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- 1. This Is How It Goes
Lyrics
Everybody is tired and poor and sick of trying!
If you see me on a corner will you stop or will you splash me?
Take a look at what we’ve become, nothing more than silhouettes of
A pretty family on postcard picture perfect, I don’t want it!
So I hold my breath till my heart explodes,
Cause this is how it is and this is how it goes!
You can steal my body but you can’t steal my soul,
Cause this is how it is and this is how it goes!
Shitty weather, bad timing, lucky penny glues to the ground,
dirty look from total stranger, hope you get lost and your not found!
Take a look at, what we’ve become, nothing more than silhouettes of
A pretty family on postcard picture perfect, I don’t want it!
So I hold my breath till my heart explodes,
Cause this is how it is and this is how it goes!
You can steal my body but you can’t steal my soul,
Cause this is how it is and this is how it goes!
This is, how it, it goes!
So unscrew my head, and then rinse it out,
Polish my thoughts, turn into doubts!
So I hold my breath till my heart explodes,
Cause this is how it is and this is how it goes!
You can steal my body but you can’t steal my soul,
Cause this is how it is and this is how it goes!
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- 2. Devil In A Midnight Mass
Lyrics
A devil in a midnight mass,
He preyed behind stained glass
A memory of Sunday class,
Resurrected from the past
Hold your breath and count to four
Pinky swears don’t work no more
Footsteps down the hallway floor,
Getting closer to my door
I was alive, but now I’m singing…
Silent Night… for the rest of my life,
Silent Night… for the rest of my life,
Violent Knight… at the edge of your knife,
“Forgive me Father”…don’t make it right
Silent Night… for the rest of my life,
Silent Night… at the edge of your knife,
You’re guilty!
A devil in a midnight mass,
Killed the boy inside the man
The holy water in his hands,
Can never wash away his sins
Hold your breath and count to four
Pinky swears don’t work no more
Put my trust in God that day,
Not the man that taught his way
I was alive, but now I’m singing…
Silent Night… for the rest of my life,
Silent Night… for the rest of my life,
Violent Knight… at the edge of your knife,
“Forgive me Father”…don’t make it right
Silent Night… for the rest of my life,
Silent Night… at the edge of your knife
You’re guilty!
Whisper, whisper… don’t make a sound,
Your bed is made; it’s in the ground
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- 3. This Suffering
Lyrics
Like a target drawn across my chest,
She’s a bullet in Russian Roulette
You said you’d never turn your back on me?
Rescue me! Rescue me!
Would you stand by me, or bury me?
Bury me!
Why don’t we end this lie?
I can’t pretend this time
I need a friend to find,
My broken mind, before it falls to pieces…
This suffering!
Every time,
You tried to leave me blind
You’ll never close my eyes,
You’ll never close my eyes and watch me die!
And when she spins the bottle round and round,
Every time it leaves me gagged and bound
You said you’d never turn your back on me?
Rescue me! Rescue me!
Would you stand by me, or bury me?
Bury me!
Why don’t we end this lie?
I can’t pretend this time
I need a friend to find,
My broken mind, before it falls to pieces…
This suffering!
Every time,
You tried to leave me blind
You’ll never close my eyes,
You’ll never close my eyes and watch me die!
Misery, won’t get the best of me
‘Cause now I’m calling, yes I’m calling on your bluff
Throw down the cards, I’ve had enough!
Why don’t we end this lie?
I can’t pretend this time
I need a friend to find,
My broken mind, before it falls to pieces…
This suffering!
Every time,
You tried to leave me blind
You’ll never close my eyes,
You’ll never close my eyes and watch me die!
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- 4. Line & Sinker
Lyrics
What you see is what you get!
Fishing for the answers with a line and sinker
Look at me and don’t forget!
Hard to get a grip with all these broken fingers
Today I don’t feel pretty,
and I’m tired of trying to fit right in,
don’t think that your so great, cause being great must suck!
We don’t always see the bright side,
we all need ego suicide,
you hung my ID today, but I have licked my wounds and carried on
Everybody needs some sympathy
Santa seemed to miss my chimney
Reality is truly scaring me
So stand up straight and firmly say…
What you see is what you get!
Fishing for the answers with a line and sinker
Look at me and don’t forget!
Hard to get a grip with all these broken fingers
My heart is in the right place,
so wipe that smirk right off your face,
don’t make me feel like that, cause that’s just plain not nice!
We don’t always see the bright side,
and I lied when I said I was fine,
you slapped my face today but, I have licked my wounds and carried on
Everybody needs some sympathy
Santa seemed to miss my chimney
Reality is truly scaring me
So stand up straight and firmly say…
What you see is what you get!
Fishing for the answers with a line and sinker
Look at me and don’t forget!
Hard to get a grip with all these broken fingers
Everybody needs some sympathy
Santa seemed to miss my chimney
You stole my luck from me, and now my fortune cookie’s empty!
What you see is what you get!
Fishing for the answers with a line and sinker
Look at me and don’t forget!
