1. |
... For No One
03:59
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between earth and air there's a spectre or shape
alights at the church and plucks us from the grave
and before we're aware there's a purpose in place
we're carried to heaven by tom waits
i wouldn't be scared if i knew how it all ended
no i wouldn't say no...
the force of the air pins our arms to our sides
or it would if we'd not left our bodies behind
i won't feel the earth as it falls on my face
we're saved from the grave by tom waits
oh gone are the days when we knew what we all should say
no i wouldn't say no...
oh dark is the night and corrupt is the soul
but we're safe in his arms when we go
i won't let the dark in to swallow me whole
no we're safe in his arms when we go
no i wouldn't say no...
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2. |
Mr Hundred Percent
02:49
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how
could i
devise a better, fitter scheme for living?
so why?
should i
allow the whisperings of criticism?
nobody wants
mr. 100 percent
i sleep on my feet
it still isn't good enough for them
until the end
i thought i could keep up with the pretence
i won't make that mistake again
now
now that the pressure's intense
i keep a tighter rein on ugly habits
but somehow
shut up!
they're creeping in and leaking nightmare static
so
why not quit
when being the best
isn't always best for me?
i won't make
i won't make
i won't make
that mistakex3
i won't make
i won't make
i won't make
that mistake again
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3. |
Loki
03:52
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slave, i'll tell you straight. you screw this up and i'll make you pay
tonight, fuck your stage-fright, you do your job and i'll do mine
the lights are as high as i could have them
cos image is all-significant
your clothes have yards of flesh between them
so i'll be rich before you're on the stage
this demon has his way with me
he wants a hit in record time please
he'll kill me when i hit my peak
dead singers mean the money keeps rolling in
...rolling in...
you have to lose weight so buy smaller plates. eat standing up. have a purging day
sit down, you needn't shout. i make these rules and you'll play them out
now i'm backstage i'm holding water
remember our last discussion dear
that i get half is not important
i'll be here as long as you can pay
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4. |
Let's Lightning
03:36
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I'm addicted to electric pulses
I'm addicted to electric pulses
how? let's see
all decisions crowded out by voices
all decisions crowded out by voices
not from me
I'm incapable. I live by habit
I'm incapable. I live by habit but not today
life's accountable if i don't grab it
life's accountable if i don't grab it so i say
aren't you sick of being automatic?
don't you wanna have it your way always?
aren't you sick of being automatic?
something's wrong with me, I'm gonna pull it out
I'm changing, turning corners
this town aint big enough for me
i'm forcing over problems
i'm stepping to the nth degree
I'm writing diaries saying I can't stand it
I'm writing diaries saying I can't stand it openly
I'm a hero for the old romantics
I'm a hero for the old romantics who think they're beat
I'm setting more examples than anyone had ever dreamed
I'm shaking, lighting candles
I'm drawing lines no one can see
and now I'm sitting upright!
I'm taking every second in
I'm turning off my standby
I'm crying at the state I'm in
and now I'm floating upwards
I'm watching everybody see
my body bending backwards
but no one's bending over me
i tried my best i'm giving in a conscious thing. it's over
all these mistakes, a learning process i resent. it's over
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5. |
Hurricanes
04:03
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on the day that we left the neighbourhood hearts skipped a beat
all the trees folded up and they shook as we drove down the street
i said to myself we're finally getting away
and when we come back i know it'll all look the same
now let's go to our city and we'll change overnight
we won't think about leaving oh why would we it's too good a time
a hurricane hit
while we were missing
oh can anybody tell me where the damage is?
on the day that we left the phones and the power were down
oh the wind doubled up and it slammed every door in the town
you cried and you screamed and you put every faith in the walls
and when it was done the magic had left with the storm
oh we moved to our city and we changed overnight
we won't think about leaving now why would we it's too good a time
a hurricane hit
while we were missing
oh can anybody tell me where the damage is?
