So fire it is, to make our dark streets clean again!
Like a reset button on our lives,
Like hands of God, just dusting off the blackboard!
And with all we've worked for gone,
And all we cherished lost, we can start again. So play
your violin and breathe the sulphur in
Take it on the chin, as London sheds its skin.
So play your violin and try to hide your grin
As it burns away your sin and London sheds its skin
"Where are your churches and libraries?
Where are your books and your memories?"
"Oh, we burned it all."
Wrong and sorry but i'm still pissed
And I don't want to know, if you still think
It's all my fault. Is it still my fault?
Yeh it's a shame, It's the shit when there's
No one to blame. I don't want answers or
Reasons now, It's not important now.
Please come home,
Your heart won't break.
Please come home,
Just for my sake.
Tearing it down, All this guilt I've been
Dragging around, Comfy at last just to
Be myself, Same as everyone else.
My pride and my love of
Material things are two steps away from
Being complete. I hope I'm never complete.
Please come home,
I'm still the same.
Please come home,
So anyway
I was about to say
Well I'm afraid
Of slipping right away
Ill prepared
I am so ill prepared
If you concentrate
You can learn it in a day
I'm so suicidal I can't see
I watch Ren & Stimpy on TV
And in the morning I will bleed
My life was wasted on me
On me
Yeah yeah
What is it
That keeps the beat in my chest
It makes me breathe
I never really knew
All these years
I have lived on my own
All my fears
Are slowly coming true
I'm so suicidal I can't see
I watch Ren & Stimpy on TV
And in the morning I can't breathe
My life has wasted me
On me
On me
On me
So I gotta think in straight lines
Stop accumulating dust and
Get a job of something I love
And respect myself and others
And I gotta see my own man
Find out who he is before long
And I gotta see my own man
Something to write home about
The fade of your smile
I knew you were giving up
I've known for a while
I am always here for you
I am always near by you
Your 'two for me' attitude
Is always the same
I laugh at the sound of your voice
And I'm sorry I came
I pick up the slack for you
And I sing it back to you
Hands up everyone who feels cheated
How dare it be like this?
Feel bad for the weak one I am
Cos I let it happen
There's a thrill in something new
And I hope it lasts, don't you?
And if not, I hope we do
if all i am is flesh and blood, i might as well be dog
food
and if all it was was just a test, i think i passed.
ill wear the clothes, ill eat the food, ill whisper the
words but its not true
cos im alive and i dont know why. im just so glad I found
fire away. ill make sure you remember
fire away. ill make you all remember me
my adrenaline flows, im loath to waste it
im creeping so close i can almost taste it
i block your way, and you cannot leave me
you have got to stay. stay
im waterproof and see-through, they said survive and, i
will.
and if you move i shoot you, so stay completely still.
your mind is dead with these old ideals.
your mouth is shut.
and i dont want space, because space is so cold,
fire away. ill make sure you remember
Staring you out
And wearing you down
Yeah it's over now
We can talk about it
The smile in my eyes
Is a simple disguise
I have practised now
Finding my way around
The things that I've done
And who I've become
And oh the shame
I lie and I cheat
And I've turned down my dreams
Because I was too afraid
I wish that somehow
I could see now
All the faces I've betrayed
To women in skin
All of my love
Oh this isn't something I usually do
Or that I'm proud of
I don't play enough
I'm taking the blame
And oh the shame
Oh the shame
Oh my god!
There it is
There it is
I said it
I said it
Yeah
(laugh)
It's just like wetting the bed
Shaving my head
Breaking down the boundaries
To see if I could do it
And if it’s hopeless there’s no danger
Of putting myself through it
And when the time for that is over
And I don’t know what to say
I will deal with it my own way
Because I am a whore of love
I fall in love with anyone
And if you give me time
I can be yours
Because I am a whore of love
I fall in love with anyone, yeahh
And if you give me time
I will be yours
Ohh, how I fell
I throw myself in shoulders first
Ignore the signs and make it worse
And if you would like to see it
All you have to do is tell me when
I can’t wait to end up on my own again
And in a few years time
If this means anything
But I hope I don’t forget how I feel now
Because I am a whore of love
I fall in love with anyone, yeahh
And if you give me time
I will be fine
I’m fine, fine
I’m fine, fine
I’m fine, fine
I’m fine, fine
I’m fine
(Thank you for asking)
I’m fine
(Thank you for asking)
I'm fine
(Thank you for asking)
I’m fine
(Thank you for asking)
I’m fine.
I am fine.
Look me in the eye
And hold my head and tell me
That everything I do is pointless
And you cannot be swayed
And in the end ill promise
To stay out of your way
But it’s so much easier to say
So now when I don’t care now
Whatever else you think of me
Because I will forget your face
Like I forget to think, sometimes
Because I am a whore of love
I fall in love with anyone, yeahh
And if you give me time
At school the choices I made were rock and roll bands
And getting good grades,
But brains and wearing all black, to some of those
guys,
It's like a red flag,
The taste of anyone's fist is not a good vibe, or
something I've missed.
I was intimidated, assaulted and for what? I hope they
choke!
Choke! Choke! Choke!
I shrugged off the shit in my youth like growing up
pains and losing a tooth,
But it's not a matter of age, they're everywhere, these
people don't change.
When I was in New York, a woman tried to start a fight
with me
Because she thought I was Jewish,
And somehow it felt wrong to tell her the truth... that
I wasn't
And I pray to God she chokes! Choke! Choke! Choke!
Choke! Choke! Choke! Choke!
You're going home in a fucking ambulance
You're going home in a fucking ambulance
You're going home in a fucking ambulance
You're going home in a fucking ambulance
(You're going home in a fucking ambulance!)
I once saw a man with blood on his face!
From beating up black kids and I could hardly breathe!
Your race, your faith, or just your clothes incite
They drink, they fight, it's not safe out tonight
Your race, your faith, or just your clothes incite
They drink, they fight, so don't go out tonight,
Don't
If your mum and dad hit you as a child
I feel sad for you, but that's no excuse for it
Who says its okay to behave in this way?
I can't help but feel it's us!
For the sake of our own skin, we walk away
And its like we all say, thats alright, thats alright
thats alright
Thats alright, thats alright thats alright
Thats alright, thats alright!
