TOTO
Falling In Between
(2006)
1. TOTO Falling In Between 4'06 About
2. Dying On My Feet 6'11 About
3. Bottom Of Your Soul 6'58 About
4. King Of The World 4'05 About
5. Hooked 4'37 About
6. Simple Life 2'22 About
7. Taint The World 4'02 About
8. Let It Go 5'01 About
9. Spiritual Man 6'22 About
10. No End In Sight 6'10 About
Total Time: 48:54
Engineered by Simon Phillips
Assistant Engineering by Stefan Nordin
Additional Engineering by Mike Ging and PhttJ
Additional Recording at ATS STUDIO by John Jessel and Steve Cohen and Steve's STUDIO with Mike Ging and Nic Bolas
Mixed by Steve MacMillan
Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at MARCUSSEN MASTERING, Hollywood, CA
Album Art by Jim Evans
Photography by Pamela Springsti
Project Coordinator: Anita Heilig
Management:
Recorded at PHANTOM RECORDINGS, Sherman Oaks, CA, Feb-Oct 2005
OVATION / ADAMAS Acoustic Guitars.
Peter Janis at
XOTIC EFX, Don Ramsey and his Vibrato Arm, Andy BRAUER STUDIO RENTALS, ISP for the sub woofer rig.
Jimmy Dunlop for the rack Wah-wah.
A Special Thank you to
Endorsements:
Shenkar appears Courtesy of
Tom Scott -
www.tomscottmusic.com
1. Falling In Between
I've just got to find
Find a way, back home to you girl
Life's been Hell to pay
I can't disobey,
Gotta live in my world
Chorus I
I hear voices calling
From the faces never seen
Darkness all around me
I am falling in between
You've been lookin' down
Down to the ground
On everything I say girl
Hope just can't be found
I'm so gagged and bound
Because of you girl
Chorus II
I hear voices calling
From the places I have been
Love and understanding
Only flows from deep within
Darkness that surrounds me
I am falling in between ....
Bobby: It started out as a Luke-jam on guitar and the band fell into the groove
and we had a great beginning to a Led Zepp-esque song. It's Toto unleashed and
free-falling between. Dave, Luke, or myself would then take the tracks home and start
with some kind of melody idea, then work out the lyrics on the songs. Because of some
of the odd time signatures, it was difficult to place the melodies, but that made it
all the more interesting to write.
Greg: I remember Luke and Paich wanting to go in the direction of a prog-rock piece ala
LED ZEPPELIN or YES. Bobby throws down HARD on lead. We all played on this one... at the same time!
David: I remembered a small idea I had just after the tsunami tragedy. Shenkar had called me
and asked if I would write something for his country, India. I had that part and it became the intro
2. Dying On My Feet
Dying on my feet
Sure beats living on my knees
These hands around my neck
They get tighter as you squeeze
I'd crawl across the water, baby
Just to get away from you
Take my life but make it shorter
Seems the least that you could do
Reach out
Someone reach out to me
Cause I've lost my way
Sometimes we
Give into things, when we lie and cheat,
Say things
My life's crumblin' down
Time for me to pray
Hold me in
Deep inside, cause I'm dying on my feet
Life is hard
But I think, "Compared to what?"
Can't see the things you get to
But deserve just what you got
Will you still forgive me baby
If I don't come back for more
Everything that ever mattered baby
Is locked behind your door
Can't judge
Things I don't understand
Since you walked away
Easy to
Feel this way,
Cause I'm back on the street, well
Life is
A game you can't win
You can only play
Here I am
I'm just dyin,
I'm just dyin,
I'm just dyin!
Instrumental Break
Reach out
Someone reach out to me
Cause I've lost my way
Sometimes we
Give into things, when we lie and cheat,
Say things
My life's crumblin' down
Time for me to pray
Hold me in
Deep inside, cause I'm dying,
I'm just dyin', I'm just dyin'
Luke: It started out with an idea that Dave and I had and built from there and the song kind of
recorded itself - everything went down easily from the percussion to the final vocal, Bobby on lead,
Greg and I on BG's. This is a cool track as it has several sections. Lenny and Steve P. are on this,
and the coolest thing about it is that Jimmy Pankow from the band CHICAGO did a horn chart for us.
Simon: Another band written song, put together section by section and in fact this was the demo track - it
just had such a good groove. I particularly love Bobby's vocal performance on this one - exploiting
a slightly lower range of this voice. A very cool solo from Luke - probably my favourite on the album.
3. Bottom Of Your Soul
Where are the children we lost not long ago
Feel for the Mothers who weep for them
I pray for the Fathers who are standing by their side
In their world of pain and suffering
Have you ever seen the look in a hungry child's eyes
They can't eat money or promises
Give them your smile and try holding out your hand
Let them know you're there, let them know you're there
Chorus
Why is it always the ones that we love
Are the ones that will never come home
Why must all of the bridges we cross take their toll
Always remember the voice in your head
Speaks to you when you're alone
And it comforts you
From the top of your heart to the bottom of your soul
You can swim in a river of tears they cry
For they sleep on the winds of uncertainty
Show us a sign and make us believe again
There's no other way, oh, there's no other way
Chorus
Instrumental Break
Chorus
Simon: Dave and I had the same idea of the groove
and so we went out and jammed for a bit.
Luke came up with the chorus chords and Dave pretty much had the lyrics.
It was fun making up the percussion loop.
David: Simon and I had chatted aboirt a 6/8 african groove.
The band was looking for something we didn't have on
the record. yet. It quickly came together. I had been talking to Steve Porcaro about the victims of Sudan
I felt compelled to research it more than I had already seen in the news and in the paper.
The chorus lyric I came up with was a result of Luke's melody in the chorus.
Mike: What a beautiful, heart felt vocal performance by Luke.
Wonderful, mystical timeless feel to this track.
And that gorgeous voice of Jcseph Williams. And the interplay between Luke's guitar and Greg's piano... makes the hair stand up on the bрёъ of my neck. Gorgeous! It felt like I washome,
in a spiritual way.
Joseph: I would just like to express my gratitude to the guys for asking me to contribute to this record. It was as
if no time had past since we fast worked together. The difference this time was that the pressure and stress was
missing allowing creativity and musicality to rule the day. The guys were welcominq of all my ideas and I could not have asked for a better song on which to sing.
I think "Bottom Of Your Soul" revives some of that old TOTO magic. I fell in love with back before my tenure, back when I was a fan.
4. King Of The World
Smoke and mirrors
It's a house of cards
Everybody has windows
And big cigars
The law of the jungle
Is very new to some
The animals are vicious and arrogant
And they eat their young
I used to work my job from 9 to 5
I just survived
I was the king of the world
I had every thing thrown at me,
That the judge and jury could hurl
I was the man of the hour
I would claw and scratch my way up,
To the very top of the tower
Helter skelter
It's a den of thieves
Sea of errors
That a greedy man weaves
A few really bad apples
Always spoil the lot
Rolling blackouts
On everyone's block
I go to work and try to make ends meet
My life is over
I was the king of the world
I had everything I needed,
I owned every type of girl
I was the man of the hour
I would claw and scratch my way,
Up to the very top of the tower
Instrumental Break
I was the king of the world
I had everything I needed,
I owned every type of girl
I was the man of the hour
I would claw and scratch my way,
Up to the very top of the tower
Luke: This is a wildcard track that almost didn't make it to the CD.
It started out a whole other tune and we were
gonna use THIS as our bonus cut. We gave it to Steve Porcaro to tweak out and he edited the whole thing and
then sent it back to us. It's a whole different tune. It has Dave, me and Bobby singing lead for the first time ever
and I think it's turned into one of my faves.
David: "King Of The World" was previously titled "Den Of Thieves Or Smoke And Mirrors", It is about the fall of Enron,
as told from three perspectives. One, being the "man on the street (narrating), two, being a low level worker and
the third being the Big Dog exec. In addition to the band, Steve Porcaro played a major role with creative editing,
intros and dazzling effects. Jason Scheff from CHICAGO also lent a hand on vocal harmonies.
5. Hooked
Gimme some beer,
Gimme some fear,
Reality and fame
Money from you
Money for them
Billions being made
You think you got a real deal
All you're buyin' is a fifth wheel
They gotcha by the ying yang
More dollar for the big bang
And when you have to have it
Somehow you always find away,
You'll find a way
Then it becomes a habit
You'll rob your late friend's grave
It's sex, it's drugs,
And then we all fall down
Get hooked,
On life
Or join the underground
It's oil, it's guns,
Bad guys we never see
It's war, dead sons,
Be all that you can be
Give it a spin
Maybe you'll win
Nobody's gettin paid
Lightin it up
Shootin it up
Ya really should be afraid
You're lookin' for a new chin
So they tighten up your old grin
All you wanna do is fit in
So they're gonna make you real thin
It's just enough to tease you
They nail you right between the eyes
Nail you right between the eyes
Somehow it will disease you
While you're lobotomized
It's meds, it's feds,
Don't need no PhD's
Load down, those sounds,
We love our MP3's
It's cribs, it's cars
Mercedes BNZ
It's abs, it's carbs
Stop super-sizing me!
It's sex, it's drugs,
And then we all fall down
Get hooked,
On life
Or join the underground
It's crips, it's bloods
It's pimped out S.U.V.'s
It's court, prime time
Those lawyer S.O.B.'s
It's X, It's crack
It's glass and A.D.D.
It's cool, it's wack
I'll pay you back
Your kick, you prick
You get the first one free
You're cuffed, you're hooked,
You're hooked
Mike: Luke seems to channel great ideas effortlessly ideas that the other maestros picked up on and enhanced
through their talents and inspiration. One inspired thought begets another with begets another, and that's when
you know you're in the company of some blessed and talented individuals
David: Simon had most of it, so we jammed and had fun. I wrote the basic liryc about prime time addiction.
Ian Anderson was nice enough to honor us with a flute solo.
Bobby: This is a stright-ahead rock song that's in-your-face with a message about things beyond control in your
life. Once something takes control of you. It's hard not to say you're Hooked on it.
I thought one of the major players
on this track was Steve Porcaro because he added so many interesting synth part brought the song to life.
6. Simple Life
Days feel so long
My life seems short as years go by
The chance that I took
A feeling so strong I had to try
All of the pain I left behind
Been down the road
My heart has been sold
The price was steep
The world that we have
The wish that we made is ours to keep
All our emotions are so deep
'Cause I can't stop falling in love with you
All I want is the simple life
All I really want is you
All I want,
All I need is a simple life
Mike: One of the things I always look forward to on a TOTO album - a gorgeous ballad from Steve Lukather.
These kind of songs flow out of him like a pure spring. Awesome!
Greg: Probably my favourite song of whole album. I fell in love with it the first time Luke played it for me.
As a songwriter, it's one of those gems that makes you say: "Why didn't I think of that ?"
Simon: This is all Luke. He came in with the whole song written and a couple of tweaks here and there that
was it - it was done !
Paich:That's pure unadulterated Lukather. Mikey's great Brian Wilson bass line at the end.
7. Taint Your World
Screaming at the sun I might have spilled a little moonshine on my head
Didn't have to run, but there was no one left behind 'cept for the dead
I didn't see it comin', but that rummy-stilted crackpot knew my game
Left my head a'hummin', like a ball peen hammer drives a nail to shame
I suggest you listen up to what I have to say
Witnessed many crooked things, I smell your DNA
Stab me, take me down, you know you'll never get your way
Taint your world
You're so far away from where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Cause you don't want to fuck with me
Didn't anybody get the cipher from the flying rat machine
Gnarly, little, scrunched up, tiny fingers, and its disposition mean
Anybody out of line will soon be on the list
My back's against the wall and yet I know I must resist
Time to tell the truth, I think somebody's gettin' pissed
Taint your world
You're not even close to where you think you need to be
Taint your world
You got another guess comin' if you think you're foolin' me
Instrumental Break
Taint your world
So far away from where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Where I belong just like an oyster and a pearl
Taint your world
You're not even close to where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Taint your world
Simon: We cut this very live and I think everyone had a hand in this Steve Porcaro added a very interesting slant
to the bridge section! This is more how the band sounds at a concert and I wanted to capture a rawness not
normally associated witn us. My old British rock roots I guess !!!
