I'm Schizophrenic

 I'm Schizophrenic

(Fixing A Hole)

I'm schizophrenic, where does mind go

When you know it just keeps wandering

Where does it go

 

I'm  hearing voices that crack through the door

And still my mind keeps wandering

Where does it go

 

I’m schizophrenic,  piecing together what others can’t know

You know they don’t know

No, they don’t know

Mind’s a puzzle left untold, in this journey your hand I hold

And wonder why I don't get in my door

 

I'm painting a room in a colourful way

And when my mind is wandering

There I will go

Ooh-ooh-ooh, ah-ah

Hey, hey, hey, hey

 

I’m schizophrenic,  piecing together what others can’t know

You know they don’t know

No, they don’t know

Fixing perceptions, a quest to find,

A stable ground, in the depths of my mind.

 

I'm fixing a hole or is it a crack

Mind’s a canvas painted in black

And I still go

Ooh-ooh-ooh, ah-ah

 

I'm schizophrenic, where does mind go

When you know it just keeps wandering

Where does it go

Where does it go

I'm schizophrenic, where does mind go

When you know it just keeps wandering

Where does it go

 

Getting Better

 Getting Better

(Getting Better)

It's getting better all the time

 

I used to feel under the weather (no, I can't complain)

Now I’m feeling light as a feather (no, I can't complain)

Choosing wellness that’s clever (ah-ah)

That’s forever  (oh-oh)

And now it all comes together (better, it’s better)

 

I've got to admit it's getting better (better)

A little better all the time (it can't get no worse)

I have to admit it's getting better (better)

I’m taking steps

To reach my prime

 

I was either up or I was down

And my head was spinning around

You gave me some meds, they fixed up my head

I'm doing the best that I can

 

I've got to admit it's getting better (better)

A little better all the time (it can't get no worse)

I have to admit it's getting better (better)

It's getting better

Since I cleared my mind

 

Getting so much better all the time

 

It's getting better all the time

Better, better, better

It's getting better all the time

Better, better, better

 

Mind and body intertwined

I abused it and suffered crushing highs and lows

Now that I’m clean I'm changing my scene

Positive thoughts, a state of mind (better, better)

 

I admit it's getting better (better)

A little better all the time (it can't get no worse)

Yes, I admit it's getting better (better)

It's getting better

Since I cleared my mind

 

Getting so much better all the time

 

It's getting better all the time

Better, better, better

It's getting better all the time

Better, better, better

Recovery Centres of America

 Recovery Centres of America

(Lucy in The Sky With Diamonds)

Picture yourself in a place called RCA,

With counsellors guiding you along the way,

Somebody calls you, you answer quite free,

Recovery Centres of America, can't you see?

 

Dazzling therapies, like stars in the night,

Supportive circles, finding the light,

Psychoeducation, shining so bright,

So take flight.

 

Recovery Centres of America

Recovery Centres of America

Recovery Centres of America

Ah

Follow the path of sobriety,

In the halls of RCA's serenity,

Therapeutic journeys, the melody,

Recovery Centres of America, set you free.

 

Therapists whispering, wisdom in air,

Recovery blooms like flowers so rare,

In the sky with diamonds, hope's in the glare,

Recovery Centres of America, they care.

 

Recovery Centres of America

Recovery Centres of America

Recovery Centres of America

Ah

Picture yourself in the arms of grace,

Recovery Centres of America, embrace,

Diamonds of courage, shining in space,

Rehabilitation, a harmonious chase.