I wish I had the guts to stand up for myself!
Yesterday was quite a day, and I've been a bad boy.
But i enjoyed wiping that smile off your face.
Accident? Act of God? Fate or destiny?
Hypocrites, they're mourning, Its just such a waste...
Clean on the inside.
My hands are dripping with blood but I'm clean on the
inside.
My face is covered in mud but I'm clean on the inside,
and thats all that matters.
Quiet down, folk will hear.
Stop with the screaming.
I can see that boy of fifteen, scared, in your eyes.
Hypocrites shift the blame, pointing the finger.
So be it, I am damned for your demise.
Clean on the inside.
My hands are dripping with blood but I'm clean on the
inside.
My face is covered in mud but I'm clean on the inside,
and thats all that matters.
I'm alone on this lonely planet.
I hope I get home.
This is not how I had planned it, dying on my own.
Hands on my ears.
Blocking the sound.
Put the fucker into the ground.
You turned up dead
Smile and in a gentle voice
Tell me you love me
Friends forever, always
Holding my hand
But now I, I see stars in your eyes
And you would let them die
Watch them fade in the sky
For me, happily...
Time goes so slowly
When shared between the two
For years you protected me
Kept me safe and warm
But now I, I see those stars in your eyes
And every star now dies
There were things you'd hide
But you told me everything
I was your best friend
And you trusted me
But I lied to you
I have always lied to you
I destroyed you
I have always laughed at you
I betrayed you
And it was me who made you cry
You are so precious
I'll carve you in bone
For all of my efforts
I end up alone, yeah
Anything you say
You will always get your way
But tonight, my life is your life
Think of tomorrow
I take it you don't
And if you get tired
I'll carry you home
So if by design or
By freak accident
We end up apart
I will know what you meant, yeah
I scream and I shout
I will always feel left out
Oh but tonight my life, yeah, is your life
Woah, and I feel it's clear
I was never welcome here
But at least for tonight
You're mine
I am regret, I am doubt, I am alone, I am without, I am
dispair, I am guilt, I am the sand on which I built.
I am a laze, I'm wasted youth, I am aggression, An ugly
truth, I am refusal, I am attack, I got the world set
on my back.
And I can't stand the weight
No I can't stand the weight
I am revolt, I am abuse, I am gave up, I am excuse, I'm
pessimism, I'm jealousy, I am impatience and biggotry,
I am a pain, I am a bore, but when you sing people tend
to listen more, Is this a song, one hour late, this is
a musical complaint.
I got hate, I got rage, I got enough for twice my age,
And this feeling, gets taste.
One of your systems will not stop.
And I can't stand the weight
No I can't stand the weight
No I can't stand the weight
No I can't stand the weight
No I can't stand the weighhhhtttt
And I am going to break
These things in my heart
Dark and disgusting
Feeling and growing
Taking over
Ohh-Whoah-Ohh-Whoah
Ohh-Whoah-Ohh-Whoah
All of us are born the same
the same as pop parts
the same as christ
And it's all within my frame
to do something awful, or something nice
"WWHHAAOOUU SAFELY"
"HAIL MARYS, FOR ME"
Ugh, girl yeah your mouth is open wide,
I can see everything inside, you better keep your mouth
shut for now,
Now girl, yeah your mouth is open wide,
I can see everything you hide, you better keep your
mouth, keep your mouth shut, better keep your mouth
shut.
"Ah-ah-ahhhhh"
"Ah-ah-ahhhhh"
"Ah-ah-ahhhhh"
"Ah-ah-ahhhhh"
Now girl, yeah your mouth is open wide,
I can see everything you hide, all of the times that
you lied, keep your mouth shut, keep your mouth shut,
keep your mouth shut,
"[unknown screaming]"
keep your mouth shut, keep your mouth shut, keep your
Crack of dawn, every morn, ___________________
On my feet in choking heat, back in bed, start again
Working my hands down to the bone in this town
The weight of the world is dragging me all the way down
Twenty years, big ideas and all I've got to show is this
A dead end life, a drunken wife, and all my friends are
taking the piss
Man I'm tired, boy I'm tired, I'm a model citizen
Work until the morning then we go to bed and start again!
Working my hands down to the bone in this town
The weight of the world is dragging me all the way down
Where is the girl I was to build my home round?
The weight of the world is dragging me all the way down
It's breaking my heart
It's breaking my heart
It's breaking my heart
It's breaking my heart
It's breaking my heart
It's breaking my heart
It's breaking my heart
I thought that I
Was full of such
Hope and light
And such love
But all my words
I wrote them for you
And all my songs
I sang them for you
Photos of me
They all show
A staring man
I don't know
You know that I've been
Through all this nonsense with you
And all my words
I broke them for you
And all my plans
I snapped them in two
I could create
Like it was stealing
I love to sing
How I was feeling
I had a soul
That burned for beauty
But who gives a shit?
I must admit
Oh yes
I've lost it a little bit...
I can't breathe
This atmosphere
Wait 'til I get out of here
'Cos I have wasted year after year
And smile I may
But it's insincere my dear
i see the stars safe in your arms.
i dont want to be your enemy
and im screaming, 'tell me its alright, tell me its all
good, tell me im ok, it doesnt matter'
and its just like cyndi said 'until the end, there is no
end'
oh, damn it all!
tell me its alright. tell me its all good. tell me im ok.
it doesnt matter, anyway.
so dry off your eyes and smother me with the wet cloth.
hold me because you have to.
(you have to) 'breathe'...
tell me its alright. tell me its all good. tell me im ok.