Hard to get a grip with all these broken fingers
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- 5. Standing In The Rain
Lyrics
My head, it hurts, each day it’s getting worse,
My looks and smile have now become my curse,
Tight lips, red skirt the never ending street,
Big car, little man, my lover for a fee…
So if ya see me will ya just drive on by
Or will I catch the twinkle inside your eye?
And if ya want me, well, I guess I want you
Oh pretty baby how could you!
Standing in the rain…
Milk carton mug shot baby missing since 1983,
Standing in the rain…
20 years of dirty needles rain drops running through my veins!
My head, it hurts, each day it’s getting worse,
No sun, my room has now become my hearse,
Cold sores, I’m beat got bruises on my feet,
My pride, these men have taken it from me!
So if ya see me will ya just drive on by
Or will I catch the twinkle inside your eye?
And if ya want me, well, I guess I want you
Oh pretty baby how could you!
Standing in the rain…
Milk carton mug shot baby missing since 1983,
Standing in the rain…
20 years of dirty needles rain drops running through my veins!
So if ya see me will ya just drive on by
Or will I catch the twinkle inside your eye?
And if ya want me, well, I guess I want you
Oh pretty baby how could you!
Standing in the rain…
Milk carton mug shot baby, mother I have lost my way
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- 6. The Navy Song
Lyrics
Time… rolling along with the waves,
A thousand miles away
Holding you close in the rain,
Seems just like yesterday
Lost… hope in a faraway place
And in my hand remains,
A black and white print of a face,
I’ll never see again
I gave my life to save her
The ocean turned to red
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
Cut down like lambs at slaughter,
Good men were left for dead
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
Love… served until death do us part,
I’m drifting in the dark
Wounded and wishing to fall,
Into your faithful arms
I gave my life to save her
The ocean turned to red
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
Cut down like lambs at slaughter,
Good men were left for dead
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
Beneath the sky of hate,
Beyond the sea of pain,
In heaven I will wait,
Until we meet again
I gave my life to save her
The ocean turned to red
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
Cut down like lambs at slaughter,
Good men were left for dead
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
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- 7. Worker Bees
Lyrics
March on, worker bees!
Know your enemy!
We take our orders given by the queen
We’re not the killers, we’re the worker bees
If you resist us you will feel our sting
Surrender now before the swarm sets in
Protect the hive from enemies!
Protect the hive from enemies!
Follow the herd mentality!
Can we fight to save our souls?
March on, worker bees!
Know your enemy!
A pollination coming from the west,
And in a flash we will invade your nest
Supply of honey flowing bottomless
Play by our rules or you’ll be powerless
Protect the hive from enemies!
Protect the hive from enemies!
Follow the herd mentality!
Can we fight to save our souls?
And we’ll march… along, with our blindfolds on
And we’ll ride… the rails, with our pistols drawn
Can the Lord… above, forgive what we’ve done?
Can we fight to save our souls?
And we’ll march… along, with our blindfolds on
And we’ll ride… the rails, with our pistols drawn
Can the Lord… above, forgive what we’ve done?
Can we fight to save our souls?
Can we fight to save our souls?
Will we die to save our home?
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- 8. The Ex
Lyrics
Well, I looked at her face and then I knew she changed,
My heart turned black and then the sky turned gray!
My heart turned black and then the sky turned gray!
So I sat in my room for 27 days,
No she never called, I had something to say!
No she never called, I had something to say!
I don’t know much and I don’t know how…
Why would she put me through such torture,
I would have given my life for her,
She was the one that knocked me over,
Now I’m alone sitting on the corner
Well, I heard she’s great and her new boyfriend’s lame,
She can go to hell I’ll never be the same!
She can go to hell I’ll never be the same!
And these open wounds will heal with time they say,
My heart turned black and then the sky turned gray!
My heart turned black and then the sky turned gray!
I don’t know much and I don’t know how…
Why would she put me through such torture,
I would have given my life for her,
She was the one that knocked me over,
Now I’m alone sitting on the corner
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- 9. Surrender
Lyrics
She reads a book from across the street,
Waiting for someone that she’ll never meet
Talk over coffee for an hour or two,
She wonders why I’m always in a good mood
Killing time before she struts her stuff,
She needs support and I’ve become the crutch
She’ll never know how much she means to me,
I’d play the game but I’m the referee
Surrender… every word, every thought, every sound
Surrender… every touch, every smile, every frown
Surrender… all the pain we’ve endured until now
Surrender… all the hope that I lost, you have found
Surrender… yourself to me
Even though I know what I’m looking for,
She’s got a brick wall behind her door
I’d travel time and confess to her,
But I’m afraid she’d shoot the messenger
Surrender… every word, every thought, every sound
Surrender… every touch, every smile, every frown
Surrender… all the pain we’ve endured until now
Surrender… all the hope that I lost, you have found
Surrender… yourself to me
I think I found a flower in a field of weeds,
I think I found a flower in a field of weeds
Searching until my hands bleed,
This flower don’t belong to me
This flower don’t belong to me
Why can’t she belong to me?
