1. |
Look Out Now
05:04
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You get in trouble everywhere you go
You better think about what you do
You mix it up and you mix down
And now the law man's after you
You better be on your best behavior
You better do what's right
You better not break any more rules
If you wanna make it through the night, oh yeah
La, la, la, singing la, la, la
You better look out now
You done your deeds so dastardly
And boy you're gonna pay the price
Everyone you ever done wrong
Now knows that you're not so nice
Time to own up to your wrongdoings
And time to own up to your peers
You can hear the sound of their voices
And it doesn't sound much like cheers, oh yeah
Look out now
You better look out now
You can try to paint a happy face on it
But the colors will soon run
You can shout from the top of your roof
That you're a bad boy all in fun
But one of these days well you must know
It's gonna bite you on the butt
'Cause one of these days well you must know
You're gonna drown in your own smut, oh yeah
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2. |
Kickstart This Old Heart
04:27
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Got to pick up them pieces
Even when there are no pieces at all
Got to find a clue buried deep in the dust
Got to knock down the wall
Got to find the strength to go on
When no one really ever cares
It may seem dumb and pointless
All these meaningless affairs
Got to get up and get goin'
Even if you got no place to go
There's always something that's worth knowin'
Beyond what you already know
Kickstart this old heart
Kickstart this old heart
Got to find a new direction
Even when there's no direction known
Got to make hay while the still sun shines
Before your heart turns to a stone
Got to put in some kind of effort
Won't get done if you don't do
Got to be brave and face your fear
No way to know what you'll come to
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon
I said, Hey boy and hey girl
Everywhere around the world
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3. |
Stop. Don't. Come Back.
05:07
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Do you think that I am insincere
When I say that I care
Yes I care about the things you do
Yes I care I swear
Yes I listen to your every word
Every thing you say gets heard
Please believe me
Please believe me
Stop. Don't. Come back.
Yes I pay heed to all your needs
My bleeding heart just bleeds and bleeds
Please believe me
Please believe me
Stop. Don't. Come back.
Do you think that I'm a two-faced phony
And I don't mean what I say
I hope you don't misread my good intentions
I say what I say in my own way
Yes I try to be real understanding
Just as long as it's not too demanding
Please believe me
Please believe me
Stop. Don't. Come back.
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4. |
Let Me Dream
03:31
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Every day is a day in pain, day in pain
And it all just beggars belief
It goes on and on and on and on and on
And I don’t get no relief
Dream, let me dream
Let me dream my life away
Every day is a day in hurt, a day in hurt
And it is something that I can’t escape
It goes on and on and on and on and on
It has a dark and threatening shape
What can I do and where can I go
Into the sweet by and by
In my dreams I go, my dreams I go
In my dreams I fly
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5. |
To the Good Life
03:58
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Let me get this straight
Let me get this clear
One minute you're on top of the world
And then you're outta here
You know I want to hold on
But there's nothing to hold
I want to stay young
Don't want to grow old
Let us raise a glass
Let us raise a cheer
To the good life
Let us drink it all in
Let us have no fear
To the good life
Let me break this down
Let me take this on
You mean to say everyone I know
Will one day be gone
You know I want to feel safe
Like I can't be touched
But what I really want
What I really want
It can't be clutched
Time flies in the blink of an eye
We are born and then we die
When we've barely learned how to crawl
Let me get this right
Let me understand
You mean to say
We are not really in command
You know I want to believe
That's it's not a fraud
But I gotta get in line
If I want to talk to God
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6. |
Sleep Tight, America
06:03
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These are daunting times
That much is certain
History in the making
From the man behind the curtain
No don't put the brakes on
Let us all run riot
When they hand you their deal
Just say you won't buy it
If you think you don't matter
You think wrong
Can you hear that distant thunder
They’re playing our song
These are crazy days
With a crazy man in charge
He’s doing it all for the glory
Wants his story writ large
He dreams of waging war
That is his vow
He aims to end the world
Apocalypse now
If you think you can’t stop him
You are incorrect
Drag him out into the street
And cut him off at the neck
Sleep tight my darling
And say goodnight
This land is your land
And this land is my land
It is dynamite
It’ll be all right
These are desperate days
You can feel it in the air
The world is polarized
By a man with bad hair
He talks like a tyrant
His message is clear
He gives you his hate
He plays on your fear
If you think you are helpless
Here is the twist
He has no power when you resist
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7. |
Transplendent
04:20
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Feel you here
Feel you here deep inside
Feel you in a way I've felt no other
You give me love
You make me feel wanted