These wars of words are pointless
Nothing gets accomplished, no
To see you bent and broken
You'd think I'd like it
But I don't
It disgusts me
That I can be
So petty and so weak
Yeah, You're sorry
Everyones always so sorry
Yeah,
And I thought I heard you say
To lose is not ok, win is the only way;
Guess what I did with my day
Well, I failed
Despite my reservations
I think it's time that we met, we met
And all these complications
(And all these complications)
Yeah they make me something i'm not
(This is a war)
You're kitten as a cat
I know where it's at
Yeah this is where it's at
Yeah,
Yeah you're sorry
Everyone is always so sorry
Yeah
And I thought saw you stray
But I love you anyway
And I'd like us to be forever
That's what I tried to say
But it got stuck in my throat
And words are missing
Words are missing
Words are missing
Words are missing
Stuck in my throat
Now that I know it could only be you
I try to speak out
But the words are missing
I've been finding out
All these conclusions that you come to
They're so paper thin
And I can see through
It's very excellent
Now that I'm better than you
I worked it out myself
Well someone has to
And then it happened
The whole city was up in arms
So give it a rest, yeah
I don't like it
It's very excellent
Now that I'm better than you
I worked it out myself
Song for Saturday
The threat of fear is always here
I keep you safe
I hold you near
The words you said
Become so clear
I'll raise my voice
So you can hear
My song
You can hear my song
You can hear my song
Yeah you can hear my song
My song for Saturday
The rope round my neck
The streak in my hair
The spring in my step
From the socks that I wear
And when I play this song,
It's like I'm still there
And you don't know what it means to me
Cos I try my best to be the best that I can
I want so much to be everybody's friend
Well if it's supposed to hurt
It hasn't done yet
The best of the few
That haven't been met
And the simplest thing could remind me of that
That soft-spoken lie
I'll never forget
Sing!
I try my best to be the best that I can
I want so much to be everybody's friend
Oh yeah, I try my best to be the best that I can
I try so hard to be everybody's friend
And I try
Yes I try
I want so much to be
It's in my heart to be
I try so hard to be
It's in my heart
I try my best
I try my best
And no, I don't sleep
I never rest
My aching heart
Is emptiest
When I'm alone
The way that I think,
It seldom makes sense
The words don't come out
The way they were meant
So if I'm quiet
Please don't take offence
Cause you don't know what it means to me
No, you don't know what it means to me
No, you don't know what it means to me
No, you don't know what it means to me
That's right, that's right,
I got a band and a woman too,
I got a plan and a focussed view,
And that's cool for twenty one,
That's cool for twenty one,
That's cool for twenty one,
That's cool for twenty one,
That's cool for anyone,
And I've already stayed for too long,
But I will only break your heart when I go,
When I go, when I go,
Hold tight, hold tight,
I'm still just a kid with a heavy load,
And rock and roll is a rocky road,
But that's cool for twenty one,
A long list of goals achieved,
And tall tales to tell my son,
And that is cool for twenty one,
Yeah, that's cool for anyone,
Lyrics
But I don't drive and I don't pay no board,
And this will only make it hard when I go,
When I go, when I go,
When I go, WHEN I GO,
OH... OH,
SO I'M STAYING HOME, YEAH,
'CAUSE TO MY NEIGHBOURS,
I'M FUCKING FAMOUS,
My mother says she loves me,
She tells me I'm not ugly,
She thinks the whole world of me,
She thinks I'm superman,
MY MOTHER DOESN'T UNDER...,
STAND WHY I'M ALWAYS ANGRY,
I KNOW SHE DON'T DESERVE IT,
BUT SHE'S JUST FIRST IN LINE,
I don't respect myself,
'Cause I can't respect myself,
And I don't respect myself,
'Cause I can't respect myself,
And yeah, I heard every word you said, oh...,
And your ideas, they all make sense but I reject them,
Well, how can I hope to earn your respect?, oh...,
When I don't respect myself, I don't respect myself,
When I don't respect myself, I don't respect myself,
I DON'T RESPECT MYSELF,
There is a thing that I know that does it better than
And I haven't wanted to be all the things I can be
And I'd bash it all away, if I could
If I believed that it would make me good.
Good.
To us it is the way I am built
To us it is the way I deal with things
To us I am an old, old man
And if I can't take your sex
I'll take your hand
Stick close to me and I will keep you safe
Nothing is important to me any more except for you
Don't lie to me I think I've earned the truth
I am good
I am good
And if I could hold you down and drown you in my arms
I would
If I could freeze you now to keep you as you are
I would
I am good
I am good
I am good
I won't hear
So don't say it
Don't say it
Don't say it
Don't say it
Stick close to me and I won't let you go
All if this is worth it if it means a thing to you
So suffer me, that is all you can do
I am good
I am good
If I could hold you down and drown you in my arms
I would
If I could freeze you now to keep you as you are
I'm scared of the police
I'm scared of the violence
I'm scared of handcuffs
And truncheons
I'm just too scared
So pack your bags
We're going home
This place has started to stink
I've been standing around
For far too long
And my feet have started to sink in
And I'm scared of becoming
A statue, a monolith
And not changing, ever
It's not healthy, and I'm just
Scared of it
And I'm scared of your anger
And I don't know what causes it
And you know that it hurts me
Piracy is piracy,
If you sail the seven seas or surf the net,
Record firms, they're making losses,
But they still spend it like they're making it,
It's fifty grand to make a fucking video,
And Sardy albums cost a fifth per track,
And so your favourite band,
They don't make that second album,
Dropped by their label 'cause they can't pay it back,
It killed them,
It killed them,
It killed them,
It killed them,
Well I got some news for you then my brother,
This is a buisness like any other,
You got your product, make money off it,
You count your losses against your profits,
And if you're thinking So? So?,
You don't know,
Underground, that's where we come from,
We don't wear no suits and we are not called The,
But chart success, that brings security,
You watch these brothers thinking Why not me?,
So show me where to sign,
And I'll write my name down in my own red blood,
Because there comes a time when you think a house might
be nice,
And selling out don't mean a fuck, you see,
It kills me,
It kills me,
It kills me,
It kills me,
I can't stand..., (Stand... it...)
I can't stand..., (Stand... it...)
I can't stand..., (Stand... it...)
I can't stand... it..., (Stand... it...)