Surrender… every word, every thought, every sound
Surrender… every touch, every smile, every frown
Surrender… all the pain we’ve endured until now
Surrender… all the hope that I lost, you have found
Surrender… yourself to me
I never had the nerve to ask,
Has my moment come and passed?
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- 10. Prisoners Of Today
Lyrics
I never bite off more than I can chew but then she came and bit me,
I never bite off more than I can chew but then she bit my leg,
She said “don’t wanna work I wanna play and live my life like it was Sunday!”
“The only problem is that Sunday only comes now once a week and I’m a freak but…”
We’re breaking up the city,
no time for wasting away,
so tell me why should we stay,
prisoners of today!
My body is tired my souls excited and I wish that I was gifted,
My body is tired my souls excited and I wish I had some spunk,
She said ” I wanna run, I wanna hide, and leave this place just like it left me”
“The only problem is I need to find the balls to follow through and that’s the truth now…”
We’re breaking up the city,
no time for wasting away,
so tell me why should we stay,
prisoners of today!
When there’s no time for one another?
Cause this is our time and our place…
History I can’t erase!
We’re breaking up the city,
no time for wasting away,
so tell me why should we stay,
prisoners of today!
When there’s no time for one another?
There’s no time for one another?
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- 11. Fallen Leaves
Lyrics
In a crooked little town, they were lost and never found
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves… on the ground
I hitched a ride, until the coast
To leave behind, all of my ghosts
Searching for something, I couldn’t find at home
Can’t get no job, can you spare a dime?
Just one more hit, and I’ll be fine
I swear to God, this’ll be my one last time!
In a crooked little town, they were lost and never found
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves… on the ground
Run away before you drown, or the streets will beat you down
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves… on the ground
When it gets dark, in Pigeon Park
Voice in my head, will soon be fed
By the vultures, that circle round the dead!
In a crooked little town, they were lost and never found
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves… on the ground
Run away before you drown, or the streets will beat you down
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves… on the ground
I never once thought, I’d ever be caught!
Staring at sidewalks, hiding my track marks!
I left my best friends, or did they just leave me?
In a crooked little town, they were lost and never found
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves… on the ground
Run away before you drown, or the streets will beat you down
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves… on the ground
Run away before you drown!
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves… on the ground
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- 12. Perfect World
Lyrics
All we shared was a mattress, and a lie, and an address
Baby I don’t need you, well baby I don’t need you
Once occupied by a goddess, now it’s a room full of boxes
She said, “it’s time to leave you” but baby I don’t need you!
In a perfect world… her face would not exist
In a perfect world… a broken heart is fixed
In a perfect world… I’d see no therapist
In a perfect world… this wouldn’t make me sick
I never got the whole story, not ’til after she left me
Baby I don’t need you, well baby I don’t need you
Word on the street is she f**ked him, while we were playing in Cleveland
Well baby I don’t need you, you’re fading in my rearview
In a perfect world… her face would not exist
In a perfect world… a broken heart is fixed
In a perfect world… I’d see no therapist
In a perfect world… this wouldn’t make me sick
She pulls the trigger until the gun goes click!
She pulls the trigger until the gun goes click!
In a perfect world… her face would not exist
In a perfect world… this wouldn’t make me sick!
Control-Alt-Deleted
Control-Alt-Deleted
Control-Alt-Deleted
Reset my memory!
In a perfect world… her face would not exist
In a perfect world… a broken heart is fixed
In a perfect world… I’d see no therapist
In a perfect world… this wouldn’t make me sick
She pulls the trigger until the gun goes click!
She pulls the trigger until the gun goes click!
She pulls the trigger until the gun goes click!
She pulls the trigger until the gun goes…
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- 13. Sympathy
Lyrics
A slap in the face,
And I can’t erase,
These things that you say,
Don’t make it all okay, it’s not okay
When push comes to shove,
I’ll put on the gloves,
Intentions are cruel,
I ain’t nobody’s fool you know
It hurts, my pride, step aside,
‘Cause I don’t need your…
Sympathy
Won’t get the best of me!
Misery
That’s what you’re giving me!
Sympathy
It’s just like trickery!
Breaking me down
A fistful of lies,
Dressed up in disguise,
And make no mistake,
I know they’re all so fake, they’re all so fake
My self-righteous friend,
I just can’t pretend,
Your words are the truth,
Sincere only when they suit you
It hurts, my pride, step aside,
‘Cause I don’t need your…
Sympathy!
Won’t get the best of me
Misery!
That’s what your giving me
Sympathy!
It’s just like trickery
Breaking me down
Sympathy
Won’t get the best of me!
Misery
This s**t is killing me!
Sympathy
It’s just like trickery!
Breaking me down
Breaking me down
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- 14. Try Honesty
Lyrics
I tripped, fell down naked
I scratched my knees they bled
Sew up my eyes, need no more
In our game, there is no score!
Forgive me father why should ya bother
Try honesty, try honesty
Hop in your dump truck, reverse for good luck
Ride over me, ride over me
Take on the whole world, fight with the young girls
Die tragedy, die tragedy
Call me a cheapskate, come on for pete’s sake
Cry agony, cry agony
Insane assault, so sly
Your well of lies ran dry
I cut the cord, free fall
From so high we seem so small!
