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Wonderland

by Ronoc 'N' Roll

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We may not be talking anymore We may still be friends but I can’t tell for sure Our phones are bone-dry from this drought of texts Don’t know if you’ll call or what to expect Willing to write you half a letter and email the rest To tell you the songs I wrote about you were my best… they were my best Yes, my heart was broken at the time But each heartstring pulled gave me another line Soon I’ll have a whole album finished With all these tunes about you written in it Filling your name into the header, an R on the crest To say the songs I wrote about you were my best… they were my best I start punching out lyrics when I’m Emotional so nine out of ten times Whatever’s etched on the sheet’s drenched in truth (truth, truth) This poem’s an extended metaphor Don’t know what I’m getting so meta for I’m writing about writing about you (you, you) Like a straight-A student, we’re on good terms But our lack of chatting gets me concerned Are these songs all for naught if you don’t hear ‘em Or just cures for my gladness like some gladness serum? I’ve pushed my emotions down again, they’re repressed Cuz the songs I wrote about you were my best Based on flowery phrases I’ve used for you, you should have guessed That the songs I wrote about you were my best They were my best They were my best
2.
Perfection 04:58
Your shins, your lips, your arms, your hips, your fingertips They send my head in twists and turns Your neck, your cheeks, so soft and sleek, your clothes, so chic Just one look makes my stomach burn Your brains, your braun, your looks, I fawn, this list goes on And I just don't know where it ends Your mouth, I wish was here to kiss with tenderness It'd lock my place as your true friend Blemishes and freckles, one hell of a complexion Webster may disagree with me but you're the definition of perfection Blemishes and freckles, one hell of a complexion Webster may disagree with me but you're the definition of perfection A face so pure, she's soup du jour, a head cold's cure Makes me better when I see her There's one key, if she's a queen, I'm a monkey What she tells me I'mma believer Blemishes and freckles, one hell of a complexion Webster may disagree with me but you're the definition of perfection Blemishes and freckles, one hell of a complexion Webster may disagree with me but you're the definition of perfection P-E-R-F-E-C-T-O-N yes that may sound unclear But beauty's in the eye of the beholder and honey I got the I right here Blemishes and freckles, one hell of a complexion Webster may disagree with me but you're the definition of perfection Blemishes and freckles, one hell of a complexion Webster may disagree with me but you're the definition of perfection
3.
See her every day at North Eli High, heard through the grapevine she’s single My soft cellular heart’s got powerful wifi, walking ‘round her gets me one strong signal She’s into my music and she wears tie-dye, this kitty gets my motor purring All of her long hair, it draws my eyes into it, bright tangerine We got lots in common though she likes sci-fi, I’ve never heard of R2D2 Any other girly would’ve said bye-bye but for now, I think she likes me too She drives a blue Kia, I drive a dusty Honda Safe to see I’ll forever be fond of, fond of Rhonda Middle of math, we’d talk and we’d flirt, always said ‘yes’, never ‘no’ to her Felt improper speaking like I’d never reach her, sometimes over the line, never over her Cuz she’s a fraction of me, a piece, the completer, so dividing us would be awful She wore beautiful colors, I slothed in black T-shirts, she was active, I was docile She drove a blue Kia, I drove a dusty Honda You can and will understand I’m still fond of, fond of Rhonda Don’t wanna settle ‘til this romantic case is closed Dream about her face, got her father’s gracious nose Got her mother’s red hair and her mother’s eyes But there’s an uneasy bird in my ear saying otherwise You gotta dodge this bullet, you gotta dodge this bullet She won’t accept you for who you are, she won’t accept you for who you are If she wants to stay hidden and not open up If she wants to stay hidden and not open up Then dodge this bullet, dodge this bullet
4.
There’s an air about ya, I swear without ya I’d fare about as well as a broken Ferris Wheel I’m looking for ya, I’m rooking forward I’m booking towards a queen that I can steal You just wanna laugh at me (ha ha ha ha ha ha mess me up) I can’t stand it when you tease (ah ah ah ah ah ah Jessica) Got caramel skin, hair’s a-meltin’ I’m aware it’s silky and smooth and delightful Tan lines, a Foreman Grill coulda formed ‘em To me, you’re an organ: oh so important and vital You just wanna laugh at me (ha ha ha ha ha ha mess me up) I can’t stand it when you tease (ah ah ah ah ah ah Jessica) Now it’s tense between us and I meant the string of Compliments I said with good intentions Oh Jess it seems the problem was me just Trying to be the center of attention You just wanna laugh at me (ha ha ha ha ha ha mess me up) I can’t stand it when you tease (ah ah ah ah ah ah Jessica)
5.