Luke: This is a tribute to our friends Ed and Al Van Flaten. They are very close friends and I had this lick and
we just had to cut it. It's sounds like something they might do put it still very TOTO as well.
We gotta rock sometimes. Haha. Bobby on Lead and Greg and I on Backgrounds again.
8. Let It Go
Staring death between the eyes
Doesn't seem so far away
So much pain in long goodbyes
There is much I need to say
You've been shadowing my door
A tempest wind that never dies
Every sorrow washed ashore
No more tears to fill my eyes
Chorus
Let it go
Gonna make your life whole
Let it go
Time to lose the crooked smile
Cast your grief upon the ground
Got no time for vain illusion
Cause it's killin me inside
Chorus
You should know
It t be the anger you hide
Your pride
Maybe someone has stepped on your pride
Every night
It'll keep you awake every night when you're old
Your heart
Your heart has been painfully bruised
Something to lose
You still t have soething to prove
Let it go
Is it worth all the time you misues for your sad demise
When there's vengeance in your heart
What comes next is up to you
Better to think before you start
Or you can dig that grave for two
Chorus
You should know
It t be the anger you hide
Your pride
Maybe someone has stepped on your pride
Every night
It'll keep you awake every night when you're old
Your heart
Your heart has been painfully bruised
Someone to lose
You t still have someone to prove
Let it go
Is it worth all the time you misuse for your sad demise
Bobby: What a track the band came up for this one.
Greg kills on the vocal in this song. I started the lyrics.
but as usual we all find a hand in finishing them all it's one of my fave's on CD.
Luke: This is a funk-fusion track that could be "son of Jake to the Bone" but has vocals.
One of my fave tracks. and it look 2 days write-rehearse and cut as it has some weired and somewhat difficult passages to play.
A true TOTO extravaganza.
Greg: My lead vocal debut. The chorus melody and words
"Let It Go" came quite quickly, as I remember.
Si-Phi challenged me to come up with and interesting lick in the instrumental
section after Luke's solo and when I finally did.
Mike and Luke were so pissed when learning it because it's the kind of line that's easier
to play on a keyboard as oppused to a guitar.
9. Spiritual Man
I heard about a man, walkin' on the water
He had hope in his eyes
He didn't wear a crown or have any money
He didn't have any lies
He had holes in his pockets
He had holes in his hands
He looked like an outlaw talkin' to his lover
He was a spiritual man
I wanna be a prince, not a king or a warrior
I wanna have a special light in my eyes
Wanna climb up a mountain, find a tree of wisdom
I wanna feel good when I cry
And maybe someday I could be a teacher
I want that karma when you touch my hand
I'll walk through the streets,
Talking to the homeless in winter
I wanna be a spiritual man, yeah
I heard about a man who was born in the desert
He rode for days and nights across the sand
And one day, he came upon an angel
The angel said, "Hey you, you're gonna be a spiritual man!"
Instrumental Break
Last night I saw a man walkin' toward a club in Harlem
He had a black case in his hands
Went through the back door and pulled out his gold companion
He closed his eyes and played all night like a self-taught spiritual man
Luke: This is a song about finding your way in your heart in these difficult times.
One of Dave's best.
Greg: I remember Dave being particularly excited about this one. He went through several drafts of lyrics,
really tooks his time but I love the end result. Love the vocals as well - definitely one of my faves !
Paich: This was written in the style of a narrative ballad with 4 chords. It was written as a hymn.
I wrote the first draft of the lyrics as if I was a jouanalist following Christ around. I wanted to write it in the style of the late
Hunter Thompson, The ROLLING STONE writer / poet. Then I decided to expaned the range of the story to include Buddha,
Muhammad, Coltrane. Greg and Bobby gave compelling performances.
Also Tom Scott and Monet
10. No End In Sight
The curse of blood
Falls upon this nation
I was my hands
And hang my head in shame
I pray for peace
And forge the crooked valley
This dreader fear
Held prisoner inside me
Chorus
I search the stars, still I find
No rhyme or reason
I can't see a thing
That's gonna make it right, oh make it right
You're still walking at midnight
Alone with voices in your mind
You see the world in black and white
You know until you see the light
There ain't no end, no end in sight
I can't justify
The cleansing of society
The human race
It ain't no race at all
I breach the flood
Of political insanity
Where hope once stood
Is filled with lies and shame
Chorus
Simon: This was one of the last songs we wrote.
I think it took about an hour to compose and then we cut it live.
I couple of takes - and that's it. Bobby delivers another killer vocal on this one.
Bobby: After the track was recorded, Luke and I were discussing the war in Iraq one day.
I was in the middle of a few ideas on the lyrics and all of a sudden, in the middle of that discussion, Luke mentined that we had
"No End In Sight" with this war. I brought that idea home and worked it until I had the story line. It turned out
great and it has a very daunting message.
Mike: Deals with the days of stress we're living in these times.
Go Bubba! Tell it like it is brother!
Find a way, back home to you girl
Life's been Hell to pay
I can't disobey,
Gotta live in my world
From the faces never seen
Darkness all around me
I am falling in between
Down to the ground
On everything I say girl
Hope just can't be found
I'm so gagged and bound
Because of you girl
From the places I have been
Love and understanding
Only flows from deep within
Darkness that surrounds me
I am falling in between ....
2. Dying On My Feet
Dying on my feet
Sure beats living on my knees
These hands around my neck
They get tighter as you squeeze
I'd crawl across the water, baby
Just to get away from you
Take my life but make it shorter
Seems the least that you could do
Reach out
Someone reach out to me
Cause I've lost my way
Sometimes we
Give into things, when we lie and cheat,
Say things
My life's crumblin' down
Time for me to pray
Hold me in
Deep inside, cause I'm dying on my feet
Life is hard
But I think, "Compared to what?"
Can't see the things you get to
But deserve just what you got
Will you still forgive me baby
If I don't come back for more
Everything that ever mattered baby
Is locked behind your door
Can't judge
Things I don't understand
Since you walked away
Easy to
Feel this way,
Cause I'm back on the street, well
Life is
A game you can't win
You can only play
Here I am
I'm just dyin,
I'm just dyin,
I'm just dyin!
Instrumental Break
Reach out
Someone reach out to me
Cause I've lost my way
Sometimes we
Give into things, when we lie and cheat,
Say things
My life's crumblin' down
Time for me to pray
Hold me in
Deep inside, cause I'm dying,
I'm just dyin', I'm just dyin'
Luke: It started out with an idea that Dave and I had and built from there and the song kind of
recorded itself - everything went down easily from the percussion to the final vocal, Bobby on lead,
Greg and I on BG's. This is a cool track as it has several sections. Lenny and Steve P. are on this,
and the coolest thing about it is that Jimmy Pankow from the band CHICAGO did a horn chart for us.
Simon: Another band written song, put together section by section and in fact this was the demo track - it
just had such a good groove. I particularly love Bobby's vocal performance on this one - exploiting
a slightly lower range of this voice. A very cool solo from Luke - probably my favourite on the album.
3. Bottom Of Your Soul
Where are the children we lost not long ago
Feel for the Mothers who weep for them
I pray for the Fathers who are standing by their side
In their world of pain and suffering
Have you ever seen the look in a hungry child's eyes
They can't eat money or promises
Give them your smile and try holding out your hand
Let them know you're there, let them know you're there
Chorus
Why is it always the ones that we love
Are the ones that will never come home
Why must all of the bridges we cross take their toll
Always remember the voice in your head
Speaks to you when you're alone
And it comforts you
From the top of your heart to the bottom of your soul
You can swim in a river of tears they cry
For they sleep on the winds of uncertainty
Show us a sign and make us believe again
There's no other way, oh, there's no other way
Chorus
Instrumental Break
Chorus
Simon: Dave and I had the same idea of the groove
and so we went out and jammed for a bit.
Luke came up with the chorus chords and Dave pretty much had the lyrics.
It was fun making up the percussion loop.
David: Simon and I had chatted aboirt a 6/8 african groove.
The band was looking for something we didn't have on
the record. yet. It quickly came together. I had been talking to Steve Porcaro about the victims of Sudan
I felt compelled to research it more than I had already seen in the news and in the paper.
The chorus lyric I came up with was a result of Luke's melody in the chorus.
Mike: What a beautiful, heart felt vocal performance by Luke.
Wonderful, mystical timeless feel to this track.
And that gorgeous voice of Jcseph Williams. And the interplay between Luke's guitar and Greg's piano... makes the hair stand up on the bрёъ of my neck. Gorgeous! It felt like I washome,
in a spiritual way.
Joseph: I would just like to express my gratitude to the guys for asking me to contribute to this record. It was as
if no time had past since we fast worked together. The difference this time was that the pressure and stress was
missing allowing creativity and musicality to rule the day. The guys were welcominq of all my ideas and I could not have asked for a better song on which to sing.
I think "Bottom Of Your Soul" revives some of that old TOTO magic. I fell in love with back before my tenure, back when I was a fan.
4. King Of The World
Smoke and mirrors
It's a house of cards
Everybody has windows
And big cigars
The law of the jungle
Is very new to some
The animals are vicious and arrogant
And they eat their young
I used to work my job from 9 to 5
I just survived
I was the king of the world
I had every thing thrown at me,
That the judge and jury could hurl
I was the man of the hour
I would claw and scratch my way up,
To the very top of the tower
Helter skelter
It's a den of thieves
Sea of errors
That a greedy man weaves
A few really bad apples
Always spoil the lot
Rolling blackouts
On everyone's block
I go to work and try to make ends meet
My life is over
I was the king of the world
I had everything I needed,
I owned every type of girl
I was the man of the hour
I would claw and scratch my way,
Up to the very top of the tower
Instrumental Break
I was the king of the world
I had everything I needed,
I owned every type of girl
I was the man of the hour
I would claw and scratch my way,
Up to the very top of the tower
Luke: This is a wildcard track that almost didn't make it to the CD.
It started out a whole other tune and we were
gonna use THIS as our bonus cut. We gave it to Steve Porcaro to tweak out and he edited the whole thing and
then sent it back to us. It's a whole different tune. It has Dave, me and Bobby singing lead for the first time ever
and I think it's turned into one of my faves.
David: "King Of The World" was previously titled "Den Of Thieves Or Smoke And Mirrors", It is about the fall of Enron,
as told from three perspectives. One, being the "man on the street (narrating), two, being a low level worker and
the third being the Big Dog exec. In addition to the band, Steve Porcaro played a major role with creative editing,
intros and dazzling effects. Jason Scheff from CHICAGO also lent a hand on vocal harmonies.
