Demographix Vol. 5: Non-Fiction Junkie

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1. truffaut
2. jack and diet
3. adrian
4. big deal
5. the joke's on you
6. charades (two words)
7. action

Demographix Vol. 5: Non-Fiction Junkie (2007)
Recorded in New York City, 2007
All songs written and produced by Michael Novick
MKN: vocals, acoustic guitars, programming, keyboards

truffaut

i only know truffaut from spielberg / i only dance because i’m drunk / i never listen to opinions / i’m too stiff to be a punk / it’s a crime / i’d never let you know my secrets / i’d never let you in my mind / you’d only give in to your weakness / and i’m too tired to suffer your kind / i envy you / i only know truffaut from spielberg / i only dance because i’m drunk / i never listen to opinions / i’m too stiff to be a punk

jack and diet

jack and diet / drowns the names / burns the page / hits the spot / jack and diet / breaks the frames / calms the rage / loves me not / slowly spinning into you… / and i’m alive on jack and diet / numbs the edge / skips the beat / bites the dust / jack and diet / blurs the pain / cuts the heat / shines the rust / slowly spinning into you… / and i’m alive / jack and diet / warms my bed / tears apart / digs a hole / jack and diet / cures my head / lifts my heart / fills my soul / jack and diet / jack and diet / jack and diet / jack and die…

adrian

never play chess with a debutante / they’re always so well trained / men of leisure, all we are is men restrained / oh, adrian, you were right to not let me begin / you used to be such a good actress / but now you’re too jaded to lie / and I’m too lazy to tell you that it means goodbye / oh, adrian, you were right to not let me get in / i felt much safer in your arms than i could ever say / but you never sleep with a debutante / you just roll in the hay / oh, adrian, you couldn’t live with me in sin

big deal

write this down / you can take it to the bank / you can mark my words / you’ll have me to thank / if you want it, it can be yours / trust me / shake on it / it can be yours / drink to it / it can be yours / shake on it / it can be yours / write it down in ink / it’s my professional opinion / don’t blink / you might miss it buzzing by / shake on it / it can be yours / drink to it / it can be yours / shake on it / all this can be yours / i’m a big deal... / big deal / write this down for the record / you listen well but you don’t learn / it’s not my fault / you want me to burn for something you did / shake on it / it can be yours / drink to it / it can be yours / shake on it / all this can be yours / i’m a big deal... / big deal

the joke's on you

the joke’s on you / i never had a thing to lose / i wanted to see if you could read the clues / the joke’s on you / i never had a thing for you / but i wonder if i mighta hadda thing for you / what a stupid game / the joke’s on you / i never liked you anyway / the joke’s on you / i haven’t given up just yet / the joke’s on you / you wanna make a bet / what a stupid game / the joke’s on you / i never liked you anyway

charades (two words)

i took the sun from the sky / so you couldn’t have it / got a little lost in a lie / sucker for bullshit / are you still too young to be fair? / you haven’t changed that much / maybe a little worse for the wear / but softer to the touch / two words / first word / two syllables / rhymes with live / two words / second word / one syllable / rhymes with patiently

action

action figures in plastic pose / paperbacks full of heinous prose / heather locklear in a cutoff shirt / a jar of dirt / you try so hard to make things work / but nothing seems to heal the hurt / a month of sundays and a year of junes / it’s gone too soon / action! / so don’t just sit there / make it so / lay the groundwork for the show / put the world to work for you / stop waiting for the other shoe / action!