Steakhouse, lake house, me and you can make out On the balcony when all the stars show up Two years, you here, can’t believe it’s true dear There’s nobody I love more, literally no one I’m more forward than I was twenty-four Months ago so now it’s time, officially I’ll share my rare soul like it’s tonight’s fare The difference is this heart’s got no side-dish, you’ll see My a la carte heart, a la carte heart, a la carte heart, that and nothing else A la carte heart, a la carte heart, a la carte heart, just me, myself Honeymoon coming soon, you’re beautiful and funny too I’m still in shock that we will be together for life Experienced fear and stress before my heart jumped in your chest I’m too weak for love’s games like a damn fortnight… THIS. IS. New to me, usually I treat myself so brutally And purposefully keep myself from feeling some other Emotions so I told my soul it’s time I let those notions go And make the conscious choice to let myself uncover Chorus I want you to know what’s under this cloche is sure to expose every part of me We’ll never be one unless we open up to each other or just open partially Blood’s flowing so fast it’s a large fleet of fast ships, these vessels are spastic Like my arteries Cuz of all other men, you picked me out and then you threw away the menu A-la-carte-ly Chorus
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Over Me 02:58
You chose him over me now that you’re over me You couldn’t go for me because you’re over me See you laughing, see you holding hands See you giving me eyes while hanging ‘round your man I’m stencil-perfection, something he can’t trace How does he feel knowing that he was second place? I’m not trying to rationalize why you picked him ‘stead of me now Okay maybe I am but even with clear eyes I can’t see how You chose him over me, it adds up? Totally Doesn’t but woe is me, you chose him over me See you drowning in a burning pond, wouldn’t save ya cuz you’d be so hot you’d turn him on I’m an eight plus two, he’s me minus six… like a stolen Christmas present, what’s mine is his I’m not trying to rationalize that you picked him ‘stead of me now Okay maybe I am but even with clear eyes I can’t see how You chose him over me, now that you’re over me You’re a bridge, I’m a stream because you’re over me Over over over (this keeps on happening) / Me me me (Or is it my imagination) Over over over (can’t drive me ‘way again) / Me me me (lost your license and registration) I’m not trying to rationalize why you picked him ‘stead of me now Okay maybe I am but even with clear eyes I can’t see how I was tricked into you, fragile China devil, dishing out the pain with a flamethrower I’m ready to face you in my final level and your game over You chose him over me now that you’re over me You couldn’t go for me because you’re over me You chose him over me, it adds up? Totally Doesn’t but woe is me, you chose him over me You chose him over me, now that you’re over me You’re a bridge, I’m a stream because you’re over me You chose him over me now that you’re over me You couldn’t go for me because you’re over me
7.
I wasn’t always such a magnet, I ain’t the way I used to be Wouldn’t even think twice if I received a wink in my General direction, it was no big deal until I hit puberty Then lonesome with no one became life or death, my brain began thinking I Always gotta got a girl / always gotta got a girl There’s no point for the world / zero, none, nada, nil If I don’t always got a girl High school, I fooled around a bit during junior, senior years Then I rolled into college, this matter went from grey to white Cuz I felt I knew what made me, me, whatever girl was between my ears Convinced myself my health was in check, just kept repeating and saying I Always gotta got a girl / always gotta got a girl There’s no point for the world / zero, none, nada, nil If I don’t always got a girl, I always got to got a girl The pain keeps growing, I keep towing this line, it’s just a gut reaction Hate being alone and not really knowing the line ‘tween friends and true attraction I feel at home when I hear the Stones sing ‘I can’t get no satisfaction’ Cuz though I’m open I end up broken, it’s time for me to take some action I’m a bigger man now, no relation crutches holding I’m perfectly fine standing on my own two feet which implies I won’t Fall to desire like I have before, the real me is unfolding I’ve come to my senses and finally realized I don’t Always gotta got a girl / always gotta got a girl There’s no point for the world / zero, none, nada, nil If I don’t always got a girl
8.
Home Wrecker 03:07
Say you caught me ogling your girl, I wasn’t staring at her Got your arm resting around her waist You’re her boyfriend but to me that don’t matter I’m a home wrecker I’m a home wrecker I’m a home, home, home, home wrecker Throw threats: I’ll never play guitar again Break my fingers cuz they’re better than yours Sorry she’s texting me while you’re still asleep But I can’t stop her from liking me more Chorus I’m a bachelor, you two are together Far as I’m concerned, my situation’s better I’m the next hook that’ll come down and get your Girl, a textbook definition homewrecker Sledgehammer human tearing down relationship walls To couples I’m another pair of wrecking balls Chorus (x2)
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Cry for Help 04:10