 

Recovery Centres of America

Recovery Centres of America

Recovery Centres of America

Ah

Recovery Centres of America

Recovery Centres of America

Recovery Centres of America

Ah

Recovery Centres of America

Recovery Centres of America

Recovery Centres of America

Betty Ford's Celebrity Recovery Band

 Betty Ford's Celebrity Recovery Band    

(Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band)

It was 28 days ago
That I had to give away the “blow"
You know it wasn’t a case of if but when
I was going to end up in the “pen"
So may I introduce to you
The act that’s on the dsm-v
Betty Ford's Celebrity Recovery Band

 

We're Betty Ford's Celebrity Recovery Band
We’re playing down at the clinic
We're Betty Ford's Celebrity Recovery Band
And everyone outside’s a cynic
Betty Ford’s Celebrity, Betty Ford’s Celebrity
Betty Ford's Celebrity Recovery Band

It's wonderful to be here
We’re living without pills
You're such a captive audience
You’re living in the home with us
You’re living in the home

I’ve been sober, now for awhile
And I just can’t hide my smile
So I want you all to just get hip
That I’m heading for my 30 day chip
So let me introduce to you
The one and only Dr James West
And Betty Ford's Celebrity Recovery Band

Yeah

With a Little Help From My Friends (Depression Version)

 With A Little Help From My Friends (Depression Version)

(With a Little Help From My Friends)

Betty Ford

 

What would you do if I felt so blue?

Would you stand up and share all my fears

Lend me your ear and help me pull through

It's a battle inside, been going on for years.

 

I get by with a little help from my friends,

Mending wounds that time never mends.

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends,

 

What do I do when my friends are away?

Does it worry me to be alone?

How do I feel by the end of the day?

Am I  sad because I’m  on my own?

 

I get by with a little help from my friends,

Mending wounds that time never mends.

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends,

 

Do you need anybody?

I need someone to ease my mind.

Could it be anybody?

I just need someone to be kind.

 

Do you believe in a love that's so true?

Help me believe and let our spirits blend.

Lend me your strength, ‘cause I’m lost without you,

In this symphony of hope, where broken hearts mend.

 

I get by with a little help from my friends,

Mending wounds that time never mends.

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends,

 

Do you need anybody?

I need someone to ease my mind.

Could it be anybody?

I just need someone to be kind.

 

I get by with a little help from my friends,

Mending wounds that time never mends.

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends,

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends,

Holding on tight until the sorrow transcends.

 

Dementia Never Knows

 Dementia Never Knows

(Tomorrow Never Knows)

I’ve lost my mind

I’m senile to the extreme

I am near dying

I am near dying

 

I’ve no more thoughts

My mind is devoid

I am pining

I am pining

 

Through the haze

Clarity’s blurred

It is not knowing

It is not knowing

 

Memories lost

And memories swaying

It is fading

It is fading

 

And when I go out

I don’t know the way home

It is roaming

It is roaming

 

But I must face my fate

I’ll soon be dead

It is believing

It is believing

 

Each day’s just the same

Existence to the end

Of the beginning

Of the beginning

Of the beginning

Of the beginning

Of the beginning

Of the beginning

Of the beginning

 

Got to Get You Out of My Life

 Got to Get You Out of My Life

(Got to Get You Into My Life)

I was alone, I took a hit,

I knew just what I would find there.

Another day where maybe I

Could see another kind of mind there.

 

Ooh, then I suddenly see you,

Ooh, did I tell you I need you

Ev'ry single day of my life?

 

You didn't run, was just a lie,

You knew I wanted just to hold you.

And had you gone, you knew in time we'd meet again,

For I had told you.

 

You know I’m entangled in this deadly dance,

Chasing highs, taking a chance

But we’re still together ev'ry day.

 

Got to get you out of my life!

 

In this haze of addiction, I lost my way,

A puppet to the pills, a price to pay, yeah

Promises broken, turned to dust,

And if I do, there’ll be no delay, there.

 

Ooh, then I suddenly see you,

Ooh, did I tell you I need you

Ev'ry single day of my life?

 

Got to get you out of my life!

 

I've Gone Through Hell, Yeah

 I've Gone Through Hell, Yeah

(I Want To Tell You)

I’ve gone through hell, yeah

My head is filled with such dismay

Cold turkey

Can’t find the words, they seem to slip away

 

I've gone through hell, yeah,

No more vices, I’ve let them go

Cold turkey

It’s a journey a brand new show

 

Said goodbye to the old routine

No more crutches no more in between

In the tunnel I saw light

 

I’ve gone through hell, yeah

No more chains, I'm breathing air.

