The Songs On Psycho's Path

'Grave Ride'
It's a sad song, a love song placed in a war torn situation. I took the idea from the Bosnian tragedy. It's written from the viewpoint of a man being rounded up for execution. It's a letter to his wife, a last will and testament. It's a person caught up in a situation not of his own making, and facing the inevitable.
'Dog'
You can only create something original if you are confident. It's also a comment on religion, and people who try to tell me that the bible was written by god. The bible is as corrupt as any book out there. Whats wrong with Adam and Eve having a bit of sex? It's a good thing they did, because there would'nt be any of us without them.
'Psychopath'
It's loosely based around the serial killer John Gacy. I took the viewpoint that we all have the potetial to be a serial killer, but we decide not to, and by that decision we are better than him. It's not some earth shaking original idea, but I see the potential for murder in everyone. For instance, far too many religious maniacs realize that they have caused many a death in the name of the lord. If that isn't pyschopathic behaviour I don't know what is.
'Sun'
Here's a track that doesn't really use musical instruments at all. Just a collection of toilet rolls that I'm honking through, cardboard boxes for drums, and an accordian that I can hardly play - and yet it sounds like a very nice song. It could be a big load of horrible noise, but with restraint it works much better.
'Another Way'
I listen to other peoples music all the time, but I just want to do things another way. I don't want to imitate - that would be lazy and direspectful. Rules are for fools. Thats not a flippant remark. You really need to understand the rules and why they work before you can disrespect them so fully.
'Dis Ho'
The idea came from a film - I can't remeber the name of it - about how people ge themselves involved in these silly love triangles I put myself in that position in the song, although it's not based on personel experience. I'm well known for being completely loyal; once I make a commitment, it's forever.
'Take Me'
You can take these lyrics quite literally. I'm giving voice to the self doubt which all of us experience. Of course I want to be loved, but preferably on my own terms. I won't live a lie just to be popular. I've never been one to hold a popular opinion, because popular opinion is usually just mythology by any other name.
'A No And A Yes'
The modern world is full of information, and I cannot understand someone sitting on the fence and not having opinions. People can't seem to make up their minds. Of course, I can be hesitant too, and I'm not advocating jumping to ready made conclusions. But theres a difference between personel debate - which I think far too few people actually do - and complete confusion.
'Stump'
I stand up and tell whats what. Too few people do that, and they seem to resent me doing it, even though they take a perverse pleasure out of my actions. They love you and simultaneously hate you for saying what they themselves want to say. They don't want to stand out in a crowd, but they wish they could - they get jealous of the people who stand up.Thats why you have so many ignorant people that love to spout rhetoric without understanding a single damn thing they are talking about. That can be anywhere from The Clash right to modern times. I'm dealing particularly with the wonderful world of music, but it's applicable to practically any politician or street corner loudmouth.


out of interest...are you a psychopath?


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