Rollins Band

Fast Food For Thought - 1991

1. Mindfield
2. Wartime
3. Right To Life
4. TheHE Whole Truth
5. Franklinīs Tower



1. Mindfield


-Instrumental-



2. Wartime


Aww man, so little time, so much to deal with
It seems like everything passes me on, turns me off, messes me up, draws me in
Or just plain bums me out
I crack my head and I try to get over it
I stub my toes and I try to pass under it
My existence is like trying to breath in a big rock
I inhale and it hits me hard
I pay guys with guns to protect me from guys with guns
Some man in a suit is tellinī me to drop dead so i can live happily ever after
Thereīs a guy in the mirror whose always in my face
Aw man, sometimes I think Iīm goinī insane

Donīt lose your mind when youīre running through a mine field
Donīt stop rollinī when youīre rolling on the real wheel
Youīve got a lot to lie right in the eye
And not be afraid to see too clearly
Makes no difference if itīs night or day
Well take a look around and say...

Itīs Wartime

Yeah you know what Iīm talkinī about man
Thatīs exactly what Iīm talkinī about
The most important thing is to maintain
Sometimes itīs all you can do is just to maintain
Sometimes itīs all you can do is go and put a gun to your brain
Sometimes itīs all you can do just to maintain
Lookinī out on the streets seeinī those screaming rats racinī
Runninī wild like mindless idiots will run wild
I canīt believe the groove theyīs use
Years, eyes cried, feelings, eyes lie
Talkinī bout changinī but remaining the same
Shameless, meanless, free from blame, man
Itīs enough to make you wanna do somethinī down right stupid
Itīs enough to make you wanna do somethinī down right sick

So now you know what the deal is
The time is wartime, wartime is here, itīs all around you
You canīt close your eyes and make it go away
You be alive right here, right now, right here, here and now
Itīs who youīre dealing with
24 hours a day warpath reality
Itīs a full time thing, you gotta deal with it
You hang on, youīll be alright
You gotta keep movinī in a positive forward direction
If you let them, they will destroy you
Donīt let them - Save yourself
They will not destroy me



3. Right To Life


-not availible



4. TheHE Whole Truth


Hello! Say what? Oh yeah? Too much.
Whatīs new? Whatīs up? I here youīre messed up, in trouble, in pain
No need to explain - Expectation let you down
See yourself inside - When it gets real do you hide?
Can you face them or do they chase you down
How it could be and how it is - What it should be and what it is
Just another version of the big fat truth
Mind the gap, see the distance - Itīs the blueprint of resistance
Try to get your point across and it gets knocked back
Confrontation - static
Intimidation - panic
Eye to eye and wall to wall
Can you see whatīs here? Does it fill you with fear?
Can you keep your distance from what you hate?
Unbelievable, unreal, too shocked to feel
Look out! Mind the gap!

The truth ainīt nothinī but the truth

Oh no! You donīt say! They donīt see it your way?
In the dark everyone was just like you
Now youīre mad, uptight because the worldīs not right
You donīt think and it makes you sad
Attitude affected, your way - rejected
Stupidity to get you through
Check out the gap thatīs all around you
Try to get close, it astounds you
How these people can be so relentlessly cold

Too easy, so blind. Too tough to be kind
Man, youīre like some guy in a comic book
Get real, pull your head out
Get up, and get the lead out
Man, I know you can do better than that
Yeah you could stay away from arms length away from life
But it takes strength to get up close and go all the way live
Bridge the gap, take the first step
The more you go, the more you get
Down with the program and on with the show

The truth ainīt nothinī but the truth



5. Franklinīs Tower


-not availible-


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