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We do all that we can to wreck our good deal
We throw our trash in the ocean
We throw our caution to the wind
We throw it all away
Grind it under our wheel
And then we tell ourselves
That we are good at hear, good at heart
This is the way we make our peace
Nevermore, we say and never again
This is the way we make our peace
Forever and ever forever amen
We make a whole lotta noise
About how much we all care
But it don't mean nothing
If we don't follow through
We believe we're so damn smart
We believe know all the answers
But what do we know
When we don't know what's true
And still we tell ourselves
We can get it together, get it together
We like the way that we look
When we look at ourselves
And we look at ourselves
Nearly all of the time
But we don't wanna see
What we don't wanna see
It's a world of hate
It is a world of crime
And still we tell ourselves
We will do the right thing, do the right thing
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In and of Itself
04:03
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I am love
I am hate
I’m all that’s in-between
I am son
I am daughter
Simple and byzantine
In and of itself
I’m no one you’d know
In and of itself
Just one more domino
I am odd
I am straight
Twisted as a broken grin
I am bad
I am better
The worm in your gin
Who am I
What do I do
Where am I going now
What do I want
What do I need
Will I find it somehow
I am dream
I am nightmare
I’m ghost in the machine
I am you
I am me
I’m simple and byzantine
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Wanna Be Free
05:03
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Well everywhere that I look
That I look
All I see are lies, lies, lies
And somehow these lies
Now come as no surprise
All I really wanna do is find a place that I can hide
Somewhere where I can thumb a ride
Well everywhere that I go
That I go
All I feel is pain
And that's not something that'll help me sustain
All I wanna do is run away, run away in the night
Don't care if it's wrong or right
Wanna be free of this world, this world
Wanna be free from care
Wanna be free of this world, this world
I wanna vanish in to thin air
Well everyone that I love
That I love
Well they just leave me flat
And that's not something I would say is where it's at
All I wanna do bury my head deep in the ground
And listen to the dirt's sweet sound
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4. |
Darkness at Noon
05:43
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The sun it does not rise
And the kids they do not play
No one's laughing in the street now
All the faces are grim and gray
Birds are scattering unbeholden
To the sound of ricochet
All around there is singing
But the song it has no tune
Shut the drapes and kill the light
It is darkness at noon
Hey oh, hey oh, it is darkness at noon
A crowd is milling on the platform
And the train it does not arrive
Smoke billows on the horizon
A panic is in overdrive
A single thought shoots like a bullet
It is queer to be alive
We are lost and we are lonely
In a land of broken dreams
We are lost and we are lonely
We are tearing at the seams
The day it veers toward twilight
But it's not like you could tell
Snow's crunching under sneakers
In the distance rings a bell
A crow is winging overhead
Hello and farewell
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5. |
I'm a Hot Rod
04:08
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I gotta move
I gotta run
I gotta get going, yeah
Before the day is done
My tank is full
My engine hot
No one’s gonna catch me, no
I can’t be caught
Can’t be caught
I’m a hot rod baby
Zippin’ down the motorway
I’m a hot rod baby
Shootin’ like a ricochet
I’m a hot rod baby
I'm A-OK
Beep-beep-mm-beep-beep
Beep-beep-mm-beep-beep, yay
Can’t you hear me
Tearing down the street
Can’t you hear me
Hop in my passenger seat
We’ll leave ‘em all behind
In a cloud of dust
In my hot rod baby
Baby let’s combust
I’m shifting gears
Hear me roar
My motor is a-purring, yeah
Four on the floor
Jump on in
And we'll burn up the road
We'll head off somewhere, yeah
That no one know'd
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You told me you would make it right
But that's not the way that it played out
I waited for your reply
To tell me the truth about how you made out
Then suddenly you were not very clear
And all the while you insisted on being sincere
These are just words to you
And nothing more
I'd go to the ends of the earth with you
And you told me you felt the same
And I believed in what you said
Well how could I know it was a game
You could sound really heartfelt and true
And for a moment I believed in you
Do you even know what you're saying
Is it just a caterwaul
Is it all sound and fury signifying nothing at all
You say that you value our friendship
But your talk talk talk is cheap
It's easy to say "I love you"
When you can't go down down down that deep
