Nur Ein XI - Walking on Eggshells

[iVeg]

WALKING ON EGGSHELLS – inflatable vegetables ft Pigfarmer Jr [? and ?]

Human eggshells, easily broken by
Baseball bats of the raging word
Hobnail boots of a hateful glance
Dancing in violence or brutal silence

We like to think we’re solid granite
Till we’re cracked by acts unplanned
Broken promises fanned by flames
Chipped and ripped by sarcasm dripping

I thought you were a friend to me
We act more like enemies
Walking on eggshells
Walking on eggshells

Even when we start off right
We often end up fighting and
Walking on eggshells
Walking on eggshells

[? Female part ?]

[Pigfarmer Jr]
Oh don’t worry, I won’t say a word
I’ll hold my breath, sit here unheard
I won’t move, do a single thing
For fear of reprisal that it will bring

[? Female part ?]

CH

Walking carefully as if on hot coals
Heat of the embers, steam from my toes
Carrying five gallon cans of gasoline
So tempted to be pouring

CH

[DuToVa]

Walking on Eggshells
by 0-DuToVa

(Opening spoken-word remarks by Brother D)

You told you loved me
and called me your own son
Nothing I ever did
Was good enough for you

I tried to change
I tried to change it all
All you did was cry
And take my picture off the wall

But now I have my rest
You'll never see my best
I pray that you will see
The pain you put on me

I walked on your eggshells
Every single day
All it did was hurt me
And drove me insane

Your silence, it killed me
You wonder why I ran
I'm glad that it happened
Cause I'm a better man

You never said you're sorry
But I made it last this long
Thought the next day would be better
But I was so wrong

I thought I was a problem
Cause you told me all the time
Now you take away your daughter
You finally crossed the line

But now I have my rest
You'll never see my best
I pray that you will see
All the pain you put on me
And now I'm free

[glennny]

Cavedwellers

Walking on Eggshells

Guest Spoken Word
by Django Phillips of The Kraken Lives

Verse 1
Ride the silence choking the air
Bitterness makes any weakling despair
It's just number, the name of a song
Unforgettable Fire, but I could be wrong

Pre Chorus
Take it in stride girl
It can’t be that bad
The best times of your life
Have yet to be had

Chorus
You feelings are so fragile
I need to be agile
And tread lightly
Every night
I'm walking on eggshells

Verse 2
We can’t deny we’re getting up there
A few more curves and greyer hair
the older the berry, the sweeter the juice
The wiser the trickster, the more clever her ruse

Pre-Chorus
Chorus

Spoken Word (Django):
I just wanted to say to have a happy birthday,
But you don’t seem at all pleased with the thought.
Just because you’re 40 don’t make you elderly;
You’re still pretty and funny and hot.
You are also xXswagmasterXxnoscoper360swagmasterxX

Pre-Chorus
Chorus

[BenKrieger]

Jon:
This...
this is not how I thought this evening would go.
You seemed so nice, so open, so friendly...
when you asked me out
I thought "Why not?"
even though I haven't been historically gay.
And then today
you tell me this will be an unforgettable date
and I cannot disagree
as here we are
alone in this darkest night
breaking the gate down at Junior's Farm?
This...
this is not how I thought this evening would go.

Ben:
Look
We met at a Fugazi show
You were wearing a pleather vest
With metal, with zippers
And a black bean burrito
That you had held off the cheese on
On the walk to Big Sal's
You cooed at the cat crossing the street
The first to jump forward when the car creamed it
cursing out the skinhead at the wheel
It was sweet
We went home
You inspected my fridge
For reasons I'd like to assume were higher in nature
That I'd like to assume meant
You were an activist vegan?
You are an activist, right?
You are a vegan?

