I'm going to make an effort to make my "Musical Blasphemy" installments a weekly event with new releases happening on Fridays.
To begin this tradition...I have killed the Blues Traveler song "Run Around" and entitled it Run Aground.
For what its worth, these start as improv and I'm just winging it usually the first time through and jot down some lyrics after I have an idea on how things might flow and generally spend less than an hour per song. No Dave Shaw masterpieces coming from me here
Run Aground Run AgroundOnce upon a late night mission
I spoke up with something in my head
I couldn’t shake the memory
Of a past run and we all ended up dead
Like a lawn dart without air brakes
I could not believe my eyes
When I heard the voices of none of my friends
They’re all compressed and screaming as they die
Yeah screaming as they compress and die
And I’ll die too and say I don’t mind
Cause what will they say when they find
That I am the only one who didn’t crash
Man I’m telling ya they’d have my ass
But you…why you want to fly in the ground
It’s a sure fire way to end up burning
And all you had to do was slow it down
It really shook me and my confidence
About the way they plan missions
But I’ve been there to see them cower above me
With at least 30,000 ft under their wings
It’s a good day when they heroes fight
But I don’t really expect too much
Cause these armchair generals just can’t fight
And they’re barking out their orders all night
Yeah they’re barking out their orders all night
But I want more than orders I want em to lead
But they’ll go places where no one else can see
And bomb the heck out of a radar shed
And even then they’ll usually end up dead
But you…why you want to fly in the ground
It’s a sure fire way to end up burning
And all you had to do was slow it down
Oh I like props
And I like jets
Haven’t met a plane I didn’t like yet
Except for maybe those freakin’ uberfast lalas
I hate em so much cause you just cant shake em
Well I’ll roll right and then I’ll break
But no matter what I just can’t shake
Those damn red nosed birds of gay
I hope I can live to seem em auger and say
But you…why you want to fly in the ground
It’s a sure fire way to end u burning
And all you had to do was slow it down
