07
I’ve Seen It All
Show me fragile beauty that’s not beautiful
complicated meaning that’s not meaningful
bellies that while seeming full
are empty as dried up wells

deserts where there’s no loneliness
pageants that celebrate homeliness
targets that you can only miss
if the bullseye’s your vision of hell

cities built only for tourism
bodies immune to voyeurism
buildings that once were prisons
but now are waterfalls
I’ve seen it all

I’ve seen it all, I’ve seen it all
I’ve seen it all, more then my share
I’ve seen you making love to me
when you knew no love was there

I’ve seen it all, I’ve seen it all
more then my memory can repair
so don’t tell me it’s not fair
I’ve seen it all

Show me products never meant for sale
weddings where nothing lies underneath the veil
dogs who finally catch their own tails
and stash them in old chewed up shoes

war that does not fight or die
political platforms that admit they cheat and lie
games where no matter how hard you try
you cannot win or lose

lust without infatuation
television that is only one station
nuclear bombs that mop up radiation
with sponges a hundred feet tall
I’ve seen it all

I’ve seen it all, I’ve seen it all
I’ve seen it all, more then my share
I’ve seen a truth that shoots itself
in a tender moment of despair

I’ve seen it all, I’ve seen it all
and it makes my heartache swell
so don’t tell me it won’t sell
I’ve seen it all

Show me a sweet lullaby
that keeps baby from sleeping
and all the pretty girls who laugh
cause they know the men are weeping
give me your humanity
I’ll hide it for safekeeping
and save it for our rendezvous
where you’ll meet him
and I’ll meet you
in the hidden back rooms and secret halls
where jaded men destroy the world and say
I’ve seen it all

Show me an angel who’s a pederast
misery that’s over way to fast
a mysterious man with a mysterious past
that ends up being a yawn

love that has no consequence
voices of reason devoid of common sense
passion that while at its most intense
stubs its toe against the back wall
I’ve seen it all

I’ve seen it all, I’ve seen it all
I’ve seen it all, nothing to fear
I’ve seen you staring at my image
as my image sheds a tear

I’ve seen it all, I’ve seen it all
standing here inside my pen
so show it all to me again
I’ve seen it all
Guitare et voix: Jacob Wren
Enregistrement studio: Radwan Ghazi Moumneh (hotel2tango)