Cold turkey

Found my strength, beyond compare.

 

Withdrawal pangs and sleepless nights,

But through it all I stood strong in the fight

Breaking free, feeling so free.

 

I’ve gone through hell, yeah

No more chains, I'm breathing air.

Cold turkey

Found my strength, beyond compare

 

Beyond compare

Beyond compare

 

Dr Oz

 Dr Oz

(Dr Robert)

One, two, three, four!

 

Look my friends he’s on tv

It’s Doctor Oz

He looked me up and said anxiety is your enemy

Ah Doctor Oz

 

Ah Doctor Oz 

Treats this old and anxious man

He helps me to understand

He does everything he can

It’s Doctor Oz

 

When I’m down he picks me up

Ah Doctor Oz

Take a drink from his special cup

Ah Doctor Oz

 

Ah Doctor Oz

He's a man you need when ill

Handing out our meds at will

No one can succeed like

Doctor Oz can

 

Well, well, well, you're feeling fine

Well, well, well, he'll make you

Ah Doctor Oz

 

My friend comes to the rehab home

Ah Doctor Oz  

He’ll give a jab so we won’t roam

With Doctor Oz

 

Ah Doctor Oz 

Treats this old and anxious man

He helps me to understand

He does everything he can

It’s Doctor Oz

 

Well, well, well, you're feeling fine

Well, well, well, he'll make you

Ah Doctor Oz

 

Look my friends he’s on tv

Ah Doctor Oz

He looked me up and said anxiety is your enemy

Ah Doctor Oz

 

Doctor Oz

He's a man you need when ill

Handing out our meds at will

No one can succeed like

Doctor Oz

 

Well, well, well, you're feeling fine

Well, well, well, he'll make you

Ah Doctor Oz

 

Look my friends he’s on tv

Ah Doctor Oz

Look my friends he’s on tv

Ah Doctor Oz

For No One (Dementia Version)

 For No One (Dementia Version)

(For No One)

The day dawns, my mind’s gone

Each day is just the same in this dementia fog

When the World no longer needs you

She wakes up, she makes up

She spins around the Sun with monotonous ease

And no longer needs you

 

And in my eyes, you see nothing

No sign of life behind the tears

Cried for no one

A life through all these wasted years

 

I get dressed, I get fed

Can’t remember full of much dread

Monotony abounds here

Nothing here to do

 

And in my eyes, you see nothing

No sign of life behind the tears

Cried for no one

A life through all these wasted years

 

I stay home, can’t  go out

She says that long ago she knew someone

But now he's gone, she doesn't need him

 

The day dawns, my mind’s gone

There will be times when all the things she said will fill my head

But I won’t remember

 

And in my eyes, you see nothing

No sign of life behind the tears

Cried for no one

A life through all these wasted years

 

In Your Bipolar Swing

 In Your Bipolar Swing

(And Your Bird Can Sing)

One, two, three, four

 

Tell me how you manage all your highs and lows

In your bipolar swing, but you don't get me

You don't get me

 

You say you've seen the Lord and his wonders

On your computer screen, but you can't see me

You can't see me

 

You know your mind can swing

It is like a pendulum

In your bipolar swing

You’re in the spectrum

 

Up in the clouds you’re feeling so much alive

With your bipolar swing, but you can't feel me

You can't feel me

 

Doctors, pills trying to find the key

An emotional kaleidoscope, sway

Unlock your mind’s journey

In your bipolar day

 

Through the highs and lows you always persevere

In your bipolar swing and you face your fears

You face your fears

 

That was it, wasn't it?

 

Ain't No Sunshine

 Ain't No Sunshine
(Good Day Sunshine)

Ain’t no sunshine
Ain’t no sunshine
Ain’t no sunshine
 
Ain't no sunshine, when the shadows fall,
Dark clouds linger, hear the heart's call.
Lost in the echoes, of a silent plea,
A sombre melody, whispers within me.
 