Forgive me father why should ya bother
Try honesty, try honesty
Hop in your dump truck, reverse for good luck
Ride over me, ride over me
Take on the whole world, fight with the young girls
Die tragedy, die tragedy
Call me a cheapskate, come on for pete’s sake
Cry agony, cry agony
I’m insane, it’s your fault… cry!
Forgive me father, why should ya bother now?
Forgive me father, why should ya bother now?
Forgive me father why should ya bother
Try honesty, try honesty
Hop in your dump truck, reverse for good luck
Ride over me, ride over me
Take on the whole world, fight with the young girls
Die tragedy, die tragedy
Call me a cheapskate, come on for pete’s sake
Cry agony, cry agony
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- 15. Nothing To Lose
Lyrics
Need more friends with wings,
All the angels I know put concrete in my veins
I’d always walk home alone,
So I became lifeless just like my telephone
There’s nothing to lose
When no one knows your name
There’s nothing to gain
But the days don’t seem to change
Never played truth or dare,
I’d have to check my mirror to see if I’m still here
My parents had no clue,
That I ate all my lunches alone in the bathroom
There’s nothing to lose
When no one knows your name
There’s nothing to gain
But the days don’t seem to change
There’s nothing to lose
My notebook will explain
There’s nothing to gain
And I can’t fight the pain
Teacher said it’s just a phase,
When I grow up, my children will probably do the same
Kids just love to tease,
Who’d know it put me underground and age 17
There’s nothing to lose
When no one knows your name
There’s nothing to gain
But the days don’t seem to change
There’s nothing to lose
My notebook will explain
There’s nothing to gain
And I can’t fight the pain
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- 16. River Below
Lyrics
Rejected…since day one
My name is…bastard son
I’ve been damned…so many times I’ve lost count!
Blue collar…working man
Devises…masterplan
Bi-polar…with a mental side arm
I’m sick and I’m twisted, I’m broken you can’t fix it, don’t make me
cause I’ll do it, red button and we’ll all go…
Into the river below…running from the inferno…
You’ll think I’m insane but you’ll all know my name!
Into the river below…running from the inferno…
I’ll take all the blame, the front page and the fame!
Contraption…made up of
Nuts and bolts…creates the
New monster…to burn your family tree down!
Tick-tocking…times up now
Split second…the world frowns
Lonely heart…never had nobody!
I’m sick and I’m twisted, I’m broken you can’t fix it, don’t make me
cause I’ll do it, red button and we’ll all go…
Into the river below…running from the inferno…
You’ll think I’m insane but you’ll all know my name!
Into the river below…running from the inferno…
I’ll take all the blame, the front page and the fame
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- 17. Red Flag
Lyrics
Cast off the crutch that kills the pain,
The red flag waving never meant the same
The kids of tomorrow don’t need today,
When they live in the sins of yesterday
Well I’ve never seen us act like this,
Our only hope is the minds of kids,
And they’ll show us a thing or two
Our only weapons are the guns of youth,
It’s only time before they tighten the noose,
And then the hunt will be on for you
The red flag waving never meant the same…
Cast off the crutch that kills the pain,
The red flag waving never meant the same
The kids of tomorrow don’t need today,
When they live in the sins of yesterday
Like the smallest bee packs a sting,
Like a pawn checkmates a king,
We’ll attack at the crack of dawn
Build a ladder if there’s a wall,
Don’t be afraid to slip and fall,
Speak for yourself, or they’ll speak for you
The red flag waving never meant the same…
Cast off the crutch that kills the pain,
The red flag waving never meant the same
The kids of tomorrow don’t need today,
When they live in the sins of yesterday
Like a fire, don’t need water
Like a jury, needs a liar
Like riot, don’t need order
Like a madman, needs a martyr
We don’t need them!
Cast off the crutch that kills the pain,
The red flag waving never meant the same
The kids of tomorrow don’t need today,
When they live in the sins of yesterday
We don’t need them!
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- 1. This Is How It Goes (Live At Brixton Academy, London)
Lyrics
Everybody is tired and poor and sick of trying!
If you see me on a corner will you stop or will you splash me?
Take a look at what we’ve become, nothing more than silhouettes of
A pretty family on postcard picture perfect, I don’t want it!
So I hold my breath till my heart explodes,
Cause this is how it is and this is how it goes!
You can steal my body but you can’t steal my soul,
Cause this is how it is and this is how it goes!
Shitty weather, bad timing, lucky penny glues to the ground,
dirty look from total stranger, hope you get lost and your not found!
Take a look at, what we’ve become, nothing more than silhouettes of
A pretty family on postcard picture perfect, I don’t want it!
So I hold my breath till my heart explodes,
Cause this is how it is and this is how it goes!
You can steal my body but you can’t steal my soul,
Cause this is how it is and this is how it goes!
This is, how it, it goes!
So unscrew my head, and then rinse it out,
Polish my thoughts, turn into doubts!
So I hold my breath till my heart explodes,
Cause this is how it is and this is how it goes!