It doesn't matter what you intend, no
When you live in a world of pretend
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7. |
Now I See
06:12
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These are the eyes
These are the eyes you gave me
And I see
I see with clarity
This is the world
This is the world you showed me
And it spins
It spins freely
This is the truth
This is the truth you gave me
And I wear it
I wear it like a badge
This is love
This is love you shared with me
And I feel it
I feel it in my guts
This is the food
This is the food you fed me
And it filled me
It filled me to the brim
This is the vision
This is the vision you showed me
And I took
I took a look around
Now I see
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8. |
How I Really Feel
04:54
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If you were to ask me
What I’m going through
Do you wanna know
Do you wanna know what’s true
Yeah I could tell you I’m doing OK
That my life is one big cabaret
But that is a lie
That is a lie
Lemme tell you how I feel
Lemme tell you 'bout the real deal
Don’t got no reason to keep going
These are my real feeling showing
If you were to try
To get inside my brain
It is raining acid rain
Yeah it's dark behind my eyes
A lot of faulty merchandise
Here’s the thing
Here’s the thing
This is what it looks like
This is what it feels like
This is what it is like
From my point of view
If you were to listen
To this song
You would know
You would know what’s gone wrong
Yeah some get gravy and some get grease
Some gots to live with no inner peace
That would be me
That would be me
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9. |
Eating Me Up
04:15
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It all began as a shy confession
But now it’s turned into a singular obsession
I think of you morning, noon and night
You are the earth and I am your satellite
Yeah I know there’s nothing to be done
Yeah I know I’ll never be numero one
And it’s eating me up
What's it about that look in your eye
You got that something I can’t deny
I can look but I can never touch
No matter how bad I want it so much
Yeah I know I seem like a fool
Yeah I know I how love can be cruel
And it’s eating me up
No matter what I do
I can’t let go of you
No matter how hard I try
I just can’t say goodbye
It all began as a crazy thought
Now I look at the pain that's been wrought
You bring out in me such wild emotion
I am drowning in your deep blue ocean
Yeah I know that I’m a hopeless case
Yeah I know but this feeling I can’t erase
And it’s eating me up
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10. |
Bleak End of the Street
04:04
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Work real hard at what I do
But I can’t find my feet
And I just keep on sliding on down
To the bleak end of the street
I pull myself up and and I get on going
I strive against defeat
But I just keep on sliding on down
To the bleak end of the street
No one’s gonna help me
Yeah that much is clear
No one’s gonna give me a hand
As I quickly disappear
I don’t really want for much
Take the bitter with the sweet
All I want is to make my way
From the bleak end of the street
Work real hard to do my thing
But I’m stuck here in concrete
And I just keep on sliding on down
To the bleak end of the street
I shout as loud as loud as I can
I bang on a drumbeat
But I just keep on sliding on down
To the bleak end of the street
No one’s gonna love me
Yeah that much is true
No one’s gonna hold my hand
And come to my rescue
I don’t want for all that much
Take the bitter with the sweet
All I want is to make my way
From the bleak end of the street
Work real hard at who I am
But I don’t feel complete
And I just keep on sliding on down
To the bleak end of the street
Push my way to the front of the line
But I wind up in the back seat
And I just keep on sliding on down
To the bleak end of the street
No one’s gonna hold me, yeah
Tell me I’m the one
No one’s gonna look me in the eye
And say I love you, son
I don’t really want for much
Take the bitter with the sweet
All I want is to make my way
From the bleak end of the street
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11. |
I Want You
04:27
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I want you
I want you so bad
I want you, babe
I want you so bad
She's so heavy
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12. |
Let It All Be Forgiven
04:55
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Can’t you see
The look in me
The look in me
And can’t you feel
It’s not easy loving you
And I don’t ever see you trying
And I keep fighting what’s meant to be
Let it all be for forgiven
Let it all be for forgiven
Can’t you see
The fire in me
And can’t you feel
It’s not easy loving you
And I don’t ever see you trying
And I keep fighting what’s meant to be
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