Jon:
OK, this has already started on the wrong chicken foot
so let's clear the air:
I'm allergic to dairy; I fart up a storm.
I wear pleather for pleasure, to keep me most warm.
I was simply uninterested in the cat coming to harm
and I hated that skinhead since first year at dorm.
These are things I should have told you off the bat
maybe
but it was our first meet.
This was our first date. I thought I should be careful
about what I was willing to admit.
But - jeez! Did I just step on an egg?
The yolks on me; and all over my faux suede shoes.
Good god! No more walking on eggshells for me, tonight.
I'mo tell you how I really feel!

Ben:
So not an activist
Not a vegan
And possibly not gay?
historically?
whatever that means?
But there's no turning back now, comrade
The lock has been cut
the fence jumped
the wall scaled
and the shells stepped on
Humpty Dumpty time, mother fucker
We're going to free some chickens
You'll feel their emancipated clucks
The thrill of the man being stuck
And I can guarantee, man, you'll want to fuck
I will change you tonight, I will
Hand me that blow torch

Jon:
This...
This is certainly not how I thought this evening would go
but this...
this is GREAT!
I feel so free
burning down the house
nobody here but us chickens
walking on eggshells...
well it's time to feel good!
All right!
I've never felt this way before
freeing the animals in this uncivil war
gently ensuring their intestines aren't gored.
This is not how I thought the evening would go.
It's better.
Kiss me, Ben!

[MicahSommer]

WALKING ON EGGSHELLS
Micah Sommersmith

Cast:
Clairellyn Sommersmith as "Girl"
Micah Sommersmith as "Boy"

GIRL: Okay, I'm ready to go! ... What's wrong?

GIRL: You're looking at me weird. Is everything okay?

I feel like I'm walking on eggshells when I'm with you
I can't relax I can barely breathe
I can't be everything for you
Hell, I can't even be myself for myself sometimes

GIRL: Now you're just staring at me. Would you please say something?

But on the other hand (I feel like I'm walking on eggshells when I'm with you)
You and I are so entwined (I can't relax I can barely breathe)
How can I imagine a life without you? (I can't be everything for you)
I might as well be dead (Hell, I can't even be myself for myself sometimes)

But do I only say that because I've grown accustomed
To having you around all the time?
No affection just complacency and boredom and fear of the unknown
And oh God what have we done to each other my love?

I love you (I feel like I'm walking on eggshells when I'm with you)
I hate you (I can't relax I can barely breathe)
I can't decide
I can't be everything for you
Hell, I can't even be myself for myself sometimes

GIRL: What's going on, babe?

I'm not a babe, I'm a full grown man,
I have thoughts, I have opinions and I have plans
That you wouldn't even know about
Because you don't care about me
You only care about you you you!

It's all about you you you! (I feel like I'm walking on eggshells when I'm with you)
I'm lost without you you you! (I can't relax I can barely breathe)
I gotta have you you you! (I can't be everything for you)
But I can't stand you you you! (Hell, I can't even be myself for myself sometimes)

GIRL: I'm serious. What's the matter?
BOY: Uh, nothing, nothing, it's fine. We should go, we're going to be late.

[Levittdown]

Walking On Eggshells, or Breaking Down The Fourth Nur Ein Wall
by Levittdown

(1010 WINS theme)
Guest Spoken Word, my son J:

"In today's top story, Round 2 of Nur Ein is in the books. Micah wins, Levittdown is spared."

Here's my song if it were better you could take it
And play it out and say it was your own
You could be careful without walking on eggshells
Pretend you're in the bedroom all alone

Face towards the wall, close your eyes
Pretend I'm not listening, it'll be alright
Lost in yourself, you'll see the way through
Don't worry about me, I don't even know you

Here's my song, don't know exactly what I'm doing
You can have it but you won't win the award
Here's a song it's really pretty simple
Despite that I'm playing the wrong chord

Facing towards the wall, closing my eyes
Pretending I'm not listening to myself
Lost in the afternoon of spring and sadness
I miss the things I put up on the shelf

Here's my song if it were better you could take it
And play it out and say it was your own
You could be careful without walking on eggshells
Pretend you're in the bedroom all alone

[Lunkhead]

"Walking On Egg Shells”
By Berkeley Social Scene
Guest spoken word (and backing vocals) by two time Nur Ein champion frankie big face!!

