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The Way We Do What We Do
04:20
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We screw things up then we deny
Then we act like we have never told a lie
Then we start to believe the false as true
It's the way we do what we do
It's the way we are
It's how we live
We take and take and never give
We see our value by what we accrue
It's the way we do what we do
That's it
We got it
It's paid for
We bought it
We reaped it
We sown it
We broke it
Don't own it
We rape this world and we don't care
Just as long as our mess doesn't mess with our hair
We believe that God will come to our rescue
It's the way we do what we do
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The Gift
04:40
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I realize you got yourself a shitty, shitty deal
I can relate to what you say and I know just how you feel
I've been down this path, oh yeah
Most all of my days
And I gotta say it don't get better, no
To turn a phrase
And it looks like I've passed on this rotten gift to you
And I'm sorry, I am sorry, yeah
For what you're about to go through
I know I can seem colorful with all them stories I tell
But let me say it's no thrill to be me
That my life is pell mell
I suppose it helps me with my art and it makes me what I am
I'd give it up but you see I can't
It's written in my program
Give me your hand
It pains me to have to think it
To see myself in you
To know the thing that ate me up
Is now your voodoo
I wish there were some crazy cure
But all I can offer are these words
Write it all down, every detail
'Cause it will fly away like birds
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Tension and Release
04:47
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An arm reaches out to pull you in
You fight back
Against your next of kin
Why must we always go so far astray
Why can't we meet each other halfway
Some men go to war and some men make peace
It's the push and the tug between tension and release
Look at what a stinkin' bloody mess we've made
No one to blame
We wound up in the stockade
If only we hadn't been dumb enough to get caught
But then again why do we bother to fight what we've fought
I am on an island
Somewhere out in the south seas
I am on an island
Sitting here under coconut trees
What will make you happiest of all
Keep in mind
We're thinking of the long haul
And what in heaven's name do you say to your kid
How will you explain
All of the bad things that you did
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He Came Back
04:23
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It was like something
Out of a science-fiction movie
The resurrection of a man long ago forgotten
He was the son of some migrant old grump
Nothing but skin and bone
Rags and tatters and misbegotten
He had a funny look neither here nor there
He wore a plain white shirt and a well-worn slack
He said he had to go away
But he would return
And sure enough
He kept his word and he came back
He said he must put an end
To all the world's hatred
And he would put an end to all of its folly
And he did what he said
And he said what he did
And we stood back and said
Wow and by golly
He had a funny look neither here nor there
He he took a lot of heat and he took a lot of flack
He took our guns and he took our bombs
And he beat them
Beat them into plows
And we fought back
And we hunted him down
And we bludgeoned him
And it barely raised any eyebrows
He had a funny look neither here nor there
He he took a lot of shit
He took a lot of smack
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5. |
Cheater's Ball
05:24
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You are dancing face to face
You are dancing cheek to cheek
You hold on tight
Tight as you can
Until you feel broke and weak
You hang on
Hang on for dear life
If you let go you're sure to fall
You are a dancer
At the cheater's ball
You know all the steps
You know 'em all by memory
You move in rhythm
Like a ticking clock
You rise and fall in reverie
You move through space and time
You move like a neanderthal
You are a dancer
At the cheater's ball
Your face is hidden in the crowd
Your body swallowed by the swarm
You laugh and then you weep
The abhorrent becomes the norm
You drown yourself in dreams
Dreams and alcohol
You are a dancer
At the cheater's ball
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6. |
American Berserk
04:52
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We call our land
The land of the free
We wave our flag
In the name of liberty
We do what's best
And we do what's right
Even when what's right
Leads us into a fight
My country 'tis of thee
Land of sweet insanity
Of thee I sing
Don't be my enemy
Won't you come back to me
Let freedom ring
We make the laws
We are the judge
We set the tone
And then we don't budge
You can put us down
Say we're rude and crass
But when you need our help
We will save your ass
We are a cop
The world is our beat
Get out of our kitchen
If you can't take the heat
And if you fight us
We'll bring you to your knee
And if you resist us
We'll start World War III
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7. |
Come to Me
06:05
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If ever you change your mind
'Bout leaving it all behind
Come to me
Well I'm here just for you
And I promise I'll be true
So come to me
If ever he treats you bad
If ever you feel so sad
Tell him where to go
And don't be slow
Come to me, yeah
When you feel so hurt
When you are down in the dirt
Come to me
If ever he treats you cruel
Don't you be nobody's fool
Tell him you're through
Do what you can do
And come to me, yeah
If ever your heart's been smashed
And your soul has been trashed
Come to me
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8. |
Events Are Unfolding
04:00
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Troubles over here
Troubles over there
Troubles, troubles, troubles
Troubles everywhere
Events are unfolding
All over the world
Events are unfolding
No place to hide
Blood in the rivers
Blood in the skies
Blood in your basements
Blood in your eyes
Lies on the TV
Lies and caprice
Lies, lies and more lies
When will it ever cease
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9. |
Free at Last
04:23
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The chains are gone
The dream has come true
No one can say
What I can and cannot do
Now I can say I am free
Now I can say I am free
I hold my head up high
I can fee proud
My face is not the face
Of a face in the crowd
I can finally let myself go
I can finally let myself grow
My ship has arrived
I got my wish
All the bastard scum
Are swimming with the fish
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I pinch myself and I say
Am I living
I pinch myself and my skin's so unforgiving
And I turn and I toss
Picture myself bloodied on the cross
Wake me when this dream is over
I lose myself, I lose myself
In the wounds of my past
I lose myself, I lose myself
In moments that won't last
I am falling right through a hole
Where I wind up I can't control
No don't let go I beg of you
If you let go what will I do
I need to know that you are near
You're all I got to keep me here
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11. |
Promise
05:11
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It was late at night in a cabin in the woods
Where we swore an oath to each other
Yeah, we were two kids but we were in love
It was there we vowed
There would never be another
I said I do, you said you do too
We sealed it in blood like a blood brother
You broke your promise to me
We made our way back
Back to the mean old world
The mean old world
And all its temptation
When we were apart I only thought about you
You were my star
You were my salvation
Don't know what went on inside your old head
But I guess all you desired was sensation
You married some guy
His name is Tom
He came to your rescue, he came to your aid
He is a teacher and you are a shrink
He drinks his whisky in his lemonade
I still think about you and about that night
And I wonder about the promise we made
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Every so often someone comes along
And restores your faith in mankind
Every so often someone seems so right
And then they rob you blind
Now and then a dream comes true
Makes you want to wish for more
A door opens, a finger beckons
Then you see just what you fell for
The cool wind of hope blows eternal
As if to keep us on our toes
Maybe there'll be a brighter day tomorrow
So pack up all of your woes
Once in a while you catch a break
From all your worries and distress
But just when things start going well
They collapse in a mess
Comes a time you settle down
The clouds part and it's blue sky blue
But just when you stand yourself upright
The rug gets yanked from under you
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"It was hell," recalls former child.
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