5. Hooked
Gimme some beer,
Gimme some fear,
Reality and fame
Money from you
Money for them
Billions being made
You think you got a real deal
All you're buyin' is a fifth wheel
They gotcha by the ying yang
More dollar for the big bang
And when you have to have it
Somehow you always find away,
You'll find a way
Then it becomes a habit
You'll rob your late friend's grave
It's sex, it's drugs,
And then we all fall down
Get hooked,
On life
Or join the underground
It's oil, it's guns,
Bad guys we never see
It's war, dead sons,
Be all that you can be
Give it a spin
Maybe you'll win
Nobody's gettin paid
Lightin it up
Shootin it up
Ya really should be afraid
You're lookin' for a new chin
So they tighten up your old grin
All you wanna do is fit in
So they're gonna make you real thin
It's just enough to tease you
They nail you right between the eyes
Nail you right between the eyes
Somehow it will disease you
While you're lobotomized
It's meds, it's feds,
Don't need no PhD's
Load down, those sounds,
We love our MP3's
It's cribs, it's cars
Mercedes BNZ
It's abs, it's carbs
Stop super-sizing me!
It's sex, it's drugs,
And then we all fall down
Get hooked,
On life
Or join the underground
It's crips, it's bloods
It's pimped out S.U.V.'s
It's court, prime time
Those lawyer S.O.B.'s
It's X, It's crack
It's glass and A.D.D.
It's cool, it's wack
I'll pay you back
Your kick, you prick
You get the first one free
You're cuffed, you're hooked,
You're hooked
Mike: Luke seems to channel great ideas effortlessly ideas that the other maestros picked up on and enhanced
through their talents and inspiration. One inspired thought begets another with begets another, and that's when
you know you're in the company of some blessed and talented individuals
David: Simon had most of it, so we jammed and had fun. I wrote the basic liryc about prime time addiction.
Ian Anderson was nice enough to honor us with a flute solo.
Bobby: This is a stright-ahead rock song that's in-your-face with a message about things beyond control in your
life. Once something takes control of you. It's hard not to say you're Hooked on it.
I thought one of the major players
on this track was Steve Porcaro because he added so many interesting synth part brought the song to life.
6. Simple Life
Days feel so long
My life seems short as years go by
The chance that I took
A feeling so strong I had to try
All of the pain I left behind
Been down the road
My heart has been sold
The price was steep
The world that we have
The wish that we made is ours to keep
All our emotions are so deep
'Cause I can't stop falling in love with you
All I want is the simple life
All I really want is you
All I want,
All I need is a simple life
Mike: One of the things I always look forward to on a TOTO album - a gorgeous ballad from Steve Lukather.
These kind of songs flow out of him like a pure spring. Awesome!
Greg: Probably my favourite song of whole album. I fell in love with it the first time Luke played it for me.
As a songwriter, it's one of those gems that makes you say: "Why didn't I think of that ?"
Simon: This is all Luke. He came in with the whole song written and a couple of tweaks here and there that
was it - it was done !
Paich:That's pure unadulterated Lukather. Mikey's great Brian Wilson bass line at the end.
7. Taint Your World
Screaming at the sun I might have spilled a little moonshine on my head
Didn't have to run, but there was no one left behind 'cept for the dead
I didn't see it comin', but that rummy-stilted crackpot knew my game
Left my head a'hummin', like a ball peen hammer drives a nail to shame
I suggest you listen up to what I have to say
Witnessed many crooked things, I smell your DNA
Stab me, take me down, you know you'll never get your way
Taint your world
You're so far away from where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Cause you don't want to fuck with me
Didn't anybody get the cipher from the flying rat machine
Gnarly, little, scrunched up, tiny fingers, and its disposition mean
Anybody out of line will soon be on the list
My back's against the wall and yet I know I must resist
Time to tell the truth, I think somebody's gettin' pissed
Taint your world
You're not even close to where you think you need to be
Taint your world
You got another guess comin' if you think you're foolin' me
Instrumental Break
Taint your world
So far away from where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Where I belong just like an oyster and a pearl
Taint your world
You're not even close to where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Taint your world
Simon: We cut this very live and I think everyone had a hand in this Steve Porcaro added a very interesting slant
to the bridge section! This is more how the band sounds at a concert and I wanted to capture a rawness not
normally associated witn us. My old British rock roots I guess !!!
Luke: This is a tribute to our friends Ed and Al Van Flaten. They are very close friends and I had this lick and
we just had to cut it. It's sounds like something they might do put it still very TOTO as well.
We gotta rock sometimes. Haha. Bobby on Lead and Greg and I on Backgrounds again.
8. Let It Go
Staring death between the eyes
Doesn't seem so far away
So much pain in long goodbyes
There is much I need to say
You've been shadowing my door
A tempest wind that never dies
Every sorrow washed ashore
No more tears to fill my eyes
Chorus
Let it go
Gonna make your life whole
Let it go
Time to lose the crooked smile
Cast your grief upon the ground
Got no time for vain illusion
Cause it's killin me inside
Chorus
You should know
It t be the anger you hide
Your pride
Maybe someone has stepped on your pride
Every night
It'll keep you awake every night when you're old
Your heart
Your heart has been painfully bruised
Something to lose
You still t have soething to prove
Let it go
Is it worth all the time you misues for your sad demise
When there's vengeance in your heart
What comes next is up to you
Better to think before you start
Or you can dig that grave for two
Chorus
You should know
It t be the anger you hide
Your pride
Maybe someone has stepped on your pride
Every night
It'll keep you awake every night when you're old
Your heart
Your heart has been painfully bruised
Someone to lose
You t still have someone to prove
Let it go
Is it worth all the time you misuse for your sad demise
Bobby: What a track the band came up for this one.
Greg kills on the vocal in this song. I started the lyrics.
but as usual we all find a hand in finishing them all it's one of my fave's on CD.
Luke: This is a funk-fusion track that could be "son of Jake to the Bone" but has vocals.
One of my fave tracks. and it look 2 days write-rehearse and cut as it has some weired and somewhat difficult passages to play.
A true TOTO extravaganza.
Greg: My lead vocal debut. The chorus melody and words
"Let It Go" came quite quickly, as I remember.
Si-Phi challenged me to come up with and interesting lick in the instrumental
section after Luke's solo and when I finally did.
Mike and Luke were so pissed when learning it because it's the kind of line that's easier
to play on a keyboard as oppused to a guitar.
9. Spiritual Man
I heard about a man, walkin' on the water
He had hope in his eyes
He didn't wear a crown or have any money
He didn't have any lies
He had holes in his pockets
He had holes in his hands
He looked like an outlaw talkin' to his lover
He was a spiritual man
I wanna be a prince, not a king or a warrior
I wanna have a special light in my eyes
Wanna climb up a mountain, find a tree of wisdom
I wanna feel good when I cry
And maybe someday I could be a teacher
I want that karma when you touch my hand
I'll walk through the streets,
Talking to the homeless in winter
I wanna be a spiritual man, yeah
I heard about a man who was born in the desert
He rode for days and nights across the sand
And one day, he came upon an angel
The angel said, "Hey you, you're gonna be a spiritual man!"
Instrumental Break
Last night I saw a man walkin' toward a club in Harlem
He had a black case in his hands
Went through the back door and pulled out his gold companion
He closed his eyes and played all night like a self-taught spiritual man
Luke: This is a song about finding your way in your heart in these difficult times.
One of Dave's best.
Greg: I remember Dave being particularly excited about this one. He went through several drafts of lyrics,
really tooks his time but I love the end result. Love the vocals as well - definitely one of my faves !
Paich: This was written in the style of a narrative ballad with 4 chords. It was written as a hymn.
I wrote the first draft of the lyrics as if I was a jouanalist following Christ around. I wanted to write it in the style of the late
Hunter Thompson, The ROLLING STONE writer / poet. Then I decided to expaned the range of the story to include Buddha,
Muhammad, Coltrane. Greg and Bobby gave compelling performances.
Also Tom Scott and Monet
10. No End In Sight
The curse of blood
Falls upon this nation
I was my hands
And hang my head in shame
I pray for peace
And forge the crooked valley
This dreader fear
Held prisoner inside me
Chorus
I search the stars, still I find
No rhyme or reason
I can't see a thing
That's gonna make it right, oh make it right
You're still walking at midnight
Alone with voices in your mind
You see the world in black and white
You know until you see the light
There ain't no end, no end in sight
I can't justify
The cleansing of society
The human race
It ain't no race at all
I breach the flood
Of political insanity
Where hope once stood
Is filled with lies and shame
Chorus
Simon: This was one of the last songs we wrote.
I think it took about an hour to compose and then we cut it live.
I couple of takes - and that's it. Bobby delivers another killer vocal on this one.
Bobby: After the track was recorded, Luke and I were discussing the war in Iraq one day.
I was in the middle of a few ideas on the lyrics and all of a sudden, in the middle of that discussion, Luke mentined that we had
"No End In Sight" with this war. I brought that idea home and worked it until I had the story line. It turned out
great and it has a very daunting message.
Mike: Deals with the days of stress we're living in these times.
Go Bubba! Tell it like it is brother!
Sure beats living on my knees
These hands around my neck
They get tighter as you squeeze
I'd crawl across the water, baby
Just to get away from you
Take my life but make it shorter
Seems the least that you could do
Reach out
Someone reach out to me
Cause I've lost my way
Sometimes we
Give into things, when we lie and cheat,
Say things
My life's crumblin' down
Time for me to pray
Hold me in
Deep inside, cause I'm dying on my feet
Life is hard
But I think, "Compared to what?"
Can't see the things you get to
But deserve just what you got
Will you still forgive me baby
If I don't come back for more
Everything that ever mattered baby
Is locked behind your door
Can't judge
Things I don't understand
Since you walked away
Easy to
Feel this way,
Cause I'm back on the street, well
Life is
A game you can't win
You can only play
Here I am
I'm just dyin,
I'm just dyin,
I'm just dyin!
Someone reach out to me
Cause I've lost my way
Sometimes we
Give into things, when we lie and cheat,
Say things
My life's crumblin' down
Time for me to pray
Hold me in
Deep inside, cause I'm dying,
I'm just dyin', I'm just dyin'
3. Bottom Of Your Soul
Where are the children we lost not long ago
Feel for the Mothers who weep for them
I pray for the Fathers who are standing by their side
In their world of pain and suffering
Have you ever seen the look in a hungry child's eyes
They can't eat money or promises
Give them your smile and try holding out your hand
Let them know you're there, let them know you're there
Chorus
Why is it always the ones that we love
Are the ones that will never come home
Why must all of the bridges we cross take their toll
Always remember the voice in your head
Speaks to you when you're alone
And it comforts you
From the top of your heart to the bottom of your soul
You can swim in a river of tears they cry
For they sleep on the winds of uncertainty
Show us a sign and make us believe again
There's no other way, oh, there's no other way
Chorus
Instrumental Break
Chorus
Simon: Dave and I had the same idea of the groove
and so we went out and jammed for a bit.
Luke came up with the chorus chords and Dave pretty much had the lyrics.
It was fun making up the percussion loop.
David: Simon and I had chatted aboirt a 6/8 african groove.
The band was looking for something we didn't have on
the record. yet. It quickly came together. I had been talking to Steve Porcaro about the victims of Sudan
I felt compelled to research it more than I had already seen in the news and in the paper.
The chorus lyric I came up with was a result of Luke's melody in the chorus.
Mike: What a beautiful, heart felt vocal performance by Luke.
Wonderful, mystical timeless feel to this track.
And that gorgeous voice of Jcseph Williams. And the interplay between Luke's guitar and Greg's piano... makes the hair stand up on the bрёъ of my neck. Gorgeous! It felt like I washome,
in a spiritual way.
Joseph: I would just like to express my gratitude to the guys for asking me to contribute to this record. It was as
if no time had past since we fast worked together. The difference this time was that the pressure and stress was
missing allowing creativity and musicality to rule the day. The guys were welcominq of all my ideas and I could not have asked for a better song on which to sing.
I think "Bottom Of Your Soul" revives some of that old TOTO magic. I fell in love with back before my tenure, back when I was a fan.