You know that thing I didn't get from my mother
Transplendent
It feels so transplendent
Lifts me up beyond the sky
Transplendent
It feels so transplendent
Makes me feel like I could fly
See you here
Yeah I see you crystal clear
And you are staring right back at me
We fit snug
Like two bugs in a rug
But as tight as we are we are free
Oh I could fly, fly
Yeah I could fly
Hold you here
And you hold me back
You could say we are held together
Didn't try so hard
Didn't try at all
Our love's as light as a feather
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8. |
A Hiccup of Fate
05:06
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You may think that this is your world
And the gods have crowned you
You may think you are a star
And we revolve around you
No don't you be so arrogant
One day you'll be irrelevant
It was a hiccup of fate
That brought you here
And one day it will take you away
Have no fear
It was a hiccup of fate
And nothing more
Don't be full of yourself
You're standing on a trap door
You may think that you're on firm ground
And nothing can hurt you
You are young and you are strong
But that will soon desert you
No don't you be so confident
One day your youth will be all spent
Well you may laugh at me
And tell me that I'm wrong
"Go away you bitter old fool
Get back to where you once belong"
You may think that you've earned it all
And it's your domain
You're standing at the top
And that's where you will remain
No don't you be too proud
You are just a single face in the crowd
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9. |
Noonday Demon
05:41
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I wake up in the hope it'll be a sunny day
A day that's better than before
Yeah I wake up in the hope it'll be a sunny day
Maybe this one's the one I'm waiting for
But then it hits me like a rock
And the devil brings me down, down, down
I wander through these filthy streets
On every face I see a frown
Boo
I get on the subway and I head to work
I got responsibilities
Yeah I get on the subway and I head to work
You know money don't grow on trees
Ow
Yeah I got a noonday demon
He is in hot pursuit
Yeah I hate my noonday demon
He's a crusty old coot
He chases me down
Like a lunatic on the loose
Hey noonday demon
Let's call a truce
I can't take any more of your abuse
Yikes
I get on the subway and I head on home
It's been a long and tiring day
Yeah I get on the subway and I head on home
Maybe then I might feel OK
But then it hits me like a rock
And the devil he brings me down, down, down
I wander through these filthy streets
On every face I see a frown
Boo
Yeah I got a noonday demon
He has got me in his sites
Yeah I got a noonday demon
He even haunts me in my nights
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10. |
Release Me
04:50
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I been a prisoner here, been here for a million years
Could be here for a million more
Open up the gate before it's too late
Won't someone help me knock down the door
Is anybody out there
Does anybody have the key
Won't somebody come along and set me free
Won't you release me, I’m down on my knees
Won't you release me, please, please, please
I want to let it all go, I want to give it all up
But I guess I just don't have the guts
I want to be strong, don't care if I'm wrong
No ifs, no ands, and no buts
Wouldn't hurt you to help me
In fact I would do more than ask
You might like to if you are up to the task
Won't you release me from this troubled place
Won't you release me and send me to a state of grace
I want to hang it all up, I want to pack it all in
The question is why haven't I
I want to say, See ya
I want to say farewell
I want to kiss you all goodbye
You could make it easier, if you'd pitch right on in
Plan a little send off, best to leave you with a grin
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11. |
Kith
06:20
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You are my bro and I am your mate
Don't know how this came to be
Guess it must be fate
We find in each other, all the things we need
You are a flower and I am a weed
But we're from the same seed
Yeah you may not be my twin
But you are my kith and kin
Together we will always win
Together we are kith and kin
Kith and kin, together we win
You are my bud and I got your back
And I am always there for you
When you are under attack
We are more when we're together
Than when we're apart
Oh you use your head and I use my heart
We are heart and head smart
I'm in you, I'm in you in and you are in me
That's the way, that's the way that it must be
I'm in you, I'm in you in and you are in me
We are branches, we are branches on the same tree
We like the same records, we have the same taste
We eat the same breakfast, nothing goes to waste
When I have a question
You know what to say
When you need reassuring
I can make you feel OK
There are no shades of gray
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12. |
This Strange Burlesque
04:48
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There's a kind of bad smell here
Like God cooking chicken soup in the sky
And the beach-goers they run riot
Their doughy bodies bathing in a pigsty
And the bleached sun it does not flatter
All them babies getting fatter
And the moms and the dads
They waltz around grotesque
As they dance this strange burlesque
There's a whiff of grapeshot here
Or maybe it's steaks on the barbecue
Volleyballs soar like killer comets
Careful one does not smack down on you
There's a dead seal washed up here
And a crowd of curious has gathered 'round
A boy pokes it with his jagged stick
He is thrilled with the discovery he's found
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