Well how's about you come down and I'll explain?,
Get yourself to London on the train,
Then I'll just send you home again,
Well how's about you come down and I'll explain?,
Get yourself to London on the train,
Then I'll just send you home again,
Well how's about you come down and I'll explain?,
Get yourself to London on the train,
Then I'll just send you home again,
Well how's about you come down and I'll explain?,
Lean a little bit closer, I'll make it plain,
You don't stand a fucking chance,
I'd like a job in which I'm able,
To put shoes on my feet, and food on my table,
Those nine-to-fivers, they look pretty stable,
But I get my wages from my record label,
And if you're thinking So? So? So?,
And if you're thinking So? So?,
You don't know enough about it,
Because this death is slow, (Because this death is
slow)
Slow, slow, (Because this death is slow)
(Because this death is slow),
This thing will work itself out,
This thing will work itself out,
This thing will work itself out,
This thing will work it out,
Out, out, out,
'Guitarist and Songwriter',
That's what I thought I was,
I never had no dreams of being a waiter,
But these here Helmet rip-offs,
They don't buy my lunch,
So I will get a real job in the office,
And I won't bother to make my music,
And I won't bother to sing my songs,
And I won't bother to get excited,
And I won't bother to get her off,
And I won't bother to make my music,
And I won't bother to sing my songs,
And I won't...,
And I won't...,
Sure... sure,
Sure... sure,
Sure... sure, (Sure... sure)
Sure..., (Sure...)
And I won't bother to make my music,
And I won't bother to sing my songs,
Sure... yeah sure,
TV's screwed again
And I'm already bored
In this age of goldfish conciousness
And rock star gods
How do you react?
And do I blaspheme if I say:
I killed Kurt Cobain
I killed Kurt Cobain
I killed Kurt Cobain
I killed Kurt Cobain
You still wear the face
Of a guy you never knew
Where were all your fucking shirt when
______ went down
Are you bored again?
I killed Kurt Cobain
I killed Kurt Cobain
I killed Kurt Cobain
I killed Kurt Cobain
And when I'm bored
I go fucking apeshit
I fucking hate it
I hate it
I hate it
I got the situation under control
Burning rubber and a whole lot of soul
I see the girl who knows it's all rock'n'roll
And she'll be crying before it's over
And the word on everyone's lips is oxygen
And before I catch my breath
It's time to drink and dance again
I like to hustle with the best of them all
The fit people right to the ugly bird ball
I party hard you know I fit till I fall
I guess I'll see you when it's all over
I got some action and I'm ready to go
I got this girlfriend but she don't gotta know, no
I'll take you down with me right after the show
And she'll be crying before it's over
And the word on everyone's lips is oxygen
And before I catch my breath
It's time to drink and dance again
Make no mistake but you need somebody new
Make or break, it doesn't matter who
Stay awake is all i ever do
Yeah i'm watching you... party!
And the word on everyone's lips is oxygen
And before I catch my breath
It's time to drink and dance again
All of a sudden it feels like you are in love again
And everything is out of sight but
The party will break your heart tonight
The party will break your heart tonight
The party will break your heart tonight
No way I won't go
No way I don't show
Yeah I told you so
Yeah, I said no
All this smiling has become so meaningless
I refuse to play along
Cause I got bored of you
I am so bored
And I got bored of you
I am so bored
Shut my mouth I'm dumb
Close my mind I'm numb
Look what I've become
On my turn
Always cruising for another big mistake
I'll make this one my own terms
Cause I got bored of you
I am so bored
Yeah I got bored of you
I am so fucking bored
Let's go!
Yeah, right!
Let's go!
Oh... you're all alone,
Oh... I know it can feel like that,
Oh... and no one knows,
Oh... just how much you have to offer,
So here it is from me to you,
Nobody loves you like I do,
I'll say it twice because it's true,
Nobody loves you like I do,
And oh... you're talented,
And oh... but you're impatient aswell,
And oh... so quiet down,
'Cause oh... because no one listens when you're angry,
So quiet now, between us two,
Nobody loves you like I do,
A feeling that is just for you,
Nobody loves you like I do,
Like I do, like I do,
Nobody loves you like I do,
Like I do, like I do,
Nobody loves you like I do,
So don't give up, it's not the way,
And I know the things your Dad will say,
You're not getting any younger,
You're not learning anything,
But we never learn unless we're wrong,
And I've been waiting all along,
To congratulate your efforts,
You really showed them who you are,
And oh... you lost it out,
And oh... but you gave it all you had,
And oh... and in the end,
And oh... that is the best we can ever hope for,
So here it is, so don't be blue,
Nobody loves you like I do,
Something that is just for you,
Nobody loves you like I do,
Like I do, like I do,
Nobody loves you like I do,
Like I do, like I do,
Nobody loves you,
Nobody loves you like I do, (Nobody loves you)
Nobody loves you like I do,
Nobody loves you like I do, (Like I do)
Nobody loves you like I do,
Nobody loves you like I do, (Nobody loves you)
Nobody loves you like I do,
Nobody loves you like I do, (Like I do)
You try my patience
I break your outer shell
It's inside the sweetness
But you hide it so well
Hell is for heroes
They got another single out
My contemporaries
Top 40 smash - no doubt
In times of trouble
I am argumentative
And I know I'll suffer
For as long as I'm am
And at the first sign of an argument
The first sign of a fight...
I crack under pressure
And my head feels like it explodes
I won't get so angry
Just another one of my episodes
When I was younger
It seemed so obvious to me
With all my problems
War-like was how I had to be
But everything changes
And I find with least exception you
If everything changes
I guess that I do too
It's all lost now
So much has happened
And it's all a mess now
And all I've achieved
And to my shame
And to my discomfort
I (I have never) have never felt so relieved
That you will find me out
Yeah you will find me out
Oh yeah you will find me out
Oh yeah you, you will find me out
Yeah you will find me out
Yeah you will find me out
Yeah you will find me out
Yeah you will find me out
Yeah! Yeah!
Yeah I'm ready!
At last I'm ready!
Yeah I'm ready!
Hey you, talking sideways
I know you better than that
Got nothing to prove
So we got nothing to lose
When the sense sinks straight to the bottom
Hey you, you're not that
You get it out of the way
It's started, it's started
This party's always solid
You see me, I'm laughing
It's not for, It's not for
It's not for fun
It's not for fun
And it feels like both boats are sinking
And I've got one foot in each
Should I abandon the plan?
Would everyone understand?
And would I even make land if I swam?
Or just wash up on the beach
It's always out of reach and
My smile, is fragile
My heart is held together
With string and, cellotape
Be gentle please remember
With string and, cellotape
With string and, cellotape
With string and, cellotape
With string and, CELLOTAPE!!