I don’t have to stay up here
On my tip toes.
I can’t wait to feel the floor
Under foot
Spinning, dizzy from the strain
Body trembling
I’m too scared to make a sound
But I should

They only love you when they can
They only give you what they have

I need more than what you brought
To the table
Made a banquet from the scraps
Best I could
This insatiable desire
To feel wholeness (response “wholeness” extra vocals)
Can never come from anyone
I understood

They only love you when they can
They only give you what they have

I spend my time
Dodging your bullets
Praying that you will
come around
I’ve spent my life
Walking on eggshells
Hoping that I find
solid ground
x4

[grumpymike]

ft. Jim M (spoken word)

To us humans, a name is everything. Names shape the very way we perceive our mysterious existence. Giving something a label gives us the power to acknowledge it and understand it.

But when it comes to ideas that transcend our daily, banal experiences - we have notoriously failed to give those concepts labels that convey meaning or expand our perceptions. We struggle to break free from the shackles of our own humanity.

how could this be?
what is a galaxy?
i'm just a primate
with excessive reasoning

i look at the sky
i look at my beaten hands
all that concerns me
is living off this here land

treading carefully

Scientists, academics, gurus. They've all tried to define our place in the universe. Personally, I think of it as something simple. Something that can be understood in any culture.

An egg is a beginning. This is OUR beginning. An egg is fragile. OUR place in the universe is fragile.

first we could crawl
then we could stand
walking upright
guns in our hands

then we could fly
higher than air
through the unknown
to find a new lair

If our egg cracks, we can't just find another - there are only maybe a dozen planets like ours in the galactic neighborhood.

Our situation is quite rare. Do you understand the odds of a planet like earth existing? And bearing life? And surviving through a species like ours?

First we could talk
Then we could discuss
Somewhere along
We learned how to distrust

Then we would lie
So much we believed it
Caught in our webs
And praising false prophets

i found some food
i found some water
i found a tool
to make me get stronger

I found the moon
I found an asteroid
Flying through space
Watching the earth be destroyed

first we could crawl
then we could stand
walking upright
guns in our hands

then we could fly
Much higher than air
through the unknown
to find a new lair

now we know best
killing the rest of them
we call the shots
we are the nephalim

Maybe it's good
Or maybe it's shameful
I'm not to say
I'm just an animal

Let me say it again. An egg is fragile. OUR place in the universe is fragile.

We are helpless. We are at great risk. Our existence is literally as vulnerable as an egg balanced on a spoon.

[Paco Del Stinko]

Paco del Stinko w/ Nurse B.Wrabbit

She can hear you breathe - And it makes her seethe (Makes her seethe)
She brings you to your knees - With her demands to please (Please)
Like the wind in the trees - Making whispering leaves
It only takes a small breeze - To bring on the unease

Misantropic in the real world, she's not a boy and she's not a girl
She can't function outside of asylum walls
Always talking 'bout her human rights (human rights)
Pushing buttons and starting fights
And she'll spend her life alone in the hospital halls

She can hear you breathe - And it makes her seethe (Makes her seethe)
She brings you to your knees - With her demands to please (Please)
Like the wind in the trees - Making whispering leaves
It only takes a small breeze - To bring on the unease

Look, I know you're upset, but things can't always go your way
You're not the only one here
Everybody here is walking on eggshells because of your behavior and it's not fair to the others
I think you should take your medications and practice your coping skills
Do you want to go sit for a while in the quiet room
What do YOU want to do
Right now you still have a little bit of control of how this situation plays out

She can hear you breathe - And it makes her seethe (Makes her seethe)
She brings you to your knees - With her demands to please (Please)
Like the wind in the trees - Making whispering leaves
It only takes a small breeze - To bring on the unease

[Caravan Ray]

Walking of Eggshells
Strangely Brown (featuring Strangely Charmaine)

I understand the pressure that you’re under
and I can totally empathise
with the difficult situation
seen through your eyes, but

Is it too much baby just to hope for some peace tonight?
To maybe say two words without starting a fight?