4. King Of The World
Smoke and mirrors
It's a house of cards
Everybody has windows
And big cigars
The law of the jungle
Is very new to some
The animals are vicious and arrogant
And they eat their young
I used to work my job from 9 to 5
I just survived
I was the king of the world
I had every thing thrown at me,
That the judge and jury could hurl
I was the man of the hour
I would claw and scratch my way up,
To the very top of the tower
Helter skelter
It's a den of thieves
Sea of errors
That a greedy man weaves
A few really bad apples
Always spoil the lot
Rolling blackouts
On everyone's block
I go to work and try to make ends meet
My life is over
I was the king of the world
I had everything I needed,
I owned every type of girl
I was the man of the hour
I would claw and scratch my way,
Up to the very top of the tower
Instrumental Break
I was the king of the world
I had everything I needed,
I owned every type of girl
I was the man of the hour
I would claw and scratch my way,
Up to the very top of the tower
Luke: This is a wildcard track that almost didn't make it to the CD.
It started out a whole other tune and we were
gonna use THIS as our bonus cut. We gave it to Steve Porcaro to tweak out and he edited the whole thing and
then sent it back to us. It's a whole different tune. It has Dave, me and Bobby singing lead for the first time ever
and I think it's turned into one of my faves.
David: "King Of The World" was previously titled "Den Of Thieves Or Smoke And Mirrors", It is about the fall of Enron,
as told from three perspectives. One, being the "man on the street (narrating), two, being a low level worker and
the third being the Big Dog exec. In addition to the band, Steve Porcaro played a major role with creative editing,
intros and dazzling effects. Jason Scheff from CHICAGO also lent a hand on vocal harmonies.
5. Hooked
Gimme some beer,
Gimme some fear,
Reality and fame
Money from you
Money for them
Billions being made
You think you got a real deal
All you're buyin' is a fifth wheel
They gotcha by the ying yang
More dollar for the big bang
And when you have to have it
Somehow you always find away,
You'll find a way
Then it becomes a habit
You'll rob your late friend's grave
It's sex, it's drugs,
And then we all fall down
Get hooked,
On life
Or join the underground
It's oil, it's guns,
Bad guys we never see
It's war, dead sons,
Be all that you can be
Give it a spin
Maybe you'll win
Nobody's gettin paid
Lightin it up
Shootin it up
Ya really should be afraid
You're lookin' for a new chin
So they tighten up your old grin
All you wanna do is fit in
So they're gonna make you real thin
It's just enough to tease you
They nail you right between the eyes
Nail you right between the eyes
Somehow it will disease you
While you're lobotomized
It's meds, it's feds,
Don't need no PhD's
Load down, those sounds,
We love our MP3's
It's cribs, it's cars
Mercedes BNZ
It's abs, it's carbs
Stop super-sizing me!
It's sex, it's drugs,
And then we all fall down
Get hooked,
On life
Or join the underground
It's crips, it's bloods
It's pimped out S.U.V.'s
It's court, prime time
Those lawyer S.O.B.'s
It's X, It's crack
It's glass and A.D.D.
It's cool, it's wack
I'll pay you back
Your kick, you prick
You get the first one free
You're cuffed, you're hooked,
You're hooked
Mike: Luke seems to channel great ideas effortlessly ideas that the other maestros picked up on and enhanced
through their talents and inspiration. One inspired thought begets another with begets another, and that's when
you know you're in the company of some blessed and talented individuals
David: Simon had most of it, so we jammed and had fun. I wrote the basic liryc about prime time addiction.
Ian Anderson was nice enough to honor us with a flute solo.
Bobby: This is a stright-ahead rock song that's in-your-face with a message about things beyond control in your
life. Once something takes control of you. It's hard not to say you're Hooked on it.
I thought one of the major players
on this track was Steve Porcaro because he added so many interesting synth part brought the song to life.
6. Simple Life
Days feel so long
My life seems short as years go by
The chance that I took
A feeling so strong I had to try
All of the pain I left behind
Been down the road
My heart has been sold
The price was steep
The world that we have
The wish that we made is ours to keep
All our emotions are so deep
'Cause I can't stop falling in love with you
All I want is the simple life
All I really want is you
All I want,
All I need is a simple life
Mike: One of the things I always look forward to on a TOTO album - a gorgeous ballad from Steve Lukather.
These kind of songs flow out of him like a pure spring. Awesome!
Greg: Probably my favourite song of whole album. I fell in love with it the first time Luke played it for me.
As a songwriter, it's one of those gems that makes you say: "Why didn't I think of that ?"
Simon: This is all Luke. He came in with the whole song written and a couple of tweaks here and there that
was it - it was done !
Paich:That's pure unadulterated Lukather. Mikey's great Brian Wilson bass line at the end.
7. Taint Your World
Screaming at the sun I might have spilled a little moonshine on my head
Didn't have to run, but there was no one left behind 'cept for the dead
I didn't see it comin', but that rummy-stilted crackpot knew my game
Left my head a'hummin', like a ball peen hammer drives a nail to shame
I suggest you listen up to what I have to say
Witnessed many crooked things, I smell your DNA
Stab me, take me down, you know you'll never get your way
Taint your world
You're so far away from where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Cause you don't want to fuck with me
Didn't anybody get the cipher from the flying rat machine
Gnarly, little, scrunched up, tiny fingers, and its disposition mean
Anybody out of line will soon be on the list
My back's against the wall and yet I know I must resist
Time to tell the truth, I think somebody's gettin' pissed
Taint your world
You're not even close to where you think you need to be
Taint your world
You got another guess comin' if you think you're foolin' me
Instrumental Break
Taint your world
So far away from where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Where I belong just like an oyster and a pearl
Taint your world
You're not even close to where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Taint your world
Simon: We cut this very live and I think everyone had a hand in this Steve Porcaro added a very interesting slant
to the bridge section! This is more how the band sounds at a concert and I wanted to capture a rawness not
normally associated witn us. My old British rock roots I guess !!!
Luke: This is a tribute to our friends Ed and Al Van Flaten. They are very close friends and I had this lick and
we just had to cut it. It's sounds like something they might do put it still very TOTO as well.
We gotta rock sometimes. Haha. Bobby on Lead and Greg and I on Backgrounds again.
8. Let It Go
Staring death between the eyes
Doesn't seem so far away
So much pain in long goodbyes
There is much I need to say
You've been shadowing my door
A tempest wind that never dies
Every sorrow washed ashore
No more tears to fill my eyes
Chorus
Let it go
Gonna make your life whole
Let it go
Time to lose the crooked smile
Cast your grief upon the ground
Got no time for vain illusion
Cause it's killin me inside
Chorus
You should know
It t be the anger you hide
Your pride
Maybe someone has stepped on your pride
Every night
It'll keep you awake every night when you're old
Your heart
Your heart has been painfully bruised
Something to lose
You still t have soething to prove
Let it go
Is it worth all the time you misues for your sad demise
When there's vengeance in your heart
What comes next is up to you
Better to think before you start
Or you can dig that grave for two
Chorus
You should know
It t be the anger you hide
Your pride
Maybe someone has stepped on your pride
Every night
It'll keep you awake every night when you're old
Your heart
Your heart has been painfully bruised
Someone to lose
You t still have someone to prove
Let it go
Is it worth all the time you misuse for your sad demise
Bobby: What a track the band came up for this one.
Greg kills on the vocal in this song. I started the lyrics.
but as usual we all find a hand in finishing them all it's one of my fave's on CD.
Luke: This is a funk-fusion track that could be "son of Jake to the Bone" but has vocals.
One of my fave tracks. and it look 2 days write-rehearse and cut as it has some weired and somewhat difficult passages to play.
A true TOTO extravaganza.
Greg: My lead vocal debut. The chorus melody and words
"Let It Go" came quite quickly, as I remember.
Si-Phi challenged me to come up with and interesting lick in the instrumental
section after Luke's solo and when I finally did.
Mike and Luke were so pissed when learning it because it's the kind of line that's easier
to play on a keyboard as oppused to a guitar.
9. Spiritual Man
I heard about a man, walkin' on the water
He had hope in his eyes
He didn't wear a crown or have any money
He didn't have any lies
He had holes in his pockets
He had holes in his hands
He looked like an outlaw talkin' to his lover
He was a spiritual man
I wanna be a prince, not a king or a warrior
I wanna have a special light in my eyes
Wanna climb up a mountain, find a tree of wisdom
I wanna feel good when I cry
And maybe someday I could be a teacher
I want that karma when you touch my hand
I'll walk through the streets,
Talking to the homeless in winter
I wanna be a spiritual man, yeah
I heard about a man who was born in the desert
He rode for days and nights across the sand
And one day, he came upon an angel
The angel said, "Hey you, you're gonna be a spiritual man!"
Instrumental Break
Last night I saw a man walkin' toward a club in Harlem
He had a black case in his hands
Went through the back door and pulled out his gold companion
He closed his eyes and played all night like a self-taught spiritual man
Luke: This is a song about finding your way in your heart in these difficult times.
One of Dave's best.
Greg: I remember Dave being particularly excited about this one. He went through several drafts of lyrics,
really tooks his time but I love the end result. Love the vocals as well - definitely one of my faves !
Paich: This was written in the style of a narrative ballad with 4 chords. It was written as a hymn.
I wrote the first draft of the lyrics as if I was a jouanalist following Christ around. I wanted to write it in the style of the late
Hunter Thompson, The ROLLING STONE writer / poet. Then I decided to expaned the range of the story to include Buddha,
Muhammad, Coltrane. Greg and Bobby gave compelling performances.
Also Tom Scott and Monet
10. No End In Sight
The curse of blood
Falls upon this nation
I was my hands
And hang my head in shame
I pray for peace
And forge the crooked valley
This dreader fear
Held prisoner inside me
Chorus
I search the stars, still I find
No rhyme or reason
I can't see a thing
That's gonna make it right, oh make it right
You're still walking at midnight
Alone with voices in your mind
You see the world in black and white
You know until you see the light
There ain't no end, no end in sight
I can't justify
The cleansing of society
The human race
It ain't no race at all
I breach the flood
Of political insanity
Where hope once stood
Is filled with lies and shame
Chorus
Simon: This was one of the last songs we wrote.
I think it took about an hour to compose and then we cut it live.
I couple of takes - and that's it. Bobby delivers another killer vocal on this one.
Bobby: After the track was recorded, Luke and I were discussing the war in Iraq one day.
I was in the middle of a few ideas on the lyrics and all of a sudden, in the middle of that discussion, Luke mentined that we had
"No End In Sight" with this war. I brought that idea home and worked it until I had the story line. It turned out
great and it has a very daunting message.
Mike: Deals with the days of stress we're living in these times.
Go Bubba! Tell it like it is brother!
Feel for the Mothers who weep for them
I pray for the Fathers who are standing by their side
In their world of pain and suffering
Have you ever seen the look in a hungry child's eyes
They can't eat money or promises
Give them your smile and try holding out your hand
Let them know you're there, let them know you're there
Are the ones that will never come home
Why must all of the bridges we cross take their toll
Always remember the voice in your head
Speaks to you when you're alone
And it comforts you
From the top of your heart to the bottom of your soul
For they sleep on the winds of uncertainty
Show us a sign and make us believe again
There's no other way, oh, there's no other way
4. King Of The World
Smoke and mirrors
It's a house of cards
Everybody has windows
And big cigars
The law of the jungle
Is very new to some
The animals are vicious and arrogant
And they eat their young
I used to work my job from 9 to 5
I just survived
I was the king of the world
I had every thing thrown at me,
That the judge and jury could hurl
I was the man of the hour
I would claw and scratch my way up,
To the very top of the tower
Helter skelter
It's a den of thieves
Sea of errors
That a greedy man weaves
A few really bad apples
Always spoil the lot
Rolling blackouts
On everyone's block
I go to work and try to make ends meet
My life is over
I was the king of the world
I had everything I needed,
I owned every type of girl
I was the man of the hour
I would claw and scratch my way,
Up to the very top of the tower
Instrumental Break
I was the king of the world
I had everything I needed,
I owned every type of girl
I was the man of the hour
I would claw and scratch my way,
Up to the very top of the tower
Luke: This is a wildcard track that almost didn't make it to the CD.