Ain’t no sunshine
Ain’t no sunshine
Ain’t no  sunshine
 
Ain't no sunshine, in this heavy night,
Longing for dawn, to bring back the light.
 
Ain’t no sunshine
Ain’t no sunshine
Ain’t no  sunshine
 
Behind the smiles, lies a tale untold,
Aching hearts, in a world so cold.
But maybe, just maybe, there's a way to find,
A glimmer of sunshine, in the corners of the mind.
 
Ain’t no sunshine
Ain’t no sunshine
Ain’t no  sunshine
Ain’t no sunshine
Ain’t no sunshine
Ain’t no  sunshine
Ain’t no sunshine
 

She Said, I'm Mad

 She Said, I'm Mad
(She Said, She Said)

She said
You know that you’re out of your head
I know what it is to be mad
And she's making me feel like
I'm really careworn
 
I said
I guess it’s so I’m out of my head?
Things that make me feel that I'm mad
And you're making me feel like
I'm really careworn
 
She said: You don't understand what I've said
I said: No, no, no, you're wrong
When I was a boy
Everything was right
Everything was right
 
I said
Whispers in the wind, echoes in my head
In this schizophrenic haze
Because you're making me feel like
I'm really careworn
 
She said: You don't understand what I've said
I said: No, no, no, you're wrong
When I was a boy
Everything was right
Everything was right
 
I said
Whispers in the wind, echoes in my head
In this schizophrenic haze
Because you're making me feel like
I'm really careworn
 
She said, she said
I know that you’re out of your head
I know that you’re out of your head
I know what it is to be mad
I know what it is to be mad
I know what it's like to be dead

Mellow Submarine

 Mellow Submarine

(Yellow Submarine)

In the town where I was born

Lived a man selling LSD

And he thought he lived his life

Inside a  submarine.

So we dropped into the haze

'Til we found a sea of green

And we lived beneath the waves

In our mellow submarine

 

We all live in a mellow submarine

Mellow submarine, mellow submarine

We all live in a mellow submarine

Mellow submarine, mellow submarine

 

As the waves of sound surround

Psychedelic sights are all around

And I hear the music play

 

We all live in a mellow submarine

Mellow submarine, mellow submarine

We all live in a mellow submarine

Mellow submarine, mellow submarine

 

Full steam ahead, Mister Boatswain, full steam ahead

Full steam ahead it is, Sergeant

(Cut the cable, drop the cable)

Aye-aye, sir, aye-aye

Captain, captain

 

And as we ride the currents deep (currents deep)

In this kaleidoscope (kaleidoscope)

We will sleep (we will sleep)

Pills of blue (pills of blue)

And pills of green (pills of green)

In our Mellow (in our mellow)

Submarine (submarine, aha)

 

We all live in a mellow submarine

Mellow submarine, mellow submarine

We all live in a mellow submarine

Mellow submarine, mellow submarine

 

We all live in a mellow submarine

Mellow submarine, mellow submarine

We all live in a mellow submarine

Mellow submarine, mellow submarine

Here, There and Everywhere (Senility Version)

 Here, There and Everywhere (Senility Version)

(Here, There and Everywhere)

To lead a better life

I need to be outta here

 

Here

Making each day of the year

Each day is the same in this unchanging land

Nobody can deny that there's nothing there

 

There

Wishing i still had my hair

I just can’t remember how good it could be

Free flowing locks with an attitude of devil may care

 

I need help everywhere

Now I’m senile I need 24 hour revolving care

But to have it is to need it

 

Everywhere

Knowing that my body needs care

Always believing that I’ll never die

Watching her eyes, and hoping I'm always there

 

I need help everywhere

Now I’m senile I need 24 hour revolving care

But to have it is to need it

 

Everywhere

Knowing that my body needs care

Always believing that I’ll never die

Watching her eyes, and hoping I'm always there

 

I will be there

And everywhere

Here, there and everywhere

 