You can steal my body but you can’t steal my soul,
Cause this is how it is and this is how it goes!
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- 2. Devil In A Midnight Mass (Live At Brixton Academy, London)
Lyrics
A devil in a midnight mass,
He preyed behind stained glass
A memory of Sunday class,
Resurrected from the past
Hold your breath and count to four
Pinky swears don’t work no more
Footsteps down the hallway floor,
Getting closer to my door
I was alive, but now I’m singing…
Silent Night… for the rest of my life,
Silent Night… for the rest of my life,
Violent Knight… at the edge of your knife,
“Forgive me Father”…don’t make it right
Silent Night… for the rest of my life,
Silent Night… at the edge of your knife,
You’re guilty!
A devil in a midnight mass,
Killed the boy inside the man
The holy water in his hands,
Can never wash away his sins
Hold your breath and count to four
Pinky swears don’t work no more
Put my trust in God that day,
Not the man that taught his way
I was alive, but now I’m singing…
Silent Night… for the rest of my life,
Silent Night… for the rest of my life,
Violent Knight… at the edge of your knife,
“Forgive me Father”…don’t make it right
Silent Night… for the rest of my life,
Silent Night… at the edge of your knife
You’re guilty!
Whisper, whisper… don’t make a sound,
Your bed is made; it’s in the ground
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- 3. This Suffering (Live At Brixton Academy, London)
Lyrics
Like a target drawn across my chest,
She’s a bullet in Russian Roulette
You said you’d never turn your back on me?
Rescue me! Rescue me!
Would you stand by me, or bury me?
Bury me!
Why don’t we end this lie?
I can’t pretend this time
I need a friend to find,
My broken mind, before it falls to pieces…
This suffering!
Every time,
You tried to leave me blind
You’ll never close my eyes,
You’ll never close my eyes and watch me die!
And when she spins the bottle round and round,
Every time it leaves me gagged and bound
You said you’d never turn your back on me?
Rescue me! Rescue me!
Would you stand by me, or bury me?
Bury me!
Why don’t we end this lie?
I can’t pretend this time
I need a friend to find,
My broken mind, before it falls to pieces…
This suffering!
Every time,
You tried to leave me blind
You’ll never close my eyes,
You’ll never close my eyes and watch me die!
Misery, won’t get the best of me
‘Cause now I’m calling, yes I’m calling on your bluff
Throw down the cards, I’ve had enough!
Why don’t we end this lie?
I can’t pretend this time
I need a friend to find,
My broken mind, before it falls to pieces…
This suffering!
Every time,
You tried to leave me blind
You’ll never close my eyes,
You’ll never close my eyes and watch me die!
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- 4. Standing In The Rain (Live At Brixton Academy, London)
Lyrics
My head, it hurts, each day it’s getting worse,
My looks and smile have now become my curse,
Tight lips, red skirt the never ending street,
Big car, little man, my lover for a fee…
So if ya see me will ya just drive on by
Or will I catch the twinkle inside your eye?
And if ya want me, well, I guess I want you
Oh pretty baby how could you!
Standing in the rain…
Milk carton mug shot baby missing since 1983,
Standing in the rain…
20 years of dirty needles rain drops running through my veins!
My head, it hurts, each day it’s getting worse,
No sun, my room has now become my hearse,
Cold sores, I’m beat got bruises on my feet,
My pride, these men have taken it from me!
So if ya see me will ya just drive on by
Or will I catch the twinkle inside your eye?
And if ya want me, well, I guess I want you
Oh pretty baby how could you!
Standing in the rain…
Milk carton mug shot baby missing since 1983,
Standing in the rain…
20 years of dirty needles rain drops running through my veins!
So if ya see me will ya just drive on by
Or will I catch the twinkle inside your eye?
And if ya want me, well, I guess I want you
Oh pretty baby how could you!
Standing in the rain…
Milk carton mug shot baby, mother I have lost my way
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- 5. The Navy Song (Live At Brixton Academy, London)
Lyrics
Time… rolling along with the waves,
A thousand miles away
Holding you close in the rain,
Seems just like yesterday
Lost… hope in a faraway place
And in my hand remains,
A black and white print of a face,
I’ll never see again
I gave my life to save her
The ocean turned to red
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
Cut down like lambs at slaughter,
Good men were left for dead
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
Love… served until death do us part,
I’m drifting in the dark
Wounded and wishing to fall,
Into your faithful arms
I gave my life to save her
The ocean turned to red
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
Cut down like lambs at slaughter,
Good men were left for dead
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
Beneath the sky of hate,
Beyond the sea of pain,
In heaven I will wait,
Until we meet again
I gave my life to save her
The ocean turned to red
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
Cut down like lambs at slaughter,
Good men were left for dead
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
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- 6. Worker Bees (Live At Brixton Academy, London)
Lyrics
March on, worker bees!
Know your enemy!
We take our orders given by the queen
We’re not the killers, we’re the worker bees
If you resist us you will feel our sting
Surrender now before the swarm sets in
Protect the hive from enemies!
Protect the hive from enemies!