It started out a whole other tune and we were
gonna use THIS as our bonus cut. We gave it to Steve Porcaro to tweak out and he edited the whole thing and
then sent it back to us. It's a whole different tune. It has Dave, me and Bobby singing lead for the first time ever
and I think it's turned into one of my faves.
David: "King Of The World" was previously titled "Den Of Thieves Or Smoke And Mirrors", It is about the fall of Enron,
as told from three perspectives. One, being the "man on the street (narrating), two, being a low level worker and
the third being the Big Dog exec. In addition to the band, Steve Porcaro played a major role with creative editing,
intros and dazzling effects. Jason Scheff from CHICAGO also lent a hand on vocal harmonies.
5. Hooked
Gimme some beer,
Gimme some fear,
Reality and fame
Money from you
Money for them
Billions being made
You think you got a real deal
All you're buyin' is a fifth wheel
They gotcha by the ying yang
More dollar for the big bang
And when you have to have it
Somehow you always find away,
You'll find a way
Then it becomes a habit
You'll rob your late friend's grave
It's sex, it's drugs,
And then we all fall down
Get hooked,
On life
Or join the underground
It's oil, it's guns,
Bad guys we never see
It's war, dead sons,
Be all that you can be
Give it a spin
Maybe you'll win
Nobody's gettin paid
Lightin it up
Shootin it up
Ya really should be afraid
You're lookin' for a new chin
So they tighten up your old grin
All you wanna do is fit in
So they're gonna make you real thin
It's just enough to tease you
They nail you right between the eyes
Nail you right between the eyes
Somehow it will disease you
While you're lobotomized
It's meds, it's feds,
Don't need no PhD's
Load down, those sounds,
We love our MP3's
It's cribs, it's cars
Mercedes BNZ
It's abs, it's carbs
Stop super-sizing me!
It's sex, it's drugs,
And then we all fall down
Get hooked,
On life
Or join the underground
It's crips, it's bloods
It's pimped out S.U.V.'s
It's court, prime time
Those lawyer S.O.B.'s
It's X, It's crack
It's glass and A.D.D.
It's cool, it's wack
I'll pay you back
Your kick, you prick
You get the first one free
You're cuffed, you're hooked,
You're hooked
Mike: Luke seems to channel great ideas effortlessly ideas that the other maestros picked up on and enhanced
through their talents and inspiration. One inspired thought begets another with begets another, and that's when
you know you're in the company of some blessed and talented individuals
David: Simon had most of it, so we jammed and had fun. I wrote the basic liryc about prime time addiction.
Ian Anderson was nice enough to honor us with a flute solo.
Bobby: This is a stright-ahead rock song that's in-your-face with a message about things beyond control in your
life. Once something takes control of you. It's hard not to say you're Hooked on it.
I thought one of the major players
on this track was Steve Porcaro because he added so many interesting synth part brought the song to life.
6. Simple Life
Days feel so long
My life seems short as years go by
The chance that I took
A feeling so strong I had to try
All of the pain I left behind
Been down the road
My heart has been sold
The price was steep
The world that we have
The wish that we made is ours to keep
All our emotions are so deep
'Cause I can't stop falling in love with you
All I want is the simple life
All I really want is you
All I want,
All I need is a simple life
Mike: One of the things I always look forward to on a TOTO album - a gorgeous ballad from Steve Lukather.
These kind of songs flow out of him like a pure spring. Awesome!
Greg: Probably my favourite song of whole album. I fell in love with it the first time Luke played it for me.
As a songwriter, it's one of those gems that makes you say: "Why didn't I think of that ?"
Simon: This is all Luke. He came in with the whole song written and a couple of tweaks here and there that
was it - it was done !
Paich:That's pure unadulterated Lukather. Mikey's great Brian Wilson bass line at the end.
7. Taint Your World
Screaming at the sun I might have spilled a little moonshine on my head
Didn't have to run, but there was no one left behind 'cept for the dead
I didn't see it comin', but that rummy-stilted crackpot knew my game
Left my head a'hummin', like a ball peen hammer drives a nail to shame
I suggest you listen up to what I have to say
Witnessed many crooked things, I smell your DNA
Stab me, take me down, you know you'll never get your way
Taint your world
You're so far away from where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Cause you don't want to fuck with me
Didn't anybody get the cipher from the flying rat machine
Gnarly, little, scrunched up, tiny fingers, and its disposition mean
Anybody out of line will soon be on the list
My back's against the wall and yet I know I must resist
Time to tell the truth, I think somebody's gettin' pissed
Taint your world
You're not even close to where you think you need to be
Taint your world
You got another guess comin' if you think you're foolin' me
Instrumental Break
Taint your world
So far away from where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Where I belong just like an oyster and a pearl
Taint your world
You're not even close to where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Taint your world
Simon: We cut this very live and I think everyone had a hand in this Steve Porcaro added a very interesting slant
to the bridge section! This is more how the band sounds at a concert and I wanted to capture a rawness not
normally associated witn us. My old British rock roots I guess !!!
Luke: This is a tribute to our friends Ed and Al Van Flaten. They are very close friends and I had this lick and
we just had to cut it. It's sounds like something they might do put it still very TOTO as well.
We gotta rock sometimes. Haha. Bobby on Lead and Greg and I on Backgrounds again.
8. Let It Go
Staring death between the eyes
Doesn't seem so far away
So much pain in long goodbyes
There is much I need to say
You've been shadowing my door
A tempest wind that never dies
Every sorrow washed ashore
No more tears to fill my eyes
Chorus
Let it go
Gonna make your life whole
Let it go
Time to lose the crooked smile
Cast your grief upon the ground
Got no time for vain illusion
Cause it's killin me inside
Chorus
You should know
It t be the anger you hide
Your pride
Maybe someone has stepped on your pride
Every night
It'll keep you awake every night when you're old
Your heart
Your heart has been painfully bruised
Something to lose
You still t have soething to prove
Let it go
Is it worth all the time you misues for your sad demise
When there's vengeance in your heart
What comes next is up to you
Better to think before you start
Or you can dig that grave for two
Chorus
You should know
It t be the anger you hide
Your pride
Maybe someone has stepped on your pride
Every night
It'll keep you awake every night when you're old
Your heart
Your heart has been painfully bruised
Someone to lose
You t still have someone to prove
Let it go
Is it worth all the time you misuse for your sad demise
Bobby: What a track the band came up for this one.
Greg kills on the vocal in this song. I started the lyrics.
but as usual we all find a hand in finishing them all it's one of my fave's on CD.
Luke: This is a funk-fusion track that could be "son of Jake to the Bone" but has vocals.
One of my fave tracks. and it look 2 days write-rehearse and cut as it has some weired and somewhat difficult passages to play.
A true TOTO extravaganza.
Greg: My lead vocal debut. The chorus melody and words
"Let It Go" came quite quickly, as I remember.
Si-Phi challenged me to come up with and interesting lick in the instrumental
section after Luke's solo and when I finally did.
Mike and Luke were so pissed when learning it because it's the kind of line that's easier
to play on a keyboard as oppused to a guitar.
9. Spiritual Man
I heard about a man, walkin' on the water
He had hope in his eyes
He didn't wear a crown or have any money
He didn't have any lies
He had holes in his pockets
He had holes in his hands
He looked like an outlaw talkin' to his lover
He was a spiritual man
I wanna be a prince, not a king or a warrior
I wanna have a special light in my eyes
Wanna climb up a mountain, find a tree of wisdom
I wanna feel good when I cry
And maybe someday I could be a teacher
I want that karma when you touch my hand
I'll walk through the streets,
Talking to the homeless in winter
I wanna be a spiritual man, yeah
I heard about a man who was born in the desert
He rode for days and nights across the sand
And one day, he came upon an angel
The angel said, "Hey you, you're gonna be a spiritual man!"
Instrumental Break
Last night I saw a man walkin' toward a club in Harlem
He had a black case in his hands
Went through the back door and pulled out his gold companion
He closed his eyes and played all night like a self-taught spiritual man
Luke: This is a song about finding your way in your heart in these difficult times.
One of Dave's best.
Greg: I remember Dave being particularly excited about this one. He went through several drafts of lyrics,
really tooks his time but I love the end result. Love the vocals as well - definitely one of my faves !
Paich: This was written in the style of a narrative ballad with 4 chords. It was written as a hymn.
I wrote the first draft of the lyrics as if I was a jouanalist following Christ around. I wanted to write it in the style of the late
Hunter Thompson, The ROLLING STONE writer / poet. Then I decided to expaned the range of the story to include Buddha,
Muhammad, Coltrane. Greg and Bobby gave compelling performances.
Also Tom Scott and Monet
10. No End In Sight
The curse of blood
Falls upon this nation
I was my hands
And hang my head in shame
I pray for peace
And forge the crooked valley
This dreader fear
Held prisoner inside me
Chorus
I search the stars, still I find
No rhyme or reason
I can't see a thing
That's gonna make it right, oh make it right
You're still walking at midnight
Alone with voices in your mind
You see the world in black and white
You know until you see the light
There ain't no end, no end in sight
I can't justify
The cleansing of society
The human race
It ain't no race at all
I breach the flood
Of political insanity
Where hope once stood
Is filled with lies and shame
Chorus
Simon: This was one of the last songs we wrote.
I think it took about an hour to compose and then we cut it live.
I couple of takes - and that's it. Bobby delivers another killer vocal on this one.
Bobby: After the track was recorded, Luke and I were discussing the war in Iraq one day.
I was in the middle of a few ideas on the lyrics and all of a sudden, in the middle of that discussion, Luke mentined that we had
"No End In Sight" with this war. I brought that idea home and worked it until I had the story line. It turned out
great and it has a very daunting message.
Mike: Deals with the days of stress we're living in these times.
Go Bubba! Tell it like it is brother!
It's a house of cards
Everybody has windows
And big cigars
The law of the jungle
Is very new to some
The animals are vicious and arrogant
And they eat their young
I used to work my job from 9 to 5
I just survived
I was the king of the world
I had every thing thrown at me,
That the judge and jury could hurl
I was the man of the hour
I would claw and scratch my way up,
To the very top of the tower
Helter skelter
It's a den of thieves
Sea of errors
That a greedy man weaves
A few really bad apples
Always spoil the lot
Rolling blackouts
On everyone's block
I go to work and try to make ends meet
My life is over
I was the king of the world
I had everything I needed,
I owned every type of girl
I was the man of the hour
I would claw and scratch my way,
Up to the very top of the tower
I had everything I needed,
I owned every type of girl
I was the man of the hour
I would claw and scratch my way,
Up to the very top of the tower
5. Hooked
Gimme some beer,
Gimme some fear,
Reality and fame
Money from you
Money for them
Billions being made
You think you got a real deal
All you're buyin' is a fifth wheel
They gotcha by the ying yang
More dollar for the big bang
And when you have to have it
Somehow you always find away,
You'll find a way
Then it becomes a habit
You'll rob your late friend's grave
It's sex, it's drugs,
And then we all fall down
Get hooked,
On life
Or join the underground
It's oil, it's guns,
Bad guys we never see
It's war, dead sons,
Be all that you can be
Give it a spin
Maybe you'll win
Nobody's gettin paid
Lightin it up
Shootin it up
Ya really should be afraid
You're lookin' for a new chin
So they tighten up your old grin
All you wanna do is fit in
So they're gonna make you real thin
It's just enough to tease you
They nail you right between the eyes
Nail you right between the eyes
Somehow it will disease you
While you're lobotomized
It's meds, it's feds,
Don't need no PhD's
Load down, those sounds,
We love our MP3's
It's cribs, it's cars
Mercedes BNZ
It's abs, it's carbs
Stop super-sizing me!