Well I know sometime that I may appear indifferent
to your troubles and your strife
but I live in fear of your retaliation
it cuts like a knife

Is it too much baby just to hope for some peace tonight?
To maybe say two words without starting a fight?

the tension build up is killing me
i can’t stand the fragility
it seems I spend my life just walking on eggshells

Did you have a good day at work today?
At least one of us had a good day at work.
Do you want to hear about my day?
It was shit.
Oh, you're going too play your guitar now are you?
That's nice.
You can't be fucking serious.
Fucking arsehole

Is it too much baby just to hope for some peace tonight?
To maybe say two words without starting a fight?

Don't say another word.

[Rankcorps]

ft. the Rankkids

Dinosaurs made eggs
The same as birds and snakes
Baby dinosaurs pecked their way out
Using an egg tooth

This left a lot of debris around the nest
Broken egg shells all around

Little baby dinosaurs
Walking on eggshells
Taking their first steps
Walking on eggshells

Dinosaur babies start out small
Their eggs no bigger than a cannon ball
Dino parents protected their young from predators
Even after they were hatched

Some were too weak to leave the nest
Broken egg shells all around

Little baby dinosaurs
Walking on eggshells
Taking their first steps
Walking on eggshells

Tell me about baby dinosaurs!

[bgm]

Walking On Eggshells
by bgm (featuring George)

you used to be happy
a life full of highs
but lately I'm seeing
something else in your eyes
since those happier days
you've become someone new
seems I'm always walking
on eggshells
around you

there used to be music
now it's quiet instead
I can't say the wrong thing
or you'll take off my head
you refuse to explain
what you've been going through
and I'm always walking
on eggshells
around you

now I find
your frame of mind
it's so unkind
how will you be tomorrow?

(spoken)
O my darlin’
you know that I love you
so very, very much
and it just tears me up inside to say this, but
lately it seems that
ain’t nothin’ I do is right
and you can’t seem to pull yourself together
I’m not sure if you’re just having a bad year financially
or maybe its some kind of nutrition-related thing I don't know
but it seems like
I’m always walkin’
on eggshells
around you

well I've reached my limit
I can't take anymore
of your smashing the dishes
and slamming the door
so I've done all I can
nothing else I can do
when I'm always walking
on eggshells
yes I'm always walking
on eggshells
and I'm always walking
on eggshells
around you

[ken]

Intro
D A

A A Bm D x3
A A Bm D-E-
Conflict is inevitable
It’s a fact of life when you love someone
Sometimes it seems trivial
But it’s personal and you’ll have to rise above

A
D A x2
If you can’t talk about it
What good will it do
To walk around on eggshells
Avoiding the truth

E

Trust is the foundation of love
And honesty the best policy
Couples have differing needs
And we recognize it for harmony

Bridge
D D A E

[RangerDenni]

WALKING ON EGGSHELLS
DJ RANGER DEN
(featuring DAVE LEIGH of Dr. Lindyke and TOM GIARROSSO of Boffo Yux Dudes)

(I am not going to post “lyrics” today, and I’m sorry about that. I hope it doesn’t ruin any scoring. My song is entirely made of dialogue and samples. What I am going to do is give you some educational materials to underscore my thought process, and some backstory. These are optional, of course).

SCENE:
Two young ladies (played by our Youthful, Game Actors) are conversing about a common situation which is happening to women and other menstruating individuals all over the world right now as we speak.
Usually, this is only discussed in hushed whispers, and in some countries this biological fact is heavily stigmatized (in some cases this includes my own country; and perhaps this occurs in other "developed" lands. In fact, it doesn't look like difficult and 'unconventional' bathroom topics are getting any easier to sort through logically and calmly--which is difficult and sad).
This realization is illustrated in the song by the samples flooding in and out of the “consciousness” of what is basically a soundscape. The basic MEAT of the song is the dialogue, which the main characters would have in secret so as not to create stir in their lives, and the contradictory secret underground culture of menstruation would surround them: illustrated by these extra sound clips.

