Take it out on me - Eric Schwartz
From the CD "The Better Man"
Produced by ES and Will Kennedy.
Bass-Eric Holden
Drums-Craig Mcintyre
Organ - Steve Aguilar
Organ, Vox ES
Lyrics:
Take It Out On Me - (C) Eric Schwartz
I couldn’t help but notice that you're standing on my toe
I can't help but be suspicious you're aware this is so
But I'll come to no conclusion 'til I've gathered all the facts
And the fragments of the fingernails in channels down my back
Since we started dating, a couple months ago
I've detected, shall we say, a certain ebb and flow
And I treat you like a queen, it’s safe to say
So I really don’t deserve this but I dig it anyway
So, mama, go on and dredge it all up if you wanna
Go on and get it all out if you gotta take it out on me
Yeah, so mama, go on and be a prima donna if you wanna
Be a screamin' demon to my Dalai Lama
Take it out on me, baby take it out on me
My friends are asking questions and I’m running out of lies
To explain the coloration change around my eyes
But I’ll stick with the deception 'cuz they haven’t got a clue
And they’ll never see the loyalty I feel for you
'Cuz through it all you manage to exude a certain charm
As you drag me down path between hurt and harm
And I swear to you that naught shall be revealed
And as long as you will have me, my swollen lips are sealed
So, mama, go on and dredge it all up if you wanna
Go on and get it all out if you gotta take it out on me
Yeah, so mama, go on and be a prima donna if you wanna
Be a screamin' demon to my Dalai Lama
Take it out on me, baby take it out on me
In cases of projection I tend to think it best
To illuminate the specter of the unexpressed
And along with these behaviors I’ve detected in your mien
A certain sense of lightness heretofore unseen
So I’ll refrain from redirection and postpone a self-review
As you’d expect that any decent psychotherapist would do
When faced with a patient of your esprit and verve
Besides, a straighter tack would just come back
And strike another nerve
It might seem a tad psychotic and you’d think that I’d have learned
But it’s really symbiotic far as I’m concerned
'Cuz through our interactions, I’d imagine I present
A mental predilection, a cerebral bent
And your coping mechanism scuttles mine
'Cuz I just can’t be to heady when my ass is on the line
So, mama, go on and dredge it all up if you wanna
Go on and get it all out if you gotta take it out on me
Yeah, so mama, go on and be a prima donna if you wanna
Be a screamin' demon to my Dalai Lama
Take it out on me, baby take it out on me
Dredge it all up, Get it all out
Kick me in the cup, pop me in the mouth
Stab me in the butt, grab me by the throat
Make me come about for the man in the boat
Dredge it all up, get it all out
Kick me in the cup, pop me in the mouth
Open up the chute, spill a little wax
Kiss me with a boot, make me pay the tax
Dredge it all up, get it all out
Kick me in the cup, pop me in the mouth
Pull a little switch, set your freak free
Come on woman take it out on me