Don't bleed, Don't bruise
It's always, good news
I can't lose, I can't lose, I can't lose
Don't bleed, Don't bruise
It's always, good news
Can't lose, can't lose
Wear something red and sexy
So I won't know it's you
It's been so long that I have
Forgotten what to do
Do I pick up the whole bill
Or split between the two
How will you ever see my scars?
Tourette's is a disease that makes you tell the truth
I have contracted it in the last days of my youth
What about those missing fingers
Think they've made lesser men
Grip hold of casted metal
Lets suck on our champagne
If I become a cripple what use will I be then
I can not even play guitar
Tourettes four letter words
Like life and love and lust
And at the base of it a thick layer of trust
Your wounded heart will heal if you don't let it rust
So love
And a little later
All of my thoughts
Are lost in the cross fire
And I'm tied in knots
Crossed my heart for you
But I got it all confused
What's a boy to do
Find it hard
Must be hard for you
Must it hard
Must be hard
I said it's hard
Must be hard
So much for that
So much for that
So much for that
So much for that
So...
So...
So...
I'll let you go
I'll let you go
I'll let you go
I'll let you go
I'll let you go
All things have ended
My boy is brain dead
And I can't be here
It's real enough for me
Heaven I know for sure
But I can't feel anymore
Turn off the machine
Turn off the machine
Get up, get dressed and
It's all so pointless
I can't do this
I'm sorry
But how can I breathe
When he can't breathe?
Turn off the machine
Turn off the machine
It'll take a little time to re-align
But I won't forget you
Takes a little time to re-align
No I don't forget you
It's four a.m. and I cannot sleep,
Stuck in my bed next to a naked woman,
My body's tired like a gun riff,
But my brain has woken up and wants to party,
All my new songs are whizzing round there,
How many tracks should we put on the record?,
I wish my head could just be empty,
But I've started thinking and I CAN'T STOP NOW,
I CAN'T STOP,
NOT NOW,
I CAN'T STOP,
Awake for hours in a fucking bind,
Held captive by my over-active mind,
All plans and shopping lists and fresh ideas,
If only I could have a good night,
A good night,
A good night,
A good night,
A good...,
It's two p.m. and I just woke up,
Stuck in my bed because there's nothing doing,
No complications, no commitments,
No reason I should open up my eyes,
Yeah Trisha's on, but she just talks rubbish,
And I don't listen to a word she says,
My girl is ready and she wants to play,
But I'm late for work and I CANNOT STOP NOW,
I CAN'T STOP,
NOT NOW,
I CAN'T stop,
Wasting my time being here anyway,
Nobody wants to eat a thing today,
I'm walking up and down and back again,
Wish I was home having a good night,
A good night,
A good night,
A good night,
Good night,
Good night,
Good night,
Good night,
GOOD...,
BEBOP, (BEBOP)
ROCKSTEADY, (ROCKSTEADY)
I'M GONE, (I'M GONE)
TO THE CHIPPY,
I KNOW,
THAT YOU'LL MISS ME,
SO STAY UP,
TILL I SAY,
Good night,
Good night,
Good night,
Good night,
Good night,
Good night,
Good night,
Good night,
Good night,
Good night,
Good night,
We'll have a good night,
We'll have a good night,
a good night,
Good night,
Good night,
So here's how it is,
I'm tired of being tired,
Bored of being bored,
(But I don't wanna be lonely)
She's looking at me,
And I cannot see,
A place we agree,
(But I don't wanna be lonely)
I don't make her laugh,
I don't make her smile,
I don't make her move,
(But I don't wanna be lonely)
And I'm mouthing these words,
I'm dying to say,
To someone I think I know,
It's a joke got out of hand,
But I think I understand,
And it won't be long before I get the guts,
To risk lonliness and do these things I must,
To ignore my head and put all my trust,
In my heart,
'Cause I don't want this,
No, I don't want this, no, no,
Here's how it is,
You like the idea,
Of someone around,
('Cause you don't wanna be lonely)
It's not about you,
It's not about me,
It's not about us at all,
It's a story so old it's been told and re-told,
And if I want my freedom, I've got to be bold,
It's a shame and it's a crime,
I have wasted all this time,
'Cause I've known for months all the moves to make,
And goodbyes, they give me a belly ache,
So no "One last kiss for all times sake",
'Cause I'm gone,
YEAH,
THROWN AGAIN,
THROWN AGAIN,
THROWN AGAIN, OH,
Yes, let's talk about all the things we have in common,
If these are mistakes then I would make them all again,
It's so unbelievable you actually exist,
Let's make this a memory of us,'Cause we've got
Lights out, sound low,
I wanna know, how far can this go?,
Lights out, sound low,
I wanna know, how far can this go?,
Lights out, sound low,
I wanna know, how far can this go?,
Lights out, sound low,
I wanna know, how far can this go?,
'Cause we were born for tonight,
For this very moment,
We were born for tonight,
For these secrets stolen,
LIGHTS OUT,
LIGHTS OUT,
LIGHTS OUT,
LIGHTS OUT,
LIGHTS OUT,
LIGHTS OUT,
LIGHTS OUT,
Of all the things that you do best,
Disaster makes you happiest.
So burn the clothes that you are in,
They stink of smoke the sweat the sin.
And you cry 'cos I'm so calm inside
You scream, you sob, "I'll run, I'll hide"
And still we have no answer to
The question: What do we do?
Oh, let's stop hanging out
Let's stop having fun
Stand in the corner
And think about what you've done
Oh it's easy to over simplify
When you are not involved
And I get so angry when someone can say
"The answer's there - as clear as day!"
And there is a possibility
That you could still cling on to me
'Cos you're filled with such regret
But oh you must have had your reasons
Oh, let's stop hanging out
Let's stop having fun
Stand in the corner
And think about what you've done
Oh, let't stop hanging out
Let's stop having fun
You deserve to be with no one!
No one!
No one!
No one!
Let's stop hanging out
Let's stop having fun
Let's stop hanging out
Let's stop having fun
Let's stop hanging out
Let's stop having fun
Let's stop hanging out
Let's stop having fun
Let's stop hanging out
Let's stop having fun
Let's stop hanging out
Let's stop having fun
Let's stop hanging out
Let's stop having fun
Let's stop hanging out
Let's stop having fun
Yeah right!