Are you afraid that we won’t like the person you are Just cuz you lack certain aspects of certainty? Don’t try to say ‘no’ cuz we can see you are And that’s insecurity I made a mistake going for you once Not gonna make the same error twice Don’t wanna fight or argue just so you can shout over me As tears well up in your eyes You need someone by your side all the time and I’m Sorry I can’t be them But I can’t stand to see you broken and acting like it’s fine I’m sure someone can… yeah I’m sure somebody can You’re a cry for help, used to be my hon, now you’re just someone I Tried to help, I don’t hate you girl, it’s just how it unfurled, mind is Fried to hell, you start grieving right after I leave and I think ‘Might as well’, you cry for help, you cry for help, you cry for help I ain’t like the boyfriends you’ve had before me How many times do I have to remind you? You fell for me, got into me but I’ll avoid you if need be I’ll simply step away from behind you So next time you seem me and avert your glance Don’t crawl back afterwards like we’re cool If you know the choreography well, do the dance And don’t treat me like a left-footed fool Pre-chorus You’re a cry for help, used to be my hon, now you’re just someone I Tried to help, I may be C.R. but what you need is another Y to spell what you are, lustrous, just a cry for help, cry for help, a cry for help Chorus
10.
Wonderland 04:31
Oh roll your eyes one more time, is that just you getting off? If I said to you half the shit you say to me I’d get my head bitten off I’m calm and collected but get disrespected just cuz we’re from different generations Your rage is not cured, you need a doctor then maybe take some of their patience You’re always in your own head, you never escape outside of it You attempt to make your own bed and make other people lie in it Cuz god forbid you sleep in it, you’ll wake up on the wrong side of it Keep on thinking about yourself, you’ll never fuckin’ understand Everything’s a dream because you’re stuck in Wonderland Hate me all you want, yell yourself hoarse, more horse than you already look Why the long face? You take so many L’s on this board, you’re the knight, I’m the rook Cuz I try to be straightforward with you yet upstairs you don’t have enough sense To pay attention to your surroundings so it comes at my expense Chorus I’m not gonna stop being me, oh go tell, tell someone else I ain’t my personal physician, oh no; I can’t help myself I’m not gonna sugar-coat everything just to watch for all you wish Cuz although I may have my heart on my sleeve I’d never put your feelings on my wrist Chorus
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I own two birds who love to sing A fish that can hop through a little ring Three dogs, all of which vary in size My old dog Bowie’s got different colored eyes I love cats but I’m allergic So I only own four cuz the sneezing is worth it There’s one glaring issue ‘bout the snake I bough He won’t slither or do any snakey things; I got A reptile dysfunction, my snake won’t move or nothing A reptile dysfunction, even though I’m giving him most of my loving I went to the pet shop to get an answer Or at least some help and they said “we can’t sir” Bought toys and treats for hundreds of bucks Anything I could do to cheer him up Tried to get him to play with his field mouse friends He just sat there and didn’t eat any of them Nothing worked so we went the place we hadn’t yet Got him in his cage in the car and drove him to the vet A reptile dysfunction, my snake won’t move for nothing A reptile dysfunction, even when I give him a special head rubbing When I met with the vet he gave my pet a set of medications He said to me “there’s nothing else I can do” My face turned red cuz I’m already in debt from spending on pills and treatments Although I’m fed up I still fed the meds to My slithery, scaly, reptilian child But nothing changed, not his demeanor or style He’s limp in the grass, we’re down in the yard And on top of all this…….. My penis won’t get hard Chorus (x2)
12.
Roadkill 05:35
I love you baby and I don’t want you to go Want you to say yes but all you’re saying is no I love you baby and everything is alright Cuz I’ll be thinking about you when I’m asleep in bed tonight Well I’m just roadkill on the side of the road Something you pass by when you’re on your way home I love you baby and don’t you ever forget I’ve felt the same about you since the day that we met You were glowing, I was going insane You were blowing my brain like a bullet In front of you I was cool, business and relaxed ‘Til we partied in the back like a mullet But that was years ago I was subject to a love-wreck, hit and run What happened now, it’s all been said and done Could continue reminiscing but why would I do that? Cuz I like it, cuz I like getting hurt Like my face in the dirt: masochistic I’m dead to you, I’m an alleyway cat Who’s pinned down on the mat like your lipstick I’ll still be here, I ain’t going nowhere Like a play by Moliere, I’m feeling sick But it’s probably just my imagination A sad amalgamation of heartache and wishes Bridge Chorus I was no one, you were growing a vine I was slow and my spine was too heavy Saw me struggling, yeah you saw me sinking Your very first instinct was to help me Chorus

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The 9th installment in Ronoc 'N' Roll's discography is an album about love, the loved and the lovers who love love. 'Wonderland' satisfies with 12 more classic Ronoc synth-laden rock tracks and sweet acoustic ballads.

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released June 27, 2019

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Ronoc 'N' Roll was born and raised in Maryland. Almost immediately after his exit from his mother’s womb, he was introduced to rock 'n' roll by his father. Inspired by Bruce Springsteen, Alice Cooper, and David Bowie, R'N'R's music is fun, electric and powerful, just the way rock should be. ... more

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