Follow the herd mentality!
Can we fight to save our souls?
March on, worker bees!
Know your enemy!
A pollination coming from the west,
And in a flash we will invade your nest
Supply of honey flowing bottomless
Play by our rules or you’ll be powerless
Protect the hive from enemies!
Protect the hive from enemies!
Follow the herd mentality!
Can we fight to save our souls?
And we’ll march… along, with our blindfolds on
And we’ll ride… the rails, with our pistols drawn
Can the Lord… above, forgive what we’ve done?
Can we fight to save our souls?
And we’ll march… along, with our blindfolds on
And we’ll ride… the rails, with our pistols drawn
Can the Lord… above, forgive what we’ve done?
Can we fight to save our souls?
Can we fight to save our souls?
Will we die to save our home?
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- 7. Line and Sinker (Live At Phillipshalle, Düsseldorf)
Lyrics
What you see is what you get!
Fishing for the answers with a line and sinker
Look at me and don’t forget!
Hard to get a grip with all these broken fingers
Today I don’t feel pretty,
and I’m tired of trying to fit right in,
don’t think that your so great, cause being great must suck!
We don’t always see the bright side,
we all need ego suicide,
you hung my ID today, but I have licked my wounds and carried on
Everybody needs some sympathy
Santa seemed to miss my chimney
Reality is truly scaring me
So stand up straight and firmly say…
What you see is what you get!
Fishing for the answers with a line and sinker
Look at me and don’t forget!
Hard to get a grip with all these broken fingers
My heart is in the right place,
so wipe that smirk right off your face,
don’t make me feel like that, cause that’s just plain not nice!
We don’t always see the bright side,
and I lied when I said I was fine,
you slapped my face today but, I have licked my wounds and carried on
Everybody needs some sympathy
Santa seemed to miss my chimney
Reality is truly scaring me
So stand up straight and firmly say…
What you see is what you get!
Fishing for the answers with a line and sinker
Look at me and don’t forget!
Hard to get a grip with all these broken fingers
Everybody needs some sympathy
Santa seemed to miss my chimney
You stole my luck from me, and now my fortune cookie’s empty!
What you see is what you get!
Fishing for the answers with a line and sinker
Look at me and don’t forget!
Hard to get a grip with all these broken fingers
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- 8. The Ex (Live At Phillipshalle, Düsseldorf)
Lyrics
Well, I looked at her face and then I knew she changed,
My heart turned black and then the sky turned gray!
My heart turned black and then the sky turned gray!
So I sat in my room for 27 days,
No she never called, I had something to say!
No she never called, I had something to say!
I don’t know much and I don’t know how…
Why would she put me through such torture,
I would have given my life for her,
She was the one that knocked me over,
Now I’m alone sitting on the corner
Well, I heard she’s great and her new boyfriend’s lame,
She can go to hell I’ll never be the same!
She can go to hell I’ll never be the same!
And these open wounds will heal with time they say,
My heart turned black and then the sky turned gray!
My heart turned black and then the sky turned gray!
I don’t know much and I don’t know how…
Why would she put me through such torture,
I would have given my life for her,
She was the one that knocked me over,
Now I’m alone sitting on the corner
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- 9. Surrender (Live At Phillipshalle, Düsseldorf)
Lyrics
She reads a book from across the street,
Waiting for someone that she’ll never meet
Talk over coffee for an hour or two,
She wonders why I’m always in a good mood
Killing time before she struts her stuff,
She needs support and I’ve become the crutch
She’ll never know how much she means to me,
I’d play the game but I’m the referee
Surrender… every word, every thought, every sound
Surrender… every touch, every smile, every frown
Surrender… all the pain we’ve endured until now
Surrender… all the hope that I lost, you have found
Surrender… yourself to me
Even though I know what I’m looking for,
She’s got a brick wall behind her door
I’d travel time and confess to her,
But I’m afraid she’d shoot the messenger
Surrender… every word, every thought, every sound
Surrender… every touch, every smile, every frown
Surrender… all the pain we’ve endured until now
Surrender… all the hope that I lost, you have found
Surrender… yourself to me
I think I found a flower in a field of weeds,
I think I found a flower in a field of weeds
Searching until my hands bleed,
This flower don’t belong to me
This flower don’t belong to me
Why can’t she belong to me?
Surrender… every word, every thought, every sound
Surrender… every touch, every smile, every frown
Surrender… all the pain we’ve endured until now
Surrender… all the hope that I lost, you have found
Surrender… yourself to me
I never had the nerve to ask,
Has my moment come and passed?
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- 10. Prisoners of Today (Live At Phillipshalle, Düsseldorf)
Lyrics
I never bite off more than I can chew but then she came and bit me,
I never bite off more than I can chew but then she bit my leg,
She said “don’t wanna work I wanna play and live my life like it was Sunday!”
“The only problem is that Sunday only comes now once a week and I’m a freak but…”
We’re breaking up the city,
no time for wasting away,
so tell me why should we stay,
prisoners of today!