above my waistline and beneath my skin
you're not afraid to dig those fingernails in
return me to our childhood
i'm so sure now i was there
by the time the winds have erased us
oh i may as well have lived here with you as anywhere
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6. |
Animator
03:34
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lipstick girl is talking slow I wander in and out oh no no no
she looks around she wants to know this music is too loud? oh no no no
you suck me sun sweet suck me sun dry suck me sun suck me sun sweet suck me
so i don't know anything when I give in
oh animator!
she takes my hand she lets me know my timing is all wrong oh no no no
and only when the lights are low we kiss for way too long oh no no no
you suck me sun sweet suck me sun dry sun me sun suck me sun sweet suck me
so i don't know anything when i give in
oh animator!
hiding in the men's room where she found me
cowering and hoping she was leaving
now's the time to tell a conscientious lie
still there's a part of me that's holding out for
promises of passion and adventure
but she has no idea what an adventure is
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don't be mad you lost today
it was no surprise to me
i have orchestrated this
since the last time i was beat
join the growing hordes of those
i have pushed and overthrown
no i don't hear your complaints
they're rushing by me in the stream
was this something big for you?
winning's everything to me
when you're pulling out your hair
there's your white flag in the air
please assume foetal positions
keeping arms and legs together
as i trample on the best years of our lives
why the fuck are you still here?
are you even listening?
can't you understand that i'm
in the same position?
i've been unlucky before
now i won't lose anymore
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8. |
Eugene
03:47
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terrified eugene stutters when he speaks
crushed under the weight of other pupils' hate
why's he out of class?
when the boys go past?
oh no one ever sees downtrodden eugene
you know you can't keep him down
he's a science major
got a whole set of books for each new occasion
no
you can't keep eugene down
he'll take centre stage when he learns with age
that wisdom bids him go where others can't follow
you know you can't keep him down
he's a science major
got a whole set of books for each new occasion
no you can't keep eugene down
you know you can't keep him down though you're trying to hurt him
and it's all of the time when he least deserves it
no you can't keep eugene down
so don't say 'no'
say 'i am waiting'
don't say 'no'
say 'i am waiting'
i know you're ready for it
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9. |
I Call It It
03:03
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i call it it
i name it it
i don't assume
i don't suppose
i call it it
indifferent it
that makes us crazed
detached and alone
efficient it
i hear you say
keeps you informed
and me in the dark
i call it it
i name away
this iron design
that keeps us apart
stop all the phonecalls. i've sealed up the door
we'll have no need for haircuts and taxes no more
drill a hole in the ceiling if we need the light
i'd suggest it if i thought, if i thought you'd put up a fight
i bite my lip
and plead with it
sans hands, sans face
and sans intercourse
i look at it
i can't resist
repeat these words
that i've said before
i wanted what we all want when we're young
i've had responsibilities enough
instead of having doubts i can't admit
let's think of them as one and call it it
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10. |
Air Born
04:41
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in a pressurised cabin i will write
letters blue and white
deputies of hope and honesty
i will stare outside
and photograph the flight
trace the swimming lights
a collision course for continents and me
although the air is thin
you know it rushes by
but it's a home for us
oh the pleasure is all mine
and all the images
are running through my head
however many more
still there's room for one more yet
in a winter sky
twin blankets for the night
tears stream from my eyes
blotting on the envelopes from me
i will close my eyes
and picture wider aisles
families on each side
the ceremony doesn't frighten me
although the air is thin
you know it rushes by
but it's a home for us
oh the pleasure is all mine
we used to worry more
we used to be concerned
it's all forgotten now
we'll fly in circles round the earth
so seating E to I
oh you're the neighbours now
we're going to stay up here
we're never going to come back down
and all the images
are running through my head
however many times
still there's room for one more yet
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11. |
It's About Destruction
04:22
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concentrate
at the back of my classroom
you should try harder, you should be better
you've failed
so listen up
it's about destruction
you're going to pay, you're going to scream
out loud
i can sing the dying
i can do the numbers
everyone'll have icecream
and there'll be sparks
so now we're mad
you say you hold up the future world
people they're not stupid, people can shout
out loud
so listen up
at the back of my classroom
put your pencils down and throw the facepaints away
now take the lead
it's about destruction
can you hear me scream or hear me shout
out loud?
so remember
that i'm the teacher
so remember
i remember
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