Settle for a Slowdown - Retta Stone

One, two, three, four One, two, three, four One, two, three, four Well I watch you tangle every weekend It might start different but it ends up the same One minute you're casually speaking The next it all goes up and you pour fuel on the flame With your Jerry can of words and tones And no one's gonna start a revolution So we best leave it well alone And there's something that Frankie used to say, apparently Oh he says settle for a draw Well you're not gonna get no more So you should settle for a draw I told you once I'm sure I told you once I'm sure You should settle for a draw Why don't you settle for a draw? Well you're right it is one set of rules for her And then another set for you But that's just the way it is I suppose And there's nothing you can do And lets not fall in the trap Of answering back I am just a beginner But she'll be the only winner That's for sure So take the draw, if it's available And if it sets on fire don't get out your jerry can of Words and tones And no one's gonna start a revolution So we best leave it well alone And there's something that Frankie used to say, apparently Oh he says settle for a draw Well you're not gonna get no more So you should settle for a draw I told you once I'm sure I told you once I'm sure You should settle for a draw Why don't you settle for a draw?

Late last night or was it morning Outside the rain was pouring I stumbled out I hit the ground It's a hell of a scene but there's no story Designed in all it's glory To set you up and knock you down Just a reflection on my bitterness Why plant the seed and not do the rest? Just a distraction from the meaningless I'd rather bleed than settle for less Was told at the time to just keep going You'll fly but don't stop rowing Reached for the moon and hit the ground Is this a chip upon my shoulder? As heavy as a boulder? When all the world owes you a crown Just a reflection on my emptiness You don't succeed by chasing success No reputation is worth all this mess I'd rather bleed than settle for less Just a reflection on my happiness Only compete with yourself at your best A separation from the self I possess Just let it be and settle for less

Burst into heaven Kiss in the cotton clouds Arctic sheets and fields of wheat I can't stop coming down Your shrunken head Looking down on me above Send me home like an elephant stone To smash my dream of love Dreaming 'til the sun goes down And night turns into day Rooms are empty, I've got plenty You could move in right away Seems like there's a hole In my dreams In my dreams In my dreams Down through the heavens Choke on the cotton clouds Arctic sheets and fields of wheat I can't stop coming down Your shrunken head Looking down on me above Send me home like an elephant stone To smash my dream of love Didn't your bed and bookshelf go And run, run, run away These four walls saw the rise and fall And your midnight getaway Seems like there's a hole In my dreams Or so it seems Yet nothing means anything Anymore

Gallows end waiting for the ones in line They defied the hands of doom Reign of death, turning everything to waste By the power of the king born With a heart of stone Like a devil's spawn Strive to crush the dreams of everyone below Only death relieves When their eyes turns black And the horrors will remain, with the heart of stone Heart of stone, heart of stone No one knows what goes on within those walls But the silence says it all No regrets by the ones who form the line They have had enough at last and With a heart of stone Like a devil's spawn Strive to crush the dreams of everyone below Only death relieves When their eyes turns black And the horrors will remain, with the heart of stone Heart of stone, heart of stone Heart of stone, heart of stone Death is knocking upon your gate of twisted lies Mark my words, there won't be another day this time Death is knocking upon your gate of twisted lies Mark my words, there won't be another day this time Gallows end waiting for the ones in line They defied the hands of doom Reign of death, turning everything to waste By the power of the king born With a heart of stone Like a devil's spawn Strive to crush the dreams of everyone below Only death relieves When their eyes turns black And the horrors will remain With the heart of stone Like a devil's spawn Strive to crush the dreams of everyone below Only death relieves When their eyes turns black And the horrors will remain, with the heart of stone Heart of stone, heart of stone

Why do I hate you What did you do that made this so I'll try to kill you Break your heart and your home I caught you throwing stones You saw me shoot em down Who cast the first stone We all hit the ground You know I hate you You took my home and family I'll try to break you With my soul and sanity You caught me throwing stones I saw you shoot em down Who cast the first stone We all hit the ground \N (Solo) Why do you hate me What did I do that made this so You've tried to break me Took my life, not my soul I caught you throwing stones You saw me shoot em down Who cast the first stone We all hit the ground I'll make you black and blue So fucked you never knew Your wife and children too It all comes around