Sample MP3 here

The second Brain Surgeons release, Trepanation marked the debuts of Pete Bohovesky and Billy Hilfiger in the line-up with brother Joe Bouchard as special guest on "Kiss is A Promise". Heavier sound, more guitars.'The cure for what ails starving rock fans," according to one metropolitan area reviewer. Songs include:

Gimme Nothin'

Stones In My Passway

Medusa

A Kiss Is A Promise

My Civilization

Ramblin' Rose

Hansel & Gretel

If U Come Close

Night of 1,000 Guitars

Gimme' Nothin'

I am Jesus

I am Jesus

And my nothin' gone away

Ain't got nothin'

Don't want nothin'

Gimme one on Christmas Day

Gimme' Nothin'

ain't really askin' much

I really just don't care

Don't even want the air

I am thirsty

I am thirsty

Wish I had tomato juice

Drink some blood

If I can't get it

Thinkin' crass and actin' loose

Gimme' nothin'

ain't askin' for your life

the less I get the better

a little bit o' zero

Gimme' Nothin'

some like it hotter

I'd settle for nada

don't fill my cup

bottoms up

I can't fake it

I'm completely vacant

© Bouchard/Frost/Meltzer

 

STONES IN MY PASSWAY

I got stones in my passway

and my road seems dark as night

I got stones in my passway

and my road seems dark as night

pains in my heart

taken my appetite

I have a bird to whistle

and I got a bird to sing

I been lovin somebody

Baby, it don't mean a thing

My enemies have betrayed me

have overtaken poor Deb at last

My enemies have betrayed me

overtaken poor Deb at last

one thing for certain

they have stones all in my pass

Now you tryin' to take my life

and all my lovin', too

You laid a passway for me

now what you trying to do

I'm cryin' please

plea-ease let us be friends

I got three legs to truck home

boys, please don't block my road

I got three legs to truck home

boys, please don't block my road

I'm ashamed 'bout my rider

babe, I'm booked and I got to go

 

MEDUSA

i been crossin

your street again

tossin in my

sleep again

i just might dive

too deep again

in striking distance

glitters the prize

do i dare open my eyes

ah ah ah medusa

don't turn me to stone

ye never find

ye that never seek

pride's so strong

and flesh so weak

come on in my kitchen babe

if you can stand the heat

in striking distance

glitters the prize

do i dare open my eyes

ah ah ah medusa

don't turn me to stone

i been crossin

your street again

tossin in my

sleep again

i just might dive

too deep again

in striking distance

glitters the prize

do i dare open my eyes

ah ah ah medusa

don't turn me to stone

don't turn me

 

A Kiss Is A Promise

i'm no stranger to the one night stand

i got a degree in supply & demand

in life there are no guarantees

still, i believe

a kiss is a promise

we borrowed time in a borrowed bed

you let me prick where you bled

i heard you cry

please, please

it all comes back in your darkest dreams

a kiss is a promise

i like to pretend that you don't exist

you don't like to admit that you slipped

or i had you

on your knees

it all comes back in our darkest dreams

it all comes back

it all comes back

it all comes back

 

Sally

Oh no I can't believe it sally

Oh I must accuse you sally

'ere's scratches on yer knees

where you been all morning

I think you been down

to the briar patch baby

& maybe someone's with u

Oh no etc.

there's brambles in your hair

you been rolling in the roses

I think you went down

to the briar patch sally

a thorn's caught in your shoulder

The morning sun is rising

Venus was never so clear

and you been messin

with the goddess of love

come on now over here

let me take a look at you

just look at you

you got bruises everywhere

you got brambles in your hair

ya got scratches on y'r knees

you been messing

around sally

and you ain't

been messing with me

torn pants torn pants

and juice all down your dress

you been ripping it up with someone

I think you better confess

Confess confess confess confess

I think you better confess

 

My Civilization

in the shadow of a satellite dish

and a partridgeless pear tree

you smoke like a fish

& re-work your resume

coughing take that louise

i'll kill myself if i wanna

hey it's the great society

rise & reverberate no comprehendo

rise & reverberate no comprehendo

rise & reverberate no comprehendo

rise & reverberate mr. inuendo

shakespeare in cyberspace

free as a feather

animating emergency

for your dining displeasure

you are the cheese

cut yourself if you wanna

hey it's the great society

rise & reverberate no comprehendo

rise & reverberate no comprehendo

rise & reverberate no comprehendo

rise & reverberate mr. innuendo

you like big guns in fat lobbies

abortions on parade

who cares day care health care

why give a flying #@*! bout aids

people in poughkeepsie

were killed by their own vichysoisse

so there used to be an army

well there shoulda been a law

for those who can't remember what the butler saw

rise & reverberate no comprehendo

rise & reverberate no comprehendo

rise & reverberate no comprehendo

rise & reverberate mr. innuendo

 

Happy New Year

crack the door

shut the light

let's scribble

in your book of life

who will fly

who will fight

who won't escape

the master of might

Who by water who by fire

licked the tongue of desire

who will shiver who will shake

Who will jump into the lake

Who will learn

what's at stake

who gave more

than they can take

Tell the truth

Who's the liar

tossed the promise

on the pyre

Who by water who by fire

licked the tongue of desire

who will shiver who will shake

Who will jump into the lake

Happy New Year baby

Here we go around

Happy New Year baby

Big ball coming down

Happy New Year baby

Ready for another round?