Yeah!
Of all the things that you do best
Of all the things that you do best
Of all the things that you do best
Of all the things that you do best
Let's stop hanging out!
Yeah, yeah, yeah let's stop hanging out!
Let's stop hanging out!
What you say?, Skies are grey?, Had a bad day?,
Well, hip hooray, I've had a bad one too,
I've missed the trains, been to pains, blown my brains
and,
I don't want to hear it all again from you,
So...,
Keep it to yourself,
Keep it to yourself,
Keep it to yourself,
Tell nobody else,
Keep it to yourself,
Keep it to yourself,
Keep it to yourself,
Tell nobody else, no,
So you know someone who doesn't like me?,
They told you that they really hate my guts?, (HATE MY
GUTS)
I don't need you as a middle-man, they can tell me
themselves,
That is, if they have the nuts,
And as for bad things you knew were gonna happen,
That retrospective bullshit's got to go,
Don't looks so smug - makes you ugly in this light, and
I don't wanna know, and especially no "I told you so",
Keep it to yourself,
Keep it to yourself,
Keep it to yourself,
Tell nobody else,
Keep it to yourself,
Keep it to yourself,
Keep it to yourself,
Tell nobody else,
Shut up,
Just shut up,
JUST SHUT UP,
Just shut your face,
WELL, GO,
(Guitar Solo)
Keep it to yourself,
Keep it to yourself,
Keep it to yourself,
Tell nobody else, (TELL NOBODY)
Keep it to yourself, (ANYBODY)
Keep it to yourself, (TELL NOBODY)
Keep it to yourself, (TELL NOBODY)
Tell nobody else, no, (TELL NOBODY)
(TELL NOBODY)
(TELL NOBODY)
(TELL NOBODY)
There's something in my head that I've wanted to say,
When some of these ideas, they won't go away,
And all of my demons, they come out to play,
I wish I had more control of myself because...,
I've had enough of getting drunk, yeah,
I've had enough of getting drunk, yeah,
I've had enough of getting drunk, yeah,
I've had enough of getting drunk, yeah,
Don't ask me what I think of science and art,
I've got all these questions locked up in my heart,
There's too much to do and I don't know where to start,
Just wish that I had more control of myself because...,
I've had enough of getting drunk, yeah,
I've had enough of getting drunk, yeah,
I've had enough of getting drunk, yeah,
I've had enough of getting drunk, yeah,
I know sometimes it seems like I got it going on,
I don't, you wouldn't believe, and oh,
Sometimes my dreams are so far-fetched,
That I cannot begin to conceive a way out,
Lyrics
Yeah,
Yeah, a way out,
It's a waste of my time,
It's a waste of my mind,
It's a waste of my time,
It's a waste of my mind,
I've had enough of getting drunk, yeah,
I've had enough of getting drunk, yeah,
I've had enough of getting drunk, yeah,
I can still remember
When I first heard the riff
That opens 'Nevermind' up
My neck-hairs stood up stiff
And since those first discoveries
I've tried to recreate
The feeling I had back then
But nothing sounds that great
So please give me an album
That I love straight away
That I don't have to grow in to
After constant play
See, I buy a lot of records
And take most of them back
'Cos I feel that disappointment
After just one track
And I can't move on...
Last band stole my heart
Was Every Time I Die
I loved every second
But now three years gone by
When I heard 'Worship and Tribute'
I thought my dreams come true
Listening to most other bands
It seems they all did too
All this eighties indie
Sounds like shit to me
'Cos I don't like Joy Division
I don't like Morrissey
Or their new impersonators
Kings of MTV
Suckling at the teat
Of the fucking NME
Long ago, I woke up early, for a job I used to love,
but then one saturday morning my boss gave me the
shove.
And he made it clear I was not needed anymore, he had
to hire in some other guy while we were away on tour.
But a few words in his defence, there was no bullshit
pretense, and it made perfect business sense, so he
sent me away, I wanted to say,
"Okay, well good luck, I hope I never see you again,
good luck, ye-ea-ah-ah"
There was this girl I slept with, she got inside my
head, when I say slept I don't mean just sex, I mean we
shared a bed.
I thought that we were married, I thought we'd be okay,
but then she made it clear that she didn't feel that
way, she said.
"It was lovely, at the start, but there's a space
inside my heart, and I think we have grown apart, so go
take a hike, and I was just like....
"Alright, good luck, I hope I never see you again,
cause if this is goodbye, good luck, good luck, I hope
I never see you again, cause if this is goodbye-ye-ye"
"I hope that you die"
Cause if you hurt me, I will hate you, It's just as
simple as that, it's not mature, and it's not
progressive, that doesn't alter the fact that....
"If you hurt me, I will hate you, if you hurt me, I
will erase you, I you hurt me, I will hate you, If you
Chew it up
And spit it out
I can doubt
Without a doubt
Sell my soul
And keep it in
I got balls
And glitterskin
It's just a bad dream
And I'm waiting, Oh,
It's alright, It's okay, I'm alright
It's just a bad dream
Thank god I, can sleep again
I'll never get, number 10
So you can, agree with it
Leave me be, and do it again
It's just a bad dream
And I'm waiting, Oh,
It's alright, It's okay, I'm alright
It's just a bad dream
I'm alright,
I'm okay
And I'm alright, but I'm o...
It's alright, I'm okay, I'm alright
Well
This is, for my band
The ones who shared the struggle
The whining and the ?bitching?,
Sat on my sofa
My friends all went to college
I still live in my dad's house!
Thinking, about it
And though you may regret it
You said it 'cause you meant it
Always, together
A touch of cabin fever
We find out how we really feel
This girl that I'm so sick of
This girl that I'm so sick of
This girl that I'm so sick of
This girl that I'm so sick of
When I, was fifteen
I swear it looked so easy
You go out and you get paid
Cut to an LP
You slam it on the TV
And now its just another day down
And it's another month gone
God knows how many shows
Yeah we still keep moving on and on
But that's rock'n'roll I spose
Girl...
Girl...
This girl that I'm so sick of
This girl that I'm so sick of
This girl that I'm so sick of
This girl that I'm so sick of
My name is Freddy Kreuger
And I've got the elm street blues
I've got a hand like a knife rack
And I die in EVERY FILM!
