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Mad World
03:32
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Came to this world without a clue
A newborn babe in arms
I screamed and cried, I made a stink
I has set off the alarms
I had joined the human race
Another book in God's bookcase
I am so mad, you are so mad
It's a mad, mad world
We are so mad, they are so mad
It's a mad, mad world
World gone mad
Found me a home, found me a life
Found me a family, found me my friends
Found me a wife, found me a reason to be
It made a kind of crazy sense
A sort of present perfect tense
Yeah I had it all
I lost it all
It's the tale of mankind
I made a mount out of a hill
It's the way I was designed
Like the whole of humanity
I have a sort of insanity
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It's All Good
04:12
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Your daughter is doing just fine
Nothing wrong as far as I can see
All those strange little things she does
Let's just say that it was meant to be
So what if she still wets her bed
So what if she still sucks her thumb
So what if she don't know her ABCs
So what if kids call her dumb
Here's the straight poop, knock on wood
No matter how it seems it's all good
Your car has got a few little problems
The usual wear and tear
Stuff like this happens all the time
It can all be easily repaired
You need a mass air flow sensor
You need a new solenoid
You need a new fremus pivot
Now don't get annoyed
Now don't you get all testy with me
Don't you get all pissy
Calm yourself down and take a chill pill my little missy
Everything's gonna be OK
Everything's gonna work out groovy
It will all come together in the end just like in a movie
Your stress test is looking OK
There is no cause for concern
Just exercise a little bit more
You know, go for the burn
It's no fun growing older
It’s no fun getting bald and fat
It's no fun burning out
Being young is where it's at
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A Tale in Hard Times
03:32
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A seed of doubt got planted
By a very, very bad man
Now nothing, nothing's to be believed
Who's fault is it, who can we blame
When we were so easily deceived
Take the sun from my heart
Let me learn to despise
I'll show you another who cannot tell lies
The blind man can't see
Who demands to his eyes
I'll show you another who sings as he cries
A tale in hard times
A germ of hate got planted
From a filthy, filthy wind
Now it's taken root like invasive weeds
Should have yanked it out
When we had the chance
Now look at all its dastardly deeds
I cannot be whole
As the beggar who sighs
I'll show you another who knows as he dies
It's a tale in hard times
A plague got hold of us
And it would not let us go
And now it will be here forever
Had a chance to kill it
But that chance is long gone
Like every other human endeavor
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To Have and to Hold
04:24
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All I want is a welcoming bed
Where I can dream at night
And all I want is to hear your breath
When I turn out the light
All I want is to know you're there
And you won't ever leave
Give me a sign any way that you can
I want to believe
To have and to hold
To have and to hold
To have and to hold
Forever
All I need is to feel your love
Like the earth needs the rain
And all I need is that one kind word
That will wash away my pain
All I want is your hand in mine
And know you won't let it go
And all I want is you to hold me high
And hold me from below
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5. |
The Long Year
04:46
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You gave yourself a holy mission
An unobtainable goal
To put the the bastards down, down, down
And get back all the crap they stole
You remind me of a guy that I once knew
You remind me of the things I need to do
You remind me of that "once upon a time" time
In the long year
You did not have many good options
But you did not give a care
You would fight them with a garden rake and hoe
You would fight them with your killer stare
You polished all the brass and silver
Made them clear as a bell
You drove out all the bad old boys
You really gave them hell
You planted yourself a garden
Grew corn as high as an elephant's eye
Laid down roots in the rotting soil
And redirected the water supply
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The World Is Not Enough
03:48
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What does it mean to be in the now
What does it mean to have a true connection
I take a picture of you and all I see is my reflection
Can you tell me what is true
Can you tell me what is not
Can you tell me anything at all
Fill me in on the plot
Oh my soul, oh my soul
This is the place that I belong
This is the place that's meant for me
But the world is not enough
It's not enough for me
Not enough for me
What does it mean to tell the truth
What does it mean to tell a lie
In the end it's all the same
No principles do apply
Can you tell me if I'm dreaming
Can you tell me if I'm awake
Can you tell me anything at all
Is it real or is it fake
Oh my soul, oh my soul
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I hear what you say
And I get carried away
To me, you're a dream that's come true
Just tell me what you want me to do
And I'll abide
I'll abide
I pledge allegiance to you
I pledge allegiance to you
I pledge allegiance I do
I love the way that you talk
And I love the way you walk your walk
You tell me what I need to hear
And you fill me with your good cheer
Now point the way
Point the way
You speak in my native tongue
You speak like when was young
I'm a child when I'm in your hand
Only you, you understand
I'd kill for you
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It's a safe place here
That's what I'm told
No one gets hurt, yeah
No one grows old
I can hang 'round here
For as long as I like
Go for a swim, go for a hike
Take it from me
Nothing's gonna hurt me now
I'm strong as steel
Nothing's gonna break my bough
Take it from me
Nothing's gonna hurt me now
I'm tough as nails
All the strength I can endow
The veil's lifted here and the smoke is gone
I feel no more pain, no
I sleep on the lawn
They attend to my needs
They bring me my pipe
I can't bitch, I can't gripe
You could call this heaven
And you would be right
You could call this heaven
Pleasant dreams and good night
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Blind Spot
03:19
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From where you sit you got the best seat
In the house
You are a queen, I’m just a mouse
You bark your orders and I jot them all down
You always know what's right
You've got the crown
But there's one thing that you can't seem to see
You've got a blind spot
Miss O'Lee
You've got a blind spot
Miss O'Lee
You reign supreme when it comes to rules of etiquette
You know which fork to use, you got a full set
You know what's best the way that father once did
But just like dear old dad you sure can flip your lid
There is the right way and then there is your way
Are they one the same, that's what you say
You are polite when everyone else acts extremely rude
You are cordial, you curb the attitude
You hold yourself in check and stay in control
It's just too bad you don't have a soul
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11. |
Please Find Me
04:30
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Walked down this road alone
Came to a place unknown
The sun went down and a fog rolled in
Where was I
Where had I been
I got lost a long time ago
Where I'm now I don't know
Please find me, please find me
Before it's too late
Came to a sign at the end of the road
Scrawled in symbols like some sort of code
Had no guide, had no map
My arms turned to wings
And they started to flap
Find me before I drift off for good
Nail me down hard, down to the wood
And hold me as tight as you can and
Tell me I'm your lovin' man
I pulled into a tiny motor inn
And the man behind the desk asked me where I'd been
"Good question, I'm not sure I know
Somewhere 'tween heaven and desolation row"
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Forever
06:23
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Before you came along
I was a bleak and haunted soul
I was afraid of everything
Especially what I couldn't control
You lifted me up, helped me come alive
Made me see that a life could be different
Made me see that I could survive
I will love you always, always I will love you
Forever and ever and ever and ever
Forever and ever, amen
I'd like to say thank you
But thanks doesn't seem enough
You turned my heart around
Believe me that was tough
You lifted me up, helped me touch the sky
It's so crazy what can happen
Even if you don't know the reason why
You will always be my little girl, oh yeah
Well you just blow my mind
You are so good through and through
Who can you say that of
Who can you say is truly true
You lifted me up from the bottom of a well
Thought I did know it all
But it goes to show that you never can tell
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