It's sex, it's drugs,
And then we all fall down
Get hooked,
On life
Or join the underground
It's crips, it's bloods
It's pimped out S.U.V.'s
It's court, prime time
Those lawyer S.O.B.'s
It's X, It's crack
It's glass and A.D.D.
It's cool, it's wack
I'll pay you back
Your kick, you prick
You get the first one free
You're cuffed, you're hooked,
You're hooked
Mike: Luke seems to channel great ideas effortlessly ideas that the other maestros picked up on and enhanced
through their talents and inspiration. One inspired thought begets another with begets another, and that's when
you know you're in the company of some blessed and talented individuals
David: Simon had most of it, so we jammed and had fun. I wrote the basic liryc about prime time addiction.
Ian Anderson was nice enough to honor us with a flute solo.
Bobby: This is a stright-ahead rock song that's in-your-face with a message about things beyond control in your
life. Once something takes control of you. It's hard not to say you're Hooked on it.
I thought one of the major players
on this track was Steve Porcaro because he added so many interesting synth part brought the song to life.
6. Simple Life
Days feel so long
My life seems short as years go by
The chance that I took
A feeling so strong I had to try
All of the pain I left behind
Been down the road
My heart has been sold
The price was steep
The world that we have
The wish that we made is ours to keep
All our emotions are so deep
'Cause I can't stop falling in love with you
All I want is the simple life
All I really want is you
All I want,
All I need is a simple life
Mike: One of the things I always look forward to on a TOTO album - a gorgeous ballad from Steve Lukather.
These kind of songs flow out of him like a pure spring. Awesome!
Greg: Probably my favourite song of whole album. I fell in love with it the first time Luke played it for me.
As a songwriter, it's one of those gems that makes you say: "Why didn't I think of that ?"
Simon: This is all Luke. He came in with the whole song written and a couple of tweaks here and there that
was it - it was done !
Paich:That's pure unadulterated Lukather. Mikey's great Brian Wilson bass line at the end.
7. Taint Your World
Screaming at the sun I might have spilled a little moonshine on my head
Didn't have to run, but there was no one left behind 'cept for the dead
I didn't see it comin', but that rummy-stilted crackpot knew my game
Left my head a'hummin', like a ball peen hammer drives a nail to shame
I suggest you listen up to what I have to say
Witnessed many crooked things, I smell your DNA
Stab me, take me down, you know you'll never get your way
Taint your world
You're so far away from where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Cause you don't want to fuck with me
Didn't anybody get the cipher from the flying rat machine
Gnarly, little, scrunched up, tiny fingers, and its disposition mean
Anybody out of line will soon be on the list
My back's against the wall and yet I know I must resist
Time to tell the truth, I think somebody's gettin' pissed
Taint your world
You're not even close to where you think you need to be
Taint your world
You got another guess comin' if you think you're foolin' me
Instrumental Break
Taint your world
So far away from where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Where I belong just like an oyster and a pearl
Taint your world
You're not even close to where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Taint your world
Simon: We cut this very live and I think everyone had a hand in this Steve Porcaro added a very interesting slant
to the bridge section! This is more how the band sounds at a concert and I wanted to capture a rawness not
normally associated witn us. My old British rock roots I guess !!!
Luke: This is a tribute to our friends Ed and Al Van Flaten. They are very close friends and I had this lick and
we just had to cut it. It's sounds like something they might do put it still very TOTO as well.
We gotta rock sometimes. Haha. Bobby on Lead and Greg and I on Backgrounds again.
8. Let It Go
Staring death between the eyes
Doesn't seem so far away
So much pain in long goodbyes
There is much I need to say
You've been shadowing my door
A tempest wind that never dies
Every sorrow washed ashore
No more tears to fill my eyes
Chorus
Let it go
Gonna make your life whole
Let it go
Time to lose the crooked smile
Cast your grief upon the ground
Got no time for vain illusion
Cause it's killin me inside
Chorus
You should know
It t be the anger you hide
Your pride
Maybe someone has stepped on your pride
Every night
It'll keep you awake every night when you're old
Your heart
Your heart has been painfully bruised
Something to lose
You still t have soething to prove
Let it go
Is it worth all the time you misues for your sad demise
When there's vengeance in your heart
What comes next is up to you
Better to think before you start
Or you can dig that grave for two
Chorus
You should know
It t be the anger you hide
Your pride
Maybe someone has stepped on your pride
Every night
It'll keep you awake every night when you're old
Your heart
Your heart has been painfully bruised
Someone to lose
You t still have someone to prove
Let it go
Is it worth all the time you misuse for your sad demise
Bobby: What a track the band came up for this one.
Greg kills on the vocal in this song. I started the lyrics.
but as usual we all find a hand in finishing them all it's one of my fave's on CD.
Luke: This is a funk-fusion track that could be "son of Jake to the Bone" but has vocals.
One of my fave tracks. and it look 2 days write-rehearse and cut as it has some weired and somewhat difficult passages to play.
A true TOTO extravaganza.
Greg: My lead vocal debut. The chorus melody and words
"Let It Go" came quite quickly, as I remember.
Si-Phi challenged me to come up with and interesting lick in the instrumental
section after Luke's solo and when I finally did.
Mike and Luke were so pissed when learning it because it's the kind of line that's easier
to play on a keyboard as oppused to a guitar.
9. Spiritual Man
I heard about a man, walkin' on the water
He had hope in his eyes
He didn't wear a crown or have any money
He didn't have any lies
He had holes in his pockets
He had holes in his hands
He looked like an outlaw talkin' to his lover
He was a spiritual man
I wanna be a prince, not a king or a warrior
I wanna have a special light in my eyes
Wanna climb up a mountain, find a tree of wisdom
I wanna feel good when I cry
And maybe someday I could be a teacher
I want that karma when you touch my hand
I'll walk through the streets,
Talking to the homeless in winter
I wanna be a spiritual man, yeah
I heard about a man who was born in the desert
He rode for days and nights across the sand
And one day, he came upon an angel
The angel said, "Hey you, you're gonna be a spiritual man!"
Instrumental Break
Last night I saw a man walkin' toward a club in Harlem
He had a black case in his hands
Went through the back door and pulled out his gold companion
He closed his eyes and played all night like a self-taught spiritual man
Luke: This is a song about finding your way in your heart in these difficult times.
One of Dave's best.
Greg: I remember Dave being particularly excited about this one. He went through several drafts of lyrics,
really tooks his time but I love the end result. Love the vocals as well - definitely one of my faves !
Paich: This was written in the style of a narrative ballad with 4 chords. It was written as a hymn.
I wrote the first draft of the lyrics as if I was a jouanalist following Christ around. I wanted to write it in the style of the late
Hunter Thompson, The ROLLING STONE writer / poet. Then I decided to expaned the range of the story to include Buddha,
Muhammad, Coltrane. Greg and Bobby gave compelling performances.
Also Tom Scott and Monet
10. No End In Sight
The curse of blood
Falls upon this nation
I was my hands
And hang my head in shame
I pray for peace
And forge the crooked valley
This dreader fear
Held prisoner inside me
Chorus
I search the stars, still I find
No rhyme or reason
I can't see a thing
That's gonna make it right, oh make it right
You're still walking at midnight
Alone with voices in your mind
You see the world in black and white
You know until you see the light
There ain't no end, no end in sight
I can't justify
The cleansing of society
The human race
It ain't no race at all
I breach the flood
Of political insanity
Where hope once stood
Is filled with lies and shame
Chorus
Simon: This was one of the last songs we wrote.
I think it took about an hour to compose and then we cut it live.
I couple of takes - and that's it. Bobby delivers another killer vocal on this one.
Bobby: After the track was recorded, Luke and I were discussing the war in Iraq one day.
I was in the middle of a few ideas on the lyrics and all of a sudden, in the middle of that discussion, Luke mentined that we had
"No End In Sight" with this war. I brought that idea home and worked it until I had the story line. It turned out
great and it has a very daunting message.
Mike: Deals with the days of stress we're living in these times.
Go Bubba! Tell it like it is brother!
Gimme some fear,
Reality and fame
Money from you
Money for them
Billions being made
You think you got a real deal
All you're buyin' is a fifth wheel
They gotcha by the ying yang
More dollar for the big bang
And when you have to have it
Somehow you always find away,
You'll find a way
Then it becomes a habit
You'll rob your late friend's grave
It's sex, it's drugs,
And then we all fall down
Get hooked,
On life
Or join the underground
It's oil, it's guns,
Bad guys we never see
It's war, dead sons,
Be all that you can be
Give it a spin
Maybe you'll win
Nobody's gettin paid
Lightin it up
Shootin it up
Ya really should be afraid
You're lookin' for a new chin
So they tighten up your old grin
All you wanna do is fit in
So they're gonna make you real thin
It's just enough to tease you
They nail you right between the eyes
Nail you right between the eyes
Somehow it will disease you
While you're lobotomized
It's meds, it's feds,
Don't need no PhD's
Load down, those sounds,
We love our MP3's
It's cribs, it's cars
Mercedes BNZ
It's abs, it's carbs
Stop super-sizing me!
It's sex, it's drugs,
And then we all fall down
Get hooked,
On life
Or join the underground
It's crips, it's bloods
It's pimped out S.U.V.'s
It's court, prime time
Those lawyer S.O.B.'s
It's X, It's crack
It's glass and A.D.D.
It's cool, it's wack
I'll pay you back
Your kick, you prick
You get the first one free
You're cuffed, you're hooked,
You're hooked
6. Simple Life
Days feel so long
My life seems short as years go by
The chance that I took
A feeling so strong I had to try
All of the pain I left behind
Been down the road
My heart has been sold
The price was steep
The world that we have
The wish that we made is ours to keep
All our emotions are so deep
'Cause I can't stop falling in love with you
All I want is the simple life
All I really want is you
All I want,
All I need is a simple life
Mike: One of the things I always look forward to on a TOTO album - a gorgeous ballad from Steve Lukather.
These kind of songs flow out of him like a pure spring. Awesome!
Greg: Probably my favourite song of whole album. I fell in love with it the first time Luke played it for me.
As a songwriter, it's one of those gems that makes you say: "Why didn't I think of that ?"
Simon: This is all Luke. He came in with the whole song written and a couple of tweaks here and there that
was it - it was done !
Paich:That's pure unadulterated Lukather. Mikey's great Brian Wilson bass line at the end.
7. Taint Your World
Screaming at the sun I might have spilled a little moonshine on my head
Didn't have to run, but there was no one left behind 'cept for the dead
I didn't see it comin', but that rummy-stilted crackpot knew my game
Left my head a'hummin', like a ball peen hammer drives a nail to shame
I suggest you listen up to what I have to say
Witnessed many crooked things, I smell your DNA
Stab me, take me down, you know you'll never get your way
Taint your world
You're so far away from where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Cause you don't want to fuck with me
Didn't anybody get the cipher from the flying rat machine
Gnarly, little, scrunched up, tiny fingers, and its disposition mean
Anybody out of line will soon be on the list
My back's against the wall and yet I know I must resist
Time to tell the truth, I think somebody's gettin' pissed
Taint your world
You're not even close to where you think you need to be
Taint your world
You got another guess comin' if you think you're foolin' me
Instrumental Break
Taint your world
So far away from where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Where I belong just like an oyster and a pearl
Taint your world
You're not even close to where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Taint your world
Simon: We cut this very live and I think everyone had a hand in this Steve Porcaro added a very interesting slant
to the bridge section! This is more how the band sounds at a concert and I wanted to capture a rawness not
normally associated witn us. My old British rock roots I guess !!!