Love Drugs Too

 Love Drugs Too

(Love You To)

It’s down the rabbit hole I go

After a gram of blow

Lost in altered states I try to understand

 

Love drugs, it’s a trip my friend

Before I near the end

 

Illusions take their hold

Their stories yet untold

Psychedelic journeys, mind’s left askew

 

Take drugs all day long

You know it can’t be wrong

 

Take drugs all day long

You know it can’t be wrong

 

Floating on a cloud of bliss

Reality I’ll never miss

Whispers in smoke filled air,  secrets left unsaid

 

I’ll take drugs with you

If you want me to

 

Leave Me Sleeping

 Leave Me Sleeping

(I'm Only Sleeping)

Please don’t wake me early in the morning

Leave me here, I'm still snoring

You know they give me pills to sleep

So I don’t make a peep (make a peep )

 

Please, don't wake me

No, don't shake me

Leave me where I am

Leave me sleeping

 

There’s nothing much to do when you’re in rehab see

Except stay in bed, catch a few zzzz's

Sleeping' ‘til lunch then get outta bed

Nothing else need be said (need be said)

 

Please, don't spoil my day

I'm miles away

And after all

Leave me sleeping

 

Keepin' an eye on the world going by my window

Takin' my time

Lyin' there and staring at the ceiling

Waiting for a sleepy feeling

 

Please, don't spoil my day

I'm miles away

And after all

Leave me sleeping

 

Keepin' an eye on the world going by my window

Takin' my time

 

Please don’t wake me early in the morning

Leave me here, I'm still snoring

You know they give me pills to sleep

So I don’t make a peep (make a peep )

 

Please, don't wake me

No, don't shake me

Leave me where I am

Leave me sleeping

 

Eleanor's Risky

 Eleanor's Risky

(Eleanor Rigby)

Ah, look at all the manic people

And, look at all the depressed people

 

Eleanor’s Risky

Behaviour has her accessing gambling sites in the dark

Gives her a spark

Open another window

She’s living with extreme highs and she’s living with lows

Bipolar blows

 

All the manic people

Where do they all come from?

All the depressed people

Where do they all belong?

 

Pills in a bottle

Helps her to navigate her moods, a turbulent scene

A daily routine

Look at her suffering

With her manic laughter and her depressive tears

Echoing fears

 

All the manic people

Where do they all come from?

All the depressed people

Where do they all belong?

 

Ah, look at all the manic people

Ah, look at all the depressed people

 

Eleanor’s Risky

Behaviour, a dance in the dark, her partner the moon

A challenging tune

Treatment regime

Doctor’s notes, psychology referrals and therapy chairs

Eleanor’s cold stare

 

All the manic people

Where do they all come from? (Ah look at all the manic people)

All the depressed people

Where do they all belong? (Ah, look at all the depressed people.)

 

 

Fatman

 Fatman

(Taxman)

One, two, three, four

One, two (one, two, three, four)

 

Can’t stop eating, can’t you see

Binge eating has it’s hold on mw

'Cause I'm the Fatman

Yeah, I'm the Fatman

 

If you see me in the buffet line

With food piled up, I’m feeling fine

'Cause I'm the Fatman

Yeah, I'm the Fatman

 

(If you barbecue, barbecue ) I'll eat the meat

(If you eat dessert, dessert) I'll eat the sweet

(If you have a party,  party) I'll eat the feast

(Doesn’t matter What you have, have) I'll just have to eat

(Fatman)

 

'Cause I'm the Fatman

Yeah, I'm the Fatman

 

If it’s not cooked, I’ll eat it raw

(Ah, ah, Col. Sanders)

If you don't want to pay some more

(Ah, ah, Ronald Mac)

'Cause I'm the Fatman

Yeah, I'm the Fatman

 

Always hungry, I need to feed (Faxman)

Binge eating habits, they take the lead (Fatman)

'Cause I'm the Fatman

Yeah, I'm the Fatman

Binge eating disorder won’t let you be(Fatman)

 

