Mr. Big

I'm waitin' for someone
Just beyond the pale
Where everybody's little thing is up for sale
An information bonfire
I'm twistin' while I wait
And now I'm temptin' fate

Twenty-four seven
Three hundred sixty five
Japandemonium is still alive
Praying like a sinner
Crooked with the blues
Lost all there is to lose

Can't hear, can't see, can't touch too much temptation
Too high to breathe, to believe in my own liberation
I'm fightin' suffocation

Yeah, suffocation

Traffic of the mind
Fast forward and rewind
Sometimes your clothes don't seem to fit
Frown becomes a smile
A man becomes a child
The fan is gonna hit the shit

Heaven on earth
Will cost you what it's worth
You'll find it anywhere you dare
Yeah, spin the tail donkey
I wonder how you sleep
Jump up your fight for air

Can't hear, can't see, can't touch too much temptation
Too high to breathe, to believe in my own liberation
I'm fightin' suffocation

I'm hangin' too much rope
In the shadows and the smoke
Turns blue up in the sky

Packin' all my stuff
Too much is not enough
Who's got the most and then you die

Can't hear, can't see, can't feel my frustration
Too high to breath, to believe in transformation
Can't come, can't go too slow, suffocation
Too high to breathe, to believe in my own liberation, there's too much population
Stop the world, I'm jumpin' off, I'm fightin' suffocation

Suffocation
Suffocation

Mr. Big is an American hard rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1988. The band was originally composed of Eric Martin (lead vocals), Paul Gilbert (guitar, backing vocals), Billy Sheehan (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Pat Torpey (drums, percussion, backing vocals). They are noted especially for their music, and have scored a number of hits. Their songs are often marked by strong vocals and vocal harmonies. Their hits include “To Be with You” (a number-one single in 15 countries in 1992) and “Just Take My Heart”. The band takes its name from a song by Free, which it covered on the 1993 album Bump Ahead.

Mr. Big remained active and popular for over a decade despite internal conflicts and changing music trends, releasing four studio Mr. Big (1989), Lean into It (1991), Bump Ahead (1993) and Hey Man (1996). Guitarist Paul Gilbert departed the band in 1999, and Richie Kotzen was brought as a guitarist and vocalist. The band released two more albums with this Get Over It (1999) and Actual Size (2001). Mr. Big broke up in 2002.

Following requests from fans, Mr. Big reunited with its original line-up in 2009. The band’s first post-reunion tour was in Japan. In 2010, Mr. Big released its first album in 15 years with the same What If…. During the recording of the follow-up album …The Stories We Could Tell (2014), Pat Torpey was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and participated only marginally as a drum producer and touring support. The band’s ninth album, Defying Gravity (2017), was its last record involving Torpey; he died the following year. Not wanting to continue without Torpey, the band intends to release a final studio album, conduct a farewell tour and disband.

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