In which Mr. Light Switch gets defeated, and becomes a bad guy. Because some foes are too fierce, and some heroes just aren’t strong enough. He should have been more cautious around that cold patch. He sure seems to be enjoying his liberation from morality, though.
lyrics
LYRICS
I am a liar and a cheat
I faced evil and I got beat
I feel no sorrow
I feel no shame
I merely marvel
What I became
Thought I was a good man
I will be good to you
But you will not believe
The things that I can do
The things that I can do might make you tremble
The things that I can do might make you cry
The things that I can do do not resemble
the actions of an ordinary guy
I’m not unfeeling
I just don’t care
Been nice and wild
Nice don’t compare
I feel no sorrow
I feel no shame
I merely marvel what I became
Thought I was a good man
I will be good to you
But you will not believe
The things that I can do
The things that I can do might make you tremble
The things that I can do might make you cry
The things that I can do do not resemble
the actions of an ordinary guy
credits
from Super,
released September 11, 2015
Recorded and mixed by Johannes Luley at My Sonic Temple, Los Angeles, CA
Dicki Fliszar: Drums
Johannes Luley: Bass, Drum programming, Loops, Tambourine
Jay: Acoustic and electric guitars, Synth and Vocals
Tim: Vocals
supported by 5 fans who also own “The Things That I Can Do”
It's the essence of TMJ to follow up a smart song about the need to forge new memories with a killer that grooves on everything great and awful about the 1970s. Brash, confident, and deeply pleasurable -- and its vibe is punctured by the new old b-side's warning "living backwards in time/losing your mind." As always, TMJ has it all ways, beautifully. Alan S