This girl that I'm so sick of
This girl that I'm so sick of
This girl that I'm so sick of
Hahahahahahahahaha,
Sh-pah sh-pa, sh-pa, Feel good, [x9]
City's breaking down on a camel's back.
They just have to go 'cause they don't know wack
So all you fill the streets it's appealing to see
You wont get out the county, 'cos you're damn as free
You've got a new horizon It's ephemeral style.
A melancholy town where we never smile.
And all I wanna hear is the message beep.
My dreams, they've got to kiss me, 'cause I don't get
sleep, no..
Windmill, Windmill for the land.
Love forever hand in hand
Take it all in on your stride
It is sinking, falling down
Love forever love is free
Let's turn forever you and me
Windmill, windmill for the land
Is everybody in?
Laughing gas these hazmats, fast cats,
Lining them up like ass cracks,
Lay these ponies at the track
Its my chocolate attack.
Shit, I'm stepping in the heart of this here
Care bear bumping in the heart of this here
Watch me as I gravitate
Hahahahahahaa.
Yo, we gonna go ghost town,
This motown,
With yo sound
You're in the place
You gonna bite the dust
Can't fight with us
With yo sound
You kill the INC.
So don't stop, get it, get it
Until you're Jet Ahead.
Yo, watch the way I navigate
Hahahahahhaa
Feel good, AHHHHahahahah [x4]
Windmill, Windmill for the land.
Love forever hand in hand
Take it all in on your stride
It is ticking, falling down
Love forever love is free
Let's turn forever you and me
Windmill, windmill for the land
Is everybody in?
Don't stop, get it, get it
We are your captains in it
Steady,
Watch me navigate,
Ahahahahahhaa.
Don't stop, get it, get it
We are your captains in it
Steady, watch me navigate
Ahahahahahhaa.
Feel good, AHHHHahahahaha
Feel good,
Feel good, AHHHHahahahaha
You were left all by yourself
You were young what could you do?
The only girl you ever loved, stood up, abandoned you
And I'm pushing you
I'm shoving you
I wouldn't like to think that I was forcing you
Am I forcing you?
By pushing you?
Shoving you?
If you say "nothing left to lose"
Then you have not lost your voice
And if you've got the guts to choose
I will still give you the choice
You can fight, or you can fall
No one left to take the blame
One last chance to prove it all
And I just hope you don't fuck it up
Cause it's not too late to try
If you believe in anything
Pull the wool down from your eyes
Stop procrastinating
You can fight, or you can fall
No one left to pave the way
One last chance to prove it all
And I just hope you don't throw it away
When you called I was asleep
I'm unaware of any other impropriety
So act like you're on your own son
Cause one day you will be
And when you kick and when you scream
You will notice that I am not listening at all...
Because it's not too late to try
If you believe in anything
Pull the wool down from your eyes
Stop procrastinating
You can fight, or you can fall
No one left to take the blame
One last chance to prove it all
And I just hope you don't throw it away
And when this test is over
My arms begin to ache
It's too important
You can't be seen to break
And when this test is over
I will be your friend again
So just don't blow it
And do something stupid when
When all I wanted
Was not to have to hold your hand
And all I wanted
Was not to have to hold your hand
Hello friend, looks like you made it,
Well, how does it feel?,
All the praise and the attention,
And you keep it all real, yeah,
And while we're at it, thanks for the mention,
You asshole Lenman,
Have another drink,
Take those boxing gloves off,
Tame that temper,
You get in such a bother,
You're like my mother,
Hope he don't forget who his friends are,
Seen him lately?,
And I knew him when he was nothing,
And I think he owes me,
Well yeah, we haven't talked in years,
And I'm oh so angry,
Have another drink,
Yeah, take those boxing gloves off,
Tame that temper,
You know you get in such a bother,
You're like my mother,
'Cause you're so pretty and I'm so stupid,
Yeah, you're so pretty and I'm so stupid,
Yeah, you're so pretty and I'm so stupid,
Yeah, you're so pretty and I'm so stupid,
Before all this madness,
I had a plan,
I dreamed I would buy us,
A plot of land,
Where you and me could rest our bones,
A place where we can both call home,
You and me could rest our bones,
A place where we can both call home,
You and me could rest our bones,
A place where we can both call home
You and me could rest our bones,
A place where we can both call home
You and me could rest our bones,
A place where we can both call home
You and me could rest our bones,
A place where we can both call home
You and me,
You and me,
You and me,
You and me,
You and me,
You alone should know
The shit sticks fast
Weighing up the consequences
You made up your mind
To kick my ass
And I was left with no defences
I'm a little screwed around inside
And you think I don't remember
But I can't forget the things you did, can I?
I'm your enemy
I'm your enemy
I'm your enemy
I'm your enemy
Sugar faces, plastic smiles and all
Nothing seems to pacify me
People watch and wait for me to fall
Go ahead and fucking try me
See the features crack into a grin
And I'm glad you think it's funny
I'm coming back for something more
And I'm not laughing, am I?
I'm your enemy
I'm your enemy
I'm your enemy
I'm your enemy
Never forget that
She kisses me like music
I dont pretend i dont like it
Her lips are soft and swedish
she leaves me gasping for more!
Summer bleeds into my skin and,
paints me the colour golden
And i'm done, im left alone exausted
pick myself up off the road.
And i wont come down to earth
Its along way down to...
And i dont come to earth.
An eventful year that it was,
And if i'm still here its because,
The stars have gone out from behind your eyes
This pain is real this wound is life size.
And I cant belive it you need too pull through
And I hope you make it I'm waiting for you.
So you are begining too choke,
But how can you not see the joke?
The sound of your voice still rings in my ears,
It's tired and angry and quiet all these years
And this situation it tears us apart
And we joke about it, we make jokes of ourselves!
