this wonderous place G D A And its treasures we intend to keep. |D |D |G D|G D|A D| --MiScHiEf BrEw--