My body is tired my souls excited and I wish that I was gifted,
My body is tired my souls excited and I wish I had some spunk,
She said ” I wanna run, I wanna hide, and leave this place just like it left me”
“The only problem is I need to find the balls to follow through and that’s the truth now…”
We’re breaking up the city,
no time for wasting away,
so tell me why should we stay,
prisoners of today!
When there’s no time for one another?
Cause this is our time and our place…
History I can’t erase!
We’re breaking up the city,
no time for wasting away,
so tell me why should we stay,
prisoners of today!
When there’s no time for one another?
There’s no time for one another?
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- 11. River Below (Live At Phillipshalle, Düsseldorf)
Lyrics
Rejected…since day one
My name is…bastard son
I’ve been damned…so many times I’ve lost count!
Blue collar…working man
Devises…masterplan
Bi-polar…with a mental side arm
I’m sick and I’m twisted, I’m broken you can’t fix it, don’t make me
cause I’ll do it, red button and we’ll all go…
Into the river below…running from the inferno…
You’ll think I’m insane but you’ll all know my name!
Into the river below…running from the inferno…
I’ll take all the blame, the front page and the fame!
Contraption…made up of
Nuts and bolts…creates the
New monster…to burn your family tree down!
Tick-tocking…times up now
Split second…the world frowns
Lonely heart…never had nobody!
I’m sick and I’m twisted, I’m broken you can’t fix it, don’t make me
cause I’ll do it, red button and we’ll all go…
Into the river below…running from the inferno…
You’ll think I’m insane but you’ll all know my name!
Into the river below…running from the inferno…
I’ll take all the blame, the front page and the fame
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- 12. Red Flag (Live At Phillipshalle, Düsseldorf)
Lyrics
Cast off the crutch that kills the pain,
The red flag waving never meant the same
The kids of tomorrow don’t need today,
When they live in the sins of yesterday
Well I’ve never seen us act like this,
Our only hope is the minds of kids,
And they’ll show us a thing or two
Our only weapons are the guns of youth,
It’s only time before they tighten the noose,
And then the hunt will be on for you
The red flag waving never meant the same…
Cast off the crutch that kills the pain,
The red flag waving never meant the same
The kids of tomorrow don’t need today,
When they live in the sins of yesterday
Like the smallest bee packs a sting,
Like a pawn checkmates a king,
We’ll attack at the crack of dawn
Build a ladder if there’s a wall,
Don’t be afraid to slip and fall,
Speak for yourself, or they’ll speak for you
The red flag waving never meant the same…
Cast off the crutch that kills the pain,
The red flag waving never meant the same
The kids of tomorrow don’t need today,
When they live in the sins of yesterday
Like a fire, don’t need water
Like a jury, needs a liar
Like riot, don’t need order
Like a madman, needs a martyr
We don’t need them!
Cast off the crutch that kills the pain,
The red flag waving never meant the same
The kids of tomorrow don’t need today,
When they live in the sins of yesterday
We don’t need them!
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- 13. Perfect World (Live At Rock Am Ring, Nürburgring)
Lyrics
All we shared was a mattress, and a lie, and an address
Baby I don’t need you, well baby I don’t need you
Once occupied by a goddess, now it’s a room full of boxes
She said, “it’s time to leave you” but baby I don’t need you!
In a perfect world… her face would not exist
In a perfect world… a broken heart is fixed
In a perfect world… I’d see no therapist
In a perfect world… this wouldn’t make me sick
I never got the whole story, not ’til after she left me
Baby I don’t need you, well baby I don’t need you
Word on the street is she f**ked him, while we were playing in Cleveland
Well baby I don’t need you, you’re fading in my rearview
In a perfect world… her face would not exist
In a perfect world… a broken heart is fixed
In a perfect world… I’d see no therapist
In a perfect world… this wouldn’t make me sick
She pulls the trigger until the gun goes click!
She pulls the trigger until the gun goes click!
In a perfect world… her face would not exist
In a perfect world… this wouldn’t make me sick!
Control-Alt-Deleted
Control-Alt-Deleted
Control-Alt-Deleted
Reset my memory!
In a perfect world… her face would not exist
In a perfect world… a broken heart is fixed
In a perfect world… I’d see no therapist
In a perfect world… this wouldn’t make me sick
She pulls the trigger until the gun goes click!
She pulls the trigger until the gun goes click!
She pulls the trigger until the gun goes click!
She pulls the trigger until the gun goes…
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- 14. Sympathy (Live At Rock Am Ring, Nürburgring)
Lyrics
A slap in the face,
And I can’t erase,
These things that you say,
Don’t make it all okay, it’s not okay
When push comes to shove,
I’ll put on the gloves,
Intentions are cruel,
I ain’t nobody’s fool you know
It hurts, my pride, step aside,
‘Cause I don’t need your…
Sympathy
Won’t get the best of me!
Misery
That’s what you’re giving me!
Sympathy
It’s just like trickery!
Breaking me down
A fistful of lies,
Dressed up in disguise,
And make no mistake,
I know they’re all so fake, they’re all so fake
My self-righteous friend,
I just can’t pretend,
Your words are the truth,
Sincere only when they suit you
It hurts, my pride, step aside,
‘Cause I don’t need your…
Sympathy!