But we know,
But,
But we know,
But,
But we know,
But,
But we know
*Whispered*
When will this all stop
And i won't have to run or rush or push or jump
I'll give back everything I took
And kiss everyone I love
And I'll fall asleep
Spread my arms
And now take flight
Strike a nerve
And I push myself against the light
My shattered spine
There is no pain
Suffering
This misery without a name
Misery without a name
Misery without a name
All these amphetamines
Running through my veins
I am lucky I don't don't drown
Damn your eyes
Damn your eyes
Damn your eyes
I have seen
The fall of kings
Slowly now
I strip the beetle of its wings
Without fear
And without shame
[Doll Fin Lyrics on
I accept
This misery without a name
Misery without a name
Misery without a name
Misery without a name
I do not fear the change
Ripping through my system
I am always coming down
Damn your eyes
Damn your eyes
Damn your eyes
God, damn it all!
This is all, this is my
This is all, this is my
THis is all, this is my all
This is it
This is it
This is it
This is...
If I wanted you
I would take you
But I don't want you
So I will let you suffer
What is this
That melts my brain?
I may die
But I am damned to live again
Touch my eyes
Embrace the blame
This is my
My misery without a name
Misery without a name
Misery without a name
Count my fingers
And tell me your name
It breaks my heart
It's always the same
I can see Angels
I can see Angels
I can see Angels
And they're so Holy
And they're so
And they're so
And they're so
Holy and beauti-
Holy beautiful
Now it's early
And daylight creeps
Your eyes are wide now
So I'll sleep
Forever
Forever
Oh, and they're so
And they're so
[Death Of A Star Lyrics on
And they're so
Holy and beauti-
Holy beautiful
There's a fire in here
There's a fire
There's a fire in here
There's a fire
There's a fire in here
There's a fire
There's a fire in here
There's a fire
There's a fire in here
There's a fire
Man, am I that pig headed?
I let the whole thing slide
Cracks appear in my vaneer
Like bruises on my pride
And when it gets to it
I shrink and fall away
My tongue is swelling up
I tell it "not today"
I've not anticipated
So much was over-rated
Your grinned suggestions
Invite my questions
And make me feel so small
I'll ask you softly,
Cause I don't want the answer
And I'd fall if you said fall...
7 days is all it takes
To push me overboard
I see the faces turn in my direction
And I feel so unsure
And when it gets to it
My head begins to spin
Just find another way
Build it up and kick it in
I got Mick Jagger action
Can't get no satisfaction
You don't have to tell me - I know already
I understand it all
I see your face when my eyes aren't even open
And I'd fall if you said fall...
Loser
I'm a loser
I'll be your loser
I'm your loser
I'll make you sorry, you ever met me
And just forget it all
(Say fall I'll fall, say fall I'll fall)
It's not your fault but I'll blame you anyway
And I'd fall if you said
Fall
Say fall and I'll fall
Say fall and I'll fall
Just a big bass line and drums, got guitarists sucking
their thumbs,
4 barre or two, that's how to do it.
Play some keys, it makes it swell
I don't pretend I can play very well
But I like what piano brings to it
Before the idea gives way
I press record and I press play
Cause like a pain in my head, it won't let go, like a
beast in my bed, I can't say no
Like a crack in the windshield of my soul
it is, agony, agatha.
Just a verse and a chorus now, in my brain playing
round and round,
hang around on the loop further my buddy
Sometimes when I'm trying to write songs, I imagine I
turn the radio on, and think about what i'd like to
hear on it.
Thumping drums and chords, that's what i'm all about, A
bass and keyboards, it should get everyone walking out
YEAH!!!!
Cause like a pain in my head, it won't let go, like a
beast in my bed, I can't say no
Like a stain on the carpet of my soul
it is, agony, agatha.
it is, agony, agatha.
it is, agony, agatha.
"Oh Agatha, it's so amazing"
it is, agony, agatha.
"ITS SO GOOD"
it is, agony, agatha.
"Oh Agatha, it's so amazing"
it is, agony, agatha.
Ain't this sweet?, she digs on me,
I am exactly where I wanted to be,
I'm gonna kiss myself till I can't see,
'Cause I know,
DJ spins electric beat,
I'm gonna shake my ass and move my feet,
And when I think about it, it fits so neat,
'Cause I know, yeah I know,
Hey, I could'a been someone else,
Yeah, I could'a been someone else,
Hey, I could'a been someone else,
Yeah, I could'a been someone else,
Yeah, yeah, it's just a kick in the mouth,
Yeah, yeah,
Yeah, yeah, it's just a kick in the mouth,
Yeah, yeah,
What if I had played football?,
Or if I hadn't returned that first phonecall?,
Or if I ain't been born U.K. at all,
Yeah what then,
Lyrics
But I won't think too much tonight,
Because it all panned out in a way I like,
And yeah, I got my faults but it's alright,
'Cause I know, yes I know,
Hey, I could'a been someone else,
Yeah, I could'a been someone else,
Hey, I could'a been someone else,
Yeah, I could'a been someone else,
Hey, I could'a been someone else,
Yeah, I could'a been someone else,
Hey, I could'a been someone else,
Oh yeah, I could'a been someone else,
Someone else,
(Guitar Solo)
Yeah, yeah, it's just a kick in the mouth,
Yeah, yeah,
Yeah, yeah, it's just a kick in the mouth,
Yeah, yeah, (It's just a kick in the mouth)
Yeah, yeah, it's just a kick in the mouth, (YEAH, YEAH,
IT'S JUST A KICK IN THE MOUTH)
Yeah, yeah, it's just a kick in the mouth, (YEAH, YEAH,
IT'S JUST A KICK IN THE MOUTH)
Yeah, yeah, it's just a kick in the mouth, (YEAH, YEAH,
IT'S JUST A KICK IN THE MOUTH)
Yeah, yeah, it's just a kick in the mouth, (YEAH, YEAH,
One, two, three, four
Well, it's the 25th
we got the day off work
we're rocking out the place
lookout for mistletoe
lookout for mistletoe
or I will kiss your face
2000 years ago a little boy was born
to save the human race
Well, it's your birthday
so have a party!
We're sorry about all of that
"nailed to a cross" business
Everybody is welcome
Yeah Christmas is awesome
Everybody is welcome
You got a horrid shirt
you got a comedy sock
you got a gift for you
I got a dvd
I got a dvd
and it was Doctor Who
And if I eat a sprout
you gotta eat a sprout
you gotta suffer too
Then dinner's all done
and man we had fun
But knock on the door
open it for carol singing kids
Everybody is welcome
