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Here Comes the Future
05:06
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I remember everything, unfortunately
I remember what you did
Even though you forgot about me
I remember the glow of your face
The way light lit you up from behind
I remember, yes I do, I do
No I haven't yet lost my mind
I remember, no I won't forget
The way we once intertwined
There goes the past
Receding and not always redeemable
And here comes the future
Waiting to churn us up
I remember all your promises and all your guarantees
You said you would be there for me
But now that seems like a tease
I remember your sincerity
Yes you made every word sound so true
I remember, 'cause it happened before
Just like some crazy deja vu
I remember, well how could I not
All the stuff you put me through
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I'm gonna make myself a record
One they're gonna play on the radio
And when I make myself that record
It'll be one everyone will know
Been thinking 'bout this for a mighty long time
Want it to have a hook and a perfect rhyme
Gonna be about Job and his struggles with God
Whatever it is I'm sure you'll applaud
Some folks write songs until they have something to say
But I do it right in my own perfect way
It's gonna have breaks
Gonna have a funky beat
Gonna get the B-boys
Breakdancing on the street
It's gonna blow up
Make me a great big star
I will be famous
From here to Myanmar
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Johnny Christ
03:59
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This is the story of Johnny Christ
Well he was not nobody's savior
He said that he was the son of God
And he engaged in strange behavior
He liked to walk on water
Although no one ever saw him do it
He liked to change blood in wine
Said, Hey there's really nothing to it
He's a bad-ass, he’s a bad-ass
That Johnny Christ
This is the story of Johnny Christ
He knew how to work a good con
He could make you think an ugly duckling
Was really a beautiful swan
He had his many disciples
They all looked to him for an answer
He was good at moving his strong arms
And he was quite a lively dancer
He ain't no saint, a saint he ain't
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4. |
No Turning Back Now
05:10
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We have made our choice
It's the choice we've made
Don't matter right or wrong
This is our parade
You can say we're fools or at best we're dumb
Say just what you will
From now till kingdom come
No turning back now
We know just who we are
And we are in the right
And if you put us down
Be ready for a fight
You can call us names
Say we are not schooled
But when push came to shove
Look who got fooled
No turning back now
You got your big ideas
We got only one
We want to tear you down
Say your day is done
Now we rule the world and you, you must obey
Don't care 'bout you and yours
We're doing it our own way
No turning back now
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5. |
We'll Have a Good Time
04:00
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You and me we make a perfect pair
Whatever we do well I don't care
'Cause I know
I know it's gonna work out fine
As long as we're together
Together we'll have a good time
Whenever trouble come a-calling
We'll stop each other from a-falling
We'll pick up, pick up
Pick up each other's slack
As long as we're together
We'll have each other's back
Me for you and you for me
Ain't that the way
The way it was meant to be
A perfect couplet, aperfect rhyme
And together we'll have a real good time
You and me we fit as tight as a glove
There I said it, yeah, we're in love
There ain't no mountain, no mountain we can't climb
As long as we're together
Together we'll have a good time
Whenever something starts to go wrong
We'll just sing, we’ll sing this simple song
It's as easy as easy as one, two, three
Don't deny the power of you and me
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6. |
It Will Happen to You
04:54
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One day you're young, the next you're not
It happens so fast, just like a shot
One day you're beautiful, the next you're a hag
One day you're supple and lithe
The next you sag
It will happen to you ‘cause it's happened to me
If you think that it won’t, just wait and see
It will happen to you, have no fear
Everything that you know will disappear
Today you are hip, got the world on a string
Don't get too cocky, it’s a short-time thing
Today you are thin, your skin tan and clear
But the next thing you know the end is near
Life's kind of funny, not funny ha-ha
There are three ways to go
Win, lose or draw
You're happy-go-lucky, not a worry or care
Got a beautiful body, got beautiful hair
But dark days are coming, just mark my words
The years fly by so fast like a flock of birds
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7. |
I Don't Even Remember Me
03:44
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We must've had a pretty great time
At least that's what you say
We got drunk and we had sex
And I guess it must've been OK
Yeah it was such a long time ago
Like to say I miss you a lot
Please don't think that I'm a shallow man
My memory is pretty well shot
I don't even remember me
So how could I remember you
I don't even remember me
Sorry if I'm not who you thought you once knew