Happy New Year Baby

Who by day

Who by night

Lands in the Margins

Of the book of life

 

The Sisters Of The Precious Blood

frozen on my museum lawn

a portrait of modern harm

and the sweet short breath of maidenhood

oops there goes the neighborhood

ahhhhh....

sister so precious

lemme pray for you

sister so precious

let us pray

in ancient ruins

on many a hill

all the good daughters

are locked up still

counting crows, making nice

planning weddings to christ

ahhhhh...

sister so precious

lemme pray for you

sister so precious

let us pray

in the dark

before the dawn

i am armed

you are warned

we all got a cross to bear

and mine's a big one

sister so precious

lemme pray for you

sister so precious

lemme speak for you

sister so precious

let us pray

 

Just Like Hansel & Gretel

Take the sandwich

From the lunch box

And pass it my way

I'm as hungry

As a wolf who

Hasn't snacked all day

This picnic ain't so bad

The ham and cheese is great

And you're looking so fine

So don't you think that it's time to boogie

Making love on a flower petal

Good god a-mighty we're just like Hansel & Gretel

Take those boots

From your ankles

And lay them aside

Ain't no witches

Ain't no evil

Don't be so shy

This picnic ain't so bad

The ham and cheese is great

And you're looking so fine

So ain't you glad we're a mile from nowhere

Left the water boiling home in the kettle

Good god a-mighty we're just like Hansel & Gretel

Birds have eaten

All our bread crumbs

There ain't no trail

We're the guests of

Buzzards and bears

Waiting for their meal

Your bounty distracts me

And this pepperoni

Will keep me warm at night

We'll have a snoot full of timberland frolic

We'll be grooving in some might fine fettle

Good god a-mighty we're just like Hansel & Gretel

 

EVERYTHING IS BLUE

it's a crazy situation, i know

you wanna outrun desperation, you're slow

too slow

i know what it's like

whatcha gonna do

the world is flat

everything is blue

i know what it's like

when a bear bites you

the world is flat

everything is blue

the deal's been done

the deck was stacked

can't cut your loss

the bags are packed

yeah, now they're packed

i know what it's like

i been there too

the world is flat

everything is blue

i know what it's like

when the bear gets you

i see you in black

everything is blue

hey!

let's break the spell

let's, let's, let's, let's

let's dance a while

i know what it's like

whatcha goin through

the world is flat

everything is blue

i know what it's like

i'm talkin to you

the world is flat

everything is blue

i know what it's like

i said i'm talkin to you

and i'll walk you back

when everything is blue, blue

 

If U Come Close

Till the end of the month

When the leaves all fall down

One spindle threads our time

Across the painted fabric of our love

It stings the rush of blood

will awaken me tonight

If you come close you'll know

First light crawls across the floor

Restraint in silhouette

Love's bitters in the cup

Disillusion discontent

Like the vine that climbs our sign

It says "for rent"

Yea

Oh

Ah ah ah ah

Ah ah ah ah

One spindle threads our time

Across the painted fabric of our love

It stings the rush of blood

will awaken me tonight

Till the end of the world

Some hard rain's gonna fall

Like the spindle threads our time

Across the faded desert of our love

It stings It feels good

Awaken me tonight

If you come close you'll know

If you come close you'll know

But you gotta come real close now

 

Bad Habit

Ya can't leave that girl alone

Keep reaching for the phone

Just like a cigarette

Ya smoke it ya crave it it'll kill you yet

It's a bad habit that ain't love

It's a bad habit that ain't love

She's a shark got your scent

She likes to see you broke and bent

All that money that you spent

You can't even pay your rent

It's a bad habit that ain't love

It's a bad habit that ain't love

Ya swore off it's no good

You wind up in her neighborhood

You say tomorrow you're gonna quit

But for now you need one more hit

It's a bad habit that ain't love

It's a bad habit that ain't love

It's a bad habit that ain't love

It's a bad habit that ain't love

that ain't love

that ain't love

that ain't love

that ain't

 

HOME | ALBUMS | ARTISTS | MERCH | SHOWS | NEWS | PICTURES | REVIEWS

BUY NOW