Won’t get the best of me
Misery!
That’s what your giving me
Sympathy!
It’s just like trickery
Breaking me down
Sympathy
Won’t get the best of me!
Misery
This s**t is killing me!
Sympathy
It’s just like trickery!
Breaking me down
Breaking me down
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- 15. Try Honesty (Live At Rock Am Ring, Nürburgring)
Lyrics
I tripped, fell down naked
I scratched my knees they bled
Sew up my eyes, need no more
In our game, there is no score!
Forgive me father why should ya bother
Try honesty, try honesty
Hop in your dump truck, reverse for good luck
Ride over me, ride over me
Take on the whole world, fight with the young girls
Die tragedy, die tragedy
Call me a cheapskate, come on for pete’s sake
Cry agony, cry agony
Insane assault, so sly
Your well of lies ran dry
I cut the cord, free fall
From so high we seem so small!
Forgive me father why should ya bother
Try honesty, try honesty
Hop in your dump truck, reverse for good luck
Ride over me, ride over me
Take on the whole world, fight with the young girls
Die tragedy, die tragedy
Call me a cheapskate, come on for pete’s sake
Cry agony, cry agony
I’m insane, it’s your fault… cry!
Forgive me father, why should ya bother now?
Forgive me father, why should ya bother now?
Forgive me father why should ya bother
Try honesty, try honesty
Hop in your dump truck, reverse for good luck
Ride over me, ride over me
Take on the whole world, fight with the young girls
Die tragedy, die tragedy
Call me a cheapskate, come on for pete’s sake
Cry agony, cry agony
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- 16. Nothing To Lose (Live At Rock Am Ring, Nürburgring)
Lyrics
Need more friends with wings,
All the angels I know put concrete in my veins
I’d always walk home alone,
So I became lifeless just like my telephone
There’s nothing to lose
When no one knows your name
There’s nothing to gain
But the days don’t seem to change
Never played truth or dare,
I’d have to check my mirror to see if I’m still here
My parents had no clue,
That I ate all my lunches alone in the bathroom
There’s nothing to lose
When no one knows your name
There’s nothing to gain
But the days don’t seem to change
There’s nothing to lose
My notebook will explain
There’s nothing to gain
And I can’t fight the pain
Teacher said it’s just a phase,
When I grow up, my children will probably do the same
Kids just love to tease,
Who’d know it put me underground and age 17
There’s nothing to lose
When no one knows your name
There’s nothing to gain
But the days don’t seem to change
There’s nothing to lose
My notebook will explain
There’s nothing to gain
And I can’t fight the pain
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- 17. Fallen Leaves (Live At Rock Am Ring, Nürburgring)
Lyrics
In a crooked little town, they were lost and never found
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves… on the ground
I hitched a ride, until the coast
To leave behind, all of my ghosts
Searching for something, I couldn’t find at home
Can’t get no job, can you spare a dime?
Just one more hit, and I’ll be fine
I swear to God, this’ll be my one last time!
In a crooked little town, they were lost and never found
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves… on the ground
Run away before you drown, or the streets will beat you down
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves… on the ground
When it gets dark, in Pigeon Park
Voice in my head, will soon be fed
By the vultures, that circle round the dead!
In a crooked little town, they were lost and never found
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves… on the ground
Run away before you drown, or the streets will beat you down
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves… on the ground
I never once thought, I’d ever be caught!
Staring at sidewalks, hiding my track marks!
I left my best friends, or did they just leave me?
In a crooked little town, they were lost and never found
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves… on the ground
Run away before you drown, or the streets will beat you down
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves… on the ground
Run away before you drown!
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves… on the ground
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- 18. Red Flag (Live At Rock Am Ring, Nürburgring)
Lyrics
Cast off the crutch that kills the pain,
The red flag waving never meant the same
The kids of tomorrow don’t need today,
When they live in the sins of yesterday
Well I’ve never seen us act like this,
Our only hope is the minds of kids,
And they’ll show us a thing or two
Our only weapons are the guns of youth,
It’s only time before they tighten the noose,
And then the hunt will be on for you
The red flag waving never meant the same…
Cast off the crutch that kills the pain,
The red flag waving never meant the same
The kids of tomorrow don’t need today,
When they live in the sins of yesterday
Like the smallest bee packs a sting,
Like a pawn checkmates a king,
We’ll attack at the crack of dawn
Build a ladder if there’s a wall,
Don’t be afraid to slip and fall,
Speak for yourself, or they’ll speak for you
The red flag waving never meant the same…
Cast off the crutch that kills the pain,
The red flag waving never meant the same
The kids of tomorrow don’t need today,
When they live in the sins of yesterday
Like a fire, don’t need water
Like a jury, needs a liar
Like riot, don’t need order
Like a madman, needs a martyr
We don’t need them!
Cast off the crutch that kills the pain,
The red flag waving never meant the same
The kids of tomorrow don’t need today,
When they live in the sins of yesterday
We don’t need them!
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