Luke: This is a tribute to our friends Ed and Al Van Flaten. They are very close friends and I had this lick and
we just had to cut it. It's sounds like something they might do put it still very TOTO as well.
We gotta rock sometimes. Haha. Bobby on Lead and Greg and I on Backgrounds again.
8. Let It Go
Staring death between the eyes
Doesn't seem so far away
So much pain in long goodbyes
There is much I need to say
You've been shadowing my door
A tempest wind that never dies
Every sorrow washed ashore
No more tears to fill my eyes
Chorus
Let it go
Gonna make your life whole
Let it go
Time to lose the crooked smile
Cast your grief upon the ground
Got no time for vain illusion
Cause it's killin me inside
Chorus
You should know
It t be the anger you hide
Your pride
Maybe someone has stepped on your pride
Every night
It'll keep you awake every night when you're old
Your heart
Your heart has been painfully bruised
Something to lose
You still t have soething to prove
Let it go
Is it worth all the time you misues for your sad demise
When there's vengeance in your heart
What comes next is up to you
Better to think before you start
Or you can dig that grave for two
Chorus
You should know
It t be the anger you hide
Your pride
Maybe someone has stepped on your pride
Every night
It'll keep you awake every night when you're old
Your heart
Your heart has been painfully bruised
Someone to lose
You t still have someone to prove
Let it go
Is it worth all the time you misuse for your sad demise
Bobby: What a track the band came up for this one.
Greg kills on the vocal in this song. I started the lyrics.
but as usual we all find a hand in finishing them all it's one of my fave's on CD.
Luke: This is a funk-fusion track that could be "son of Jake to the Bone" but has vocals.
One of my fave tracks. and it look 2 days write-rehearse and cut as it has some weired and somewhat difficult passages to play.
A true TOTO extravaganza.
Greg: My lead vocal debut. The chorus melody and words
"Let It Go" came quite quickly, as I remember.
Si-Phi challenged me to come up with and interesting lick in the instrumental
section after Luke's solo and when I finally did.
Mike and Luke were so pissed when learning it because it's the kind of line that's easier
to play on a keyboard as oppused to a guitar.
9. Spiritual Man
I heard about a man, walkin' on the water
He had hope in his eyes
He didn't wear a crown or have any money
He didn't have any lies
He had holes in his pockets
He had holes in his hands
He looked like an outlaw talkin' to his lover
He was a spiritual man
I wanna be a prince, not a king or a warrior
I wanna have a special light in my eyes
Wanna climb up a mountain, find a tree of wisdom
I wanna feel good when I cry
And maybe someday I could be a teacher
I want that karma when you touch my hand
I'll walk through the streets,
Talking to the homeless in winter
I wanna be a spiritual man, yeah
I heard about a man who was born in the desert
He rode for days and nights across the sand
And one day, he came upon an angel
The angel said, "Hey you, you're gonna be a spiritual man!"
Instrumental Break
Last night I saw a man walkin' toward a club in Harlem
He had a black case in his hands
Went through the back door and pulled out his gold companion
He closed his eyes and played all night like a self-taught spiritual man
Luke: This is a song about finding your way in your heart in these difficult times.
One of Dave's best.
Greg: I remember Dave being particularly excited about this one. He went through several drafts of lyrics,
really tooks his time but I love the end result. Love the vocals as well - definitely one of my faves !
Paich: This was written in the style of a narrative ballad with 4 chords. It was written as a hymn.
I wrote the first draft of the lyrics as if I was a jouanalist following Christ around. I wanted to write it in the style of the late
Hunter Thompson, The ROLLING STONE writer / poet. Then I decided to expaned the range of the story to include Buddha,
Muhammad, Coltrane. Greg and Bobby gave compelling performances.
Also Tom Scott and Monet
10. No End In Sight
The curse of blood
Falls upon this nation
I was my hands
And hang my head in shame
I pray for peace
And forge the crooked valley
This dreader fear
Held prisoner inside me
Chorus
I search the stars, still I find
No rhyme or reason
I can't see a thing
That's gonna make it right, oh make it right
You're still walking at midnight
Alone with voices in your mind
You see the world in black and white
You know until you see the light
There ain't no end, no end in sight
I can't justify
The cleansing of society
The human race
It ain't no race at all
I breach the flood
Of political insanity
Where hope once stood
Is filled with lies and shame
Chorus
Simon: This was one of the last songs we wrote.
I think it took about an hour to compose and then we cut it live.
I couple of takes - and that's it. Bobby delivers another killer vocal on this one.
Bobby: After the track was recorded, Luke and I were discussing the war in Iraq one day.
I was in the middle of a few ideas on the lyrics and all of a sudden, in the middle of that discussion, Luke mentined that we had
"No End In Sight" with this war. I brought that idea home and worked it until I had the story line. It turned out
great and it has a very daunting message.
Mike: Deals with the days of stress we're living in these times.
Go Bubba! Tell it like it is brother!
My life seems short as years go by
The chance that I took
A feeling so strong I had to try
All of the pain I left behind
Been down the road
My heart has been sold
The price was steep
The world that we have
The wish that we made is ours to keep
All our emotions are so deep
'Cause I can't stop falling in love with you
All I want is the simple life
All I really want is you
All I want,
All I need is a simple life
7. Taint Your World
Screaming at the sun I might have spilled a little moonshine on my head
Didn't have to run, but there was no one left behind 'cept for the dead
I didn't see it comin', but that rummy-stilted crackpot knew my game
Left my head a'hummin', like a ball peen hammer drives a nail to shame
I suggest you listen up to what I have to say
Witnessed many crooked things, I smell your DNA
Stab me, take me down, you know you'll never get your way
Taint your world
You're so far away from where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Cause you don't want to fuck with me
Didn't anybody get the cipher from the flying rat machine
Gnarly, little, scrunched up, tiny fingers, and its disposition mean
Anybody out of line will soon be on the list
My back's against the wall and yet I know I must resist
Time to tell the truth, I think somebody's gettin' pissed
Taint your world
You're not even close to where you think you need to be
Taint your world
You got another guess comin' if you think you're foolin' me
Instrumental Break
Taint your world
So far away from where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Where I belong just like an oyster and a pearl
Taint your world
You're not even close to where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Taint your world
Simon: We cut this very live and I think everyone had a hand in this Steve Porcaro added a very interesting slant
to the bridge section! This is more how the band sounds at a concert and I wanted to capture a rawness not
normally associated witn us. My old British rock roots I guess !!!
Luke: This is a tribute to our friends Ed and Al Van Flaten. They are very close friends and I had this lick and
we just had to cut it. It's sounds like something they might do put it still very TOTO as well.
We gotta rock sometimes. Haha. Bobby on Lead and Greg and I on Backgrounds again.
8. Let It Go
Staring death between the eyes
Doesn't seem so far away
So much pain in long goodbyes
There is much I need to say
You've been shadowing my door
A tempest wind that never dies
Every sorrow washed ashore
No more tears to fill my eyes
Chorus
Let it go
Gonna make your life whole
Let it go
Time to lose the crooked smile
Cast your grief upon the ground
Got no time for vain illusion
Cause it's killin me inside
Chorus
You should know
It t be the anger you hide
Your pride
Maybe someone has stepped on your pride
Every night
It'll keep you awake every night when you're old
Your heart
Your heart has been painfully bruised
Something to lose
You still t have soething to prove
Let it go
Is it worth all the time you misues for your sad demise
When there's vengeance in your heart
What comes next is up to you
Better to think before you start
Or you can dig that grave for two
Chorus
You should know
It t be the anger you hide
Your pride
Maybe someone has stepped on your pride
Every night
It'll keep you awake every night when you're old
Your heart
Your heart has been painfully bruised
Someone to lose
You t still have someone to prove
Let it go
Is it worth all the time you misuse for your sad demise
Bobby: What a track the band came up for this one.
Greg kills on the vocal in this song. I started the lyrics.
but as usual we all find a hand in finishing them all it's one of my fave's on CD.
Luke: This is a funk-fusion track that could be "son of Jake to the Bone" but has vocals.
One of my fave tracks. and it look 2 days write-rehearse and cut as it has some weired and somewhat difficult passages to play.
A true TOTO extravaganza.
Greg: My lead vocal debut. The chorus melody and words
"Let It Go" came quite quickly, as I remember.
Si-Phi challenged me to come up with and interesting lick in the instrumental
section after Luke's solo and when I finally did.
Mike and Luke were so pissed when learning it because it's the kind of line that's easier
to play on a keyboard as oppused to a guitar.
9. Spiritual Man
I heard about a man, walkin' on the water
He had hope in his eyes
He didn't wear a crown or have any money
He didn't have any lies
He had holes in his pockets
He had holes in his hands
He looked like an outlaw talkin' to his lover
He was a spiritual man
I wanna be a prince, not a king or a warrior
I wanna have a special light in my eyes
Wanna climb up a mountain, find a tree of wisdom
I wanna feel good when I cry
And maybe someday I could be a teacher
I want that karma when you touch my hand
I'll walk through the streets,
Talking to the homeless in winter
I wanna be a spiritual man, yeah
I heard about a man who was born in the desert
He rode for days and nights across the sand
And one day, he came upon an angel
The angel said, "Hey you, you're gonna be a spiritual man!"
Instrumental Break
Last night I saw a man walkin' toward a club in Harlem
He had a black case in his hands
Went through the back door and pulled out his gold companion
He closed his eyes and played all night like a self-taught spiritual man
Luke: This is a song about finding your way in your heart in these difficult times.
One of Dave's best.
Greg: I remember Dave being particularly excited about this one. He went through several drafts of lyrics,
really tooks his time but I love the end result. Love the vocals as well - definitely one of my faves !
Paich: This was written in the style of a narrative ballad with 4 chords. It was written as a hymn.
I wrote the first draft of the lyrics as if I was a jouanalist following Christ around. I wanted to write it in the style of the late
Hunter Thompson, The ROLLING STONE writer / poet. Then I decided to expaned the range of the story to include Buddha,
Muhammad, Coltrane. Greg and Bobby gave compelling performances.
Also Tom Scott and Monet
10. No End In Sight
The curse of blood
Falls upon this nation
I was my hands
And hang my head in shame
I pray for peace
And forge the crooked valley
This dreader fear
Held prisoner inside me
Chorus
I search the stars, still I find
No rhyme or reason
I can't see a thing
That's gonna make it right, oh make it right
You're still walking at midnight
Alone with voices in your mind
You see the world in black and white
You know until you see the light
There ain't no end, no end in sight
I can't justify
The cleansing of society
The human race
It ain't no race at all
I breach the flood
Of political insanity
Where hope once stood
Is filled with lies and shame
Chorus
Simon: This was one of the last songs we wrote.
I think it took about an hour to compose and then we cut it live.
I couple of takes - and that's it. Bobby delivers another killer vocal on this one.
Bobby: After the track was recorded, Luke and I were discussing the war in Iraq one day.
I was in the middle of a few ideas on the lyrics and all of a sudden, in the middle of that discussion, Luke mentined that we had
"No End In Sight" with this war. I brought that idea home and worked it until I had the story line. It turned out
great and it has a very daunting message.
Mike: Deals with the days of stress we're living in these times.