I took some clips from:
-An antique Walt Disney “educational” film on menarche:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLhld_PI2zg
-A newsweek article provided other resources, including Ingrid Nilsen’s interview with President Obama (interspersed also is a sample of Trump making his blood comments re:correspondent Megyn Kelly) http://www.newsweek.com/2016/04/29/wome ... 49833.html (a video starts right up when you click this)
-some similar clips of Jess Philips discussion of a VAT tampon tax (there is/was? a similar one in Australia, and there has been talk about this all over the world.)
-Also included is Buzzfeed video where men try having a period for a week. And the comedy clips are from the routines of Margaret Cho, Key & Peele, and Russell Howard’s Good News where this topic is discussed. I make no commentary or judgements about anything I use, just that we are surrounded by statements and information regarding our bleeding, and there is a definite vibe in the room when someone who is bleeding chooses to bring it up, or discuss it. It evokes a response.

When the title ‘Walking on Eggshells’ came up—it was perfect because people say ‘What are you interested in right now?’ or ‘What are you working on?’ and I go “uhhhhhhh…” How do I discuss how much my identity means to me when sometimes it does not really seem relevant to the rest of the world and others like me express that fact in different ways or don't seem as affected by it as I do? So the song is full of little bits of sarcasm, ironies, and making things funny in order to put it all in front of a lamp. But mostly, about SAYING something. Because it's hard for me and I feel like complaining sometimes but the cost is always terrifying. So I thought doing this in my weird way would perhaps get me eliminated, but I feel really good about it. I'm not tough. So regrets.

Before the title came out, I had been reading the following links made me realize that the rest of the human race needs to know about the struggles of my uterine situation. You can continue reading if you find this interesting and any of this sparks your interest. Thank you.

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/a-plea-f ... 36310.html
https://medium.com/endless/going-with-t ... .wrlkafwz4
http://www.forbes.com/sites/emmajohnson ... 39bfabb4fc
http://www.wired.com/2016/04/hey-silico ... k-periods/
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/boldy-go ... 86906.html

ps. If this is too “bloggy” and I should remove this from a lyrics thread and post it on my private site with a link to that here, please let me know and I’m happy to do that.

[PepperJane]

So... I popped over here to post my lyrics for this deadline that was a week ago and now I feel a little more educated, thanks RangerDenni. Going to put my response to your post in the main thread *cough* for this round, to keep your commentary your commentary, and my lyrics my lyrics, in this space. I started writing this when I was up in the skypod at the CN tower in Toronto, 447m up in the air.

Walking on Eggshells (447)
(Shadow entry)
Guest: Peruvian Canadian, Guillermo Alberto Subauste, at Pacha Sound, Toronto

Four four seven, vier vier sieben, metres above
The GO train, goes so slow, when you look at it from here

Four four seven, vier vier sieben, metres above you
I bet that's what you think is just my usual view
But my big nose is indisposed, too busy filtering air
To look down on, those ants down, those ants way down there

La gente va y viene
y uno siempre es el anfitrión y el invitado
el que se queda después de la fiesta, el que escucha todavía las voces en los rincones
Caminar sobre cascaras de huevo no es lo mismo para un aguila que para una hormiga hambrienta

447, 447 m above you
I bet that's what you think is just my usual view

Translations:
Vier and sieben are the numbers 4 and 7 in German
(Provided by Guillermo, and edited partially:) People come and go, and one is always the host and guest. The one that stays at the end of the party and hears the voices in all the corners. Walking on eggshells is not the same to an eagle than a hungry ant

One more note: GO train is Govt of Ontario train network and is spoken as the word 'go'