Did I ever hold onto you close
And whisper shit in your ear
Did I memorize your list of quirks
And how you said you might go queer
I recall you liked your coffee black
With a shot of whiskey on the side
Or maybe that was someone else
I don't know my brain is fried
I'm not as sharp as I once was
My edges have been rounded
I'm just thankful I know where I am
In fact I am astounded
You should look me up sometime
How 'bout some time next week
Don't know how much time I got left
These old bones do creak
Maybe you and I should tie the knot
I mean what the hell
We're only here for a very short time
I'm sure we'd get along quite swell
We could live out the rest of our days
In a tiny bungalow
You and me and our baby makes three
And some other folks we don't know
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I was feeling pretty good
About who I was and all the things that I'd done
Feeling quite accomplished
About what I'd built and all the awards I had won
But then something happened that derailed me
And I caught a glimpse of an awful sight
It was me looking back in the mirror
Me in an unflattering light
In the middle of everything I woke up to who I am
In the middle of everything
I saw myself, said, "No thank you ma'am"
Everything I knew seemed meaningless
All I'd made just so much junk
Behind the big man was a frightened child
A tree without a trunk
How did this happen
How could I not see
How could I not be all that I was cracked up to be
I was important
Held in high esteem
Now it's all nothing, nothing but a dream
Is it too late for me to change
God I hope I can
Is it too late for me to change
Is there time to be a good man
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9. |
Plus ça Change
04:13
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Won't you give me your hand
Let me lead you on into the promised land
Into a new bright new day
I will grant all your wishes
I will make it OK, it's all OK
If you give me your soul
I will give you your dreams
You got my solemn promise
I will be your white knight
Won't cost you a thing
You know that I am right, I am so right
Plus ça change
Plus ça change
Plus c'est la même chose
Plus ça change
Plus ça change
Plus c'est la même chose
Ain't that how it goes
I will make you rich
Richer than you'll ever know
Go and get that big old house out in the Valley
Get your two-car garage
And a wife named Sally, good-time Sally
No I don't ask for much, no not much in return
I only ask that you follow me and leave the rest to burn
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn
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Hell and High Water
05:41
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I can laugh and I can cry
I can ask myself why, why, why
I can live a life that's as real as it gets
Pick myself up when I'm blown to bits
I can be good as good as can be
But will that be better
Better for me
It is both hell and high water
And I am going down, down, down
It is both hell and high water
And I am going to drown, drown, drown
I can walk and I can run
Do all I can under the sun
I can love and I can hate
I can be early and I can be late
I can pretend that my life is good
But all my pretending won't do me much good
I got stuck and I could not move
Locked myself out of my own inner groove
The key broke off in the ignition
Right there and then was the last transmission
Fa-bah
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Behind the Curtain
05:34
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We have come so far on this yellow brick road
We've come to meet the chief
Not some ugly toad
We want our sweet rewards
We want it all and how
We want what we want and we want it now
We will never see what's behind the curtain
It's our worst fantasy
That much is certain
What's behind the curtain
You made us a vow
You sounded sincere
We heard what you said or what we wanted to hear
Time to pay up and give us our prize
Don't dare bait and switch
Or make up phony lies
Who the hell are you
We may never know
You have disappeared
Where did you go
You stole our dreams
You stole our cash
You stole our hopes
Gone in a flash
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12. |
The Never-Ending Story
09:29
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There is today and then there is tomorrow
And then there is the end of time
What you do makes little difference
If you do nothing at all that's fine
All the people all over the world
Want to believe in a better day
They put their faith in a higher power
He will make everything OK
This is the end the never-ending story
Nothing much happened and nothing ever will
This is the end the never-ending story
Have you heard enough, have you had your fill
Who cares about reason, who cares about rhyme
Who cares if you win or lose
It's already decided, it’s all planned out
And you don't get to choose
Just take your place and mind your business
And keep your big mouth shut
No one wants to hear what you have to say
Jump back into your rut
This is the way it's always been done
And the way that it always will
It will go on like this long after you're gone
Long after your children are over the hill
There is no sense in trying to fight it
Make a stink and point out its flaws
There is no sense in trying to knock it
This most sacred of sacred laws
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