Go Bubba! Tell it like it is brother!
Didn't have to run, but there was no one left behind 'cept for the dead
I didn't see it comin', but that rummy-stilted crackpot knew my game
Left my head a'hummin', like a ball peen hammer drives a nail to shame
I suggest you listen up to what I have to say
Witnessed many crooked things, I smell your DNA
Stab me, take me down, you know you'll never get your way
Taint your world
You're so far away from where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Cause you don't want to fuck with me
Didn't anybody get the cipher from the flying rat machine
Gnarly, little, scrunched up, tiny fingers, and its disposition mean
Anybody out of line will soon be on the list
My back's against the wall and yet I know I must resist
Time to tell the truth, I think somebody's gettin' pissed
Taint your world
You're not even close to where you think you need to be
Taint your world
You got another guess comin' if you think you're foolin' me
So far away from where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Where I belong just like an oyster and a pearl
Taint your world
You're not even close to where you think you need to be
Taint your world
Taint your world
8. Let It Go
Staring death between the eyes
Doesn't seem so far away
So much pain in long goodbyes
There is much I need to say
You've been shadowing my door
A tempest wind that never dies
Every sorrow washed ashore
No more tears to fill my eyes
Chorus
Let it go
Gonna make your life whole
Let it go
Time to lose the crooked smile
Cast your grief upon the ground
Got no time for vain illusion
Cause it's killin me inside
Chorus
You should know
It t be the anger you hide
Your pride
Maybe someone has stepped on your pride
Every night
It'll keep you awake every night when you're old
Your heart
Your heart has been painfully bruised
Something to lose
You still t have soething to prove
Let it go
Is it worth all the time you misues for your sad demise
When there's vengeance in your heart
What comes next is up to you
Better to think before you start
Or you can dig that grave for two
Chorus
You should know
It t be the anger you hide
Your pride
Maybe someone has stepped on your pride
Every night
It'll keep you awake every night when you're old
Your heart
Your heart has been painfully bruised
Someone to lose
You t still have someone to prove
Let it go
Is it worth all the time you misuse for your sad demise
Bobby: What a track the band came up for this one.
Greg kills on the vocal in this song. I started the lyrics.
but as usual we all find a hand in finishing them all it's one of my fave's on CD.
Luke: This is a funk-fusion track that could be "son of Jake to the Bone" but has vocals.
One of my fave tracks. and it look 2 days write-rehearse and cut as it has some weired and somewhat difficult passages to play.
A true TOTO extravaganza.
Greg: My lead vocal debut. The chorus melody and words
"Let It Go" came quite quickly, as I remember.
Si-Phi challenged me to come up with and interesting lick in the instrumental
section after Luke's solo and when I finally did.
Mike and Luke were so pissed when learning it because it's the kind of line that's easier
to play on a keyboard as oppused to a guitar.
9. Spiritual Man
I heard about a man, walkin' on the water
He had hope in his eyes
He didn't wear a crown or have any money
He didn't have any lies
He had holes in his pockets
He had holes in his hands
He looked like an outlaw talkin' to his lover
He was a spiritual man
I wanna be a prince, not a king or a warrior
I wanna have a special light in my eyes
Wanna climb up a mountain, find a tree of wisdom
I wanna feel good when I cry
And maybe someday I could be a teacher
I want that karma when you touch my hand
I'll walk through the streets,
Talking to the homeless in winter
I wanna be a spiritual man, yeah
I heard about a man who was born in the desert
He rode for days and nights across the sand
And one day, he came upon an angel
The angel said, "Hey you, you're gonna be a spiritual man!"
Instrumental Break
Last night I saw a man walkin' toward a club in Harlem
He had a black case in his hands
Went through the back door and pulled out his gold companion
He closed his eyes and played all night like a self-taught spiritual man
Luke: This is a song about finding your way in your heart in these difficult times.
One of Dave's best.
Greg: I remember Dave being particularly excited about this one. He went through several drafts of lyrics,
really tooks his time but I love the end result. Love the vocals as well - definitely one of my faves !
Paich: This was written in the style of a narrative ballad with 4 chords. It was written as a hymn.
I wrote the first draft of the lyrics as if I was a jouanalist following Christ around. I wanted to write it in the style of the late
Hunter Thompson, The ROLLING STONE writer / poet. Then I decided to expaned the range of the story to include Buddha,
Muhammad, Coltrane. Greg and Bobby gave compelling performances.
Also Tom Scott and Monet
10. No End In Sight
The curse of blood
Falls upon this nation
I was my hands
And hang my head in shame
I pray for peace
And forge the crooked valley
This dreader fear
Held prisoner inside me
Chorus
I search the stars, still I find
No rhyme or reason
I can't see a thing
That's gonna make it right, oh make it right
You're still walking at midnight
Alone with voices in your mind
You see the world in black and white
You know until you see the light
There ain't no end, no end in sight
I can't justify
The cleansing of society
The human race
It ain't no race at all
I breach the flood
Of political insanity
Where hope once stood
Is filled with lies and shame
Chorus
Simon: This was one of the last songs we wrote.
I think it took about an hour to compose and then we cut it live.
I couple of takes - and that's it. Bobby delivers another killer vocal on this one.
Bobby: After the track was recorded, Luke and I were discussing the war in Iraq one day.
I was in the middle of a few ideas on the lyrics and all of a sudden, in the middle of that discussion, Luke mentined that we had
"No End In Sight" with this war. I brought that idea home and worked it until I had the story line. It turned out
great and it has a very daunting message.
Mike: Deals with the days of stress we're living in these times.
Go Bubba! Tell it like it is brother!
Doesn't seem so far away
So much pain in long goodbyes
There is much I need to say
You've been shadowing my door
A tempest wind that never dies
Every sorrow washed ashore
No more tears to fill my eyes
Gonna make your life whole
Let it go
Cast your grief upon the ground
Got no time for vain illusion
Cause it's killin me inside
It t be the anger you hide
Your pride
Maybe someone has stepped on your pride
Every night
It'll keep you awake every night when you're old
Your heart
Your heart has been painfully bruised
Something to lose
You still t have soething to prove
Let it go
Is it worth all the time you misues for your sad demise
When there's vengeance in your heart
What comes next is up to you
Better to think before you start
Or you can dig that grave for two
It t be the anger you hide
Your pride
Maybe someone has stepped on your pride
Every night
It'll keep you awake every night when you're old
Your heart
Your heart has been painfully bruised
Someone to lose
You t still have someone to prove
Let it go
Is it worth all the time you misuse for your sad demise
9. Spiritual Man
I heard about a man, walkin' on the water
He had hope in his eyes
He didn't wear a crown or have any money
He didn't have any lies
He had holes in his pockets
He had holes in his hands
He looked like an outlaw talkin' to his lover
He was a spiritual man
I wanna be a prince, not a king or a warrior
I wanna have a special light in my eyes
Wanna climb up a mountain, find a tree of wisdom
I wanna feel good when I cry
And maybe someday I could be a teacher
I want that karma when you touch my hand
I'll walk through the streets,
Talking to the homeless in winter
I wanna be a spiritual man, yeah
I heard about a man who was born in the desert
He rode for days and nights across the sand
And one day, he came upon an angel
The angel said, "Hey you, you're gonna be a spiritual man!"
Instrumental Break
Last night I saw a man walkin' toward a club in Harlem
He had a black case in his hands
Went through the back door and pulled out his gold companion
He closed his eyes and played all night like a self-taught spiritual man
Luke: This is a song about finding your way in your heart in these difficult times.
One of Dave's best.
Greg: I remember Dave being particularly excited about this one. He went through several drafts of lyrics,
really tooks his time but I love the end result. Love the vocals as well - definitely one of my faves !
Paich: This was written in the style of a narrative ballad with 4 chords. It was written as a hymn.
I wrote the first draft of the lyrics as if I was a jouanalist following Christ around. I wanted to write it in the style of the late
Hunter Thompson, The ROLLING STONE writer / poet. Then I decided to expaned the range of the story to include Buddha,
Muhammad, Coltrane. Greg and Bobby gave compelling performances.
Also Tom Scott and Monet
10. No End In Sight
The curse of blood
Falls upon this nation
I was my hands
And hang my head in shame
I pray for peace
And forge the crooked valley
This dreader fear
Held prisoner inside me
Chorus
I search the stars, still I find
No rhyme or reason
I can't see a thing
That's gonna make it right, oh make it right
You're still walking at midnight
Alone with voices in your mind
You see the world in black and white
You know until you see the light
There ain't no end, no end in sight
I can't justify
The cleansing of society
The human race
It ain't no race at all
I breach the flood
Of political insanity
Where hope once stood
Is filled with lies and shame
Chorus
Simon: This was one of the last songs we wrote.
I think it took about an hour to compose and then we cut it live.
I couple of takes - and that's it. Bobby delivers another killer vocal on this one.
Bobby: After the track was recorded, Luke and I were discussing the war in Iraq one day.
I was in the middle of a few ideas on the lyrics and all of a sudden, in the middle of that discussion, Luke mentined that we had
"No End In Sight" with this war. I brought that idea home and worked it until I had the story line. It turned out
great and it has a very daunting message.
Mike: Deals with the days of stress we're living in these times.
Go Bubba! Tell it like it is brother!
He had hope in his eyes
He didn't wear a crown or have any money
He didn't have any lies
He had holes in his pockets
He had holes in his hands
He looked like an outlaw talkin' to his lover
He was a spiritual man
I wanna be a prince, not a king or a warrior
I wanna have a special light in my eyes
Wanna climb up a mountain, find a tree of wisdom
I wanna feel good when I cry
And maybe someday I could be a teacher
I want that karma when you touch my hand
I'll walk through the streets,
Talking to the homeless in winter
I wanna be a spiritual man, yeah
I heard about a man who was born in the desert
He rode for days and nights across the sand
And one day, he came upon an angel
The angel said, "Hey you, you're gonna be a spiritual man!"
He had a black case in his hands
Went through the back door and pulled out his gold companion
He closed his eyes and played all night like a self-taught spiritual man
10. No End In Sight
The curse of blood
Falls upon this nation
I was my hands
And hang my head in shame
I pray for peace
And forge the crooked valley
This dreader fear
Held prisoner inside me
Chorus
I search the stars, still I find
No rhyme or reason
I can't see a thing
That's gonna make it right, oh make it right
You're still walking at midnight
Alone with voices in your mind
You see the world in black and white
You know until you see the light
There ain't no end, no end in sight
I can't justify
The cleansing of society
The human race
It ain't no race at all
I breach the flood
Of political insanity
Where hope once stood
Is filled with lies and shame
Chorus
Simon: This was one of the last songs we wrote.
I think it took about an hour to compose and then we cut it live.
I couple of takes - and that's it. Bobby delivers another killer vocal on this one.
Bobby: After the track was recorded, Luke and I were discussing the war in Iraq one day.
I was in the middle of a few ideas on the lyrics and all of a sudden, in the middle of that discussion, Luke mentined that we had
"No End In Sight" with this war. I brought that idea home and worked it until I had the story line. It turned out
great and it has a very daunting message.
Mike: Deals with the days of stress we're living in these times.
Go Bubba! Tell it like it is brother!
Falls upon this nation
I was my hands
And hang my head in shame
I pray for peace
And forge the crooked valley
This dreader fear
Held prisoner inside me
No rhyme or reason
I can't see a thing
That's gonna make it right, oh make it right
You're still walking at midnight
Alone with voices in your mind
You see the world in black and white
You know until you see the light
There ain't no end, no end in sight
The cleansing of society
The human race
It ain't no race at all
I breach the flood
Of political insanity
Where hope once stood
Is filled with lies and shame