Drugs For Life

 Drugs For Life

(Run For Your Life)

Well, you know I’m nearly dead, little girl

And I can hardly stand

I sometimes lose my head, little girl

And I don't know where I am

 

Well you know I’ve been on drugs all my life, little girl

Senility running rife, little girl

Forgotten how to use a knife

Things ain’t right, little girl

 

Well, you know that I take sertralene

To try and keep my mind clear and keen

And I’ve spent my whole life

Trying drugs to treat symptoms and signs

 

Well you know I’ve been on drugs all my life, little girl

Senility running rife, little girl

Forgotten how to use a knife

Things ain’t right, little girl

 

Let this be a sermon

I mean everything I've said

Baby, I'm determined

I don’t wanna end up dead

 

Well you know I’ve been on drugs all my life, little girl

Senility running rife, little girl

Forgotten how to use a knife

Things ain’t right, little girl

 

Well, you know I’m nearly dead, little girl

And I can hardly stand

I sometimes lose my head, little girl

And I don't know where I am

 

Well you know I’ve been on drugs all my life, little girl

Senility running rife, little girl

Forgotten how to use a knife

Things ain’t right, little girl

 

Na, na, na

Na, na, na

Na, na, na

Na, na, na

 

If I Needed Someone (The Psychologist's Song)

 If I Needed Someone (The Psychologist's Song)

(If I Needed Someone)

If I needed someone to analyse

To decipher all my mind’s disguiuise

Then you’d be that someone

 

If I needed someone to interpret dreams

To guide me through my mental schemes

Then you’d be that someone

 

Psy-cho-lo-gy helps me see

How my mind is unravelling

Therapists and theories, a journey through my brain

 

If I needed someone to talk to

Understand the way I feel I do

Then you’d be that someone

Ah, ah, ah, ah

 

If I needed someone to interpret dreams

To guide me through my mental schemes

Then you’d be that someone

 

Psy-cho-lo-gy helps me see

How my mind is unravelling

Therapists and theories, a journey through my brain

 

If I needed someone to talk to

Understand the way I feel I do

Then you’d be that someone

Ah, ah,

 

 

Weight

 Weight

(Wait)

It's been a long night

No it’s not right with this B.E.D.

I've eaten too much

For lunch feels like L.E.A.D

Weight! It leaves me out of order

With this binge eating disorder

 

But if my pants split

I won’t sit,  I’ll try to hide

Eating rules enforced

Pants reinforced, in the back and the sides

Weight! It leaves me out of order

With this binge eating disorder

 

I feel I’m on a binge

My mind’s unhinged

Now I’m as full

As full as I can be

And the more I eat

Just can’t be beat

Veg or meat

Puts weight on me

 

It's been a long night

No it’s not right with this B.E.D.

I've eaten too much

For lunch feels like L.E.A.D

Weight! It leaves me out of order

With this binge eating disorder

 

I feel I’m on a binge

My mind’s unhinged

Now I’m as full

As full as I can be

And the more I eat

Just can’t be beat

Veg or meat

Puts weight on me

 

But if my pants split

I won’t sit,  I’ll try to hide

Eating rules enforced

Pants reinforced, in the back and the sides

Weight! It leaves me out of order

With this binge eating disorder

 

It's been a long night

No it’s not right with this B.E.D.

I've eaten too much

For lunch feels like L.E.A.D

In My Bipolar Life

 In My Bipolar Life

(In My Life)

There are highs that I remember

All my life a manic phase

Like sunlight in  December

It shines and makes me crazed

 

All these times, bipolar moments

And in my mind there are the highs and lows

So I take my medication

Just to help my mind to slow

Memories of this manic phase

And then I plunge into the deep

But these memories lose their meaning

Depression’s silence, secrets to keep

Balancing night and balancing day

This bipolar teeter-totter act

I know I'll often stop and think about how

My mind’s just not intact

Balancing night and balancing day

This bipolar teeter-totter act

I know I'll often stop and think about how

My mind’s just not intact

My mind’s just not intact