Spock's Beard - One Note lyrics

I. From Nowhere (Instrumental) II. One Note One note timeless Came out of nowhere It wailed like the wind and night It sought no glory It added no meaning Not even a reason why No thought No need to say something No message to sell It played without a buzz or a showing Out of the great nothing It came without fail One man with his mind full Trying to get somewhere He thought, "Man this thing could fly!" He had good intentions, even some feeling He thought, "Lord, I've got to try ..." No thought He had to say something His message would sell He got a buzz without knowing Into the great nothing The boy slipped and fell III. Come Up Breathing Come up breathing Up from the water Man, he was so submerged Where's the feeling? It must be way under Far from the spoken word No, no - no corporate ladder No hometown parade The fat cats just keep getting fatter What does it matter The thing must be played... One note timeless... Don't let the buzz get you down Don't lose your memory or you'll sink fast and drown But you can't seem to sleep for the thoughts in your mind Since you can't stand to think you have one hell of a time Hanging with submergers you drink yourself blind You think it's fine You've got time... IV. Submerged The boy has got potential But he's never had commercial success There's flies in his ointment There's Stuyvesants and liquor on his breath We'll have him charge the gate We'll have to set him straight We'll have him seal his future fate Before it's too late I worked with him closely It must have been ten years ago Of all the pains in the a**es He's the worst I've had the bad taste to know He's undirectable Completely uncoachable But perhaps we can put him In an altered state Before it's too late V. Missed Your Calling See the writing on the wall Once the man who had it all You threw it all away, look around and nothing's left You've got nothing to forget No golden yesterday 'Cause you missed your calling You could have lived up in the sky You missed your calling every time Watch the lady throw the rune Have her come up to your room She comes from Montreal There's no limelight only line And Tequila's made you blind It's time to lose it all 'Cause you missed your calling You could have lived up in the sky You missed your calling one more time The boy has got potential But he'll never have commercial success We gave him good direction But he always thought that he knew what's best We tried to set him straight His calls will have to wait We tried to change his future fate But now it's too late Something keeps telling quiet now, quiet now - quiet now Mother says quiet down, quiet down - quiet down... VI. The Great Nothing One note timeless Came out of nowhere Just when all hope was gone And nothing matters But that it's breathing It ends as it has begun No thought No need to say something No message to run From the ashes Out of the great nothing Without a buzz or a showing Out of the great nothing With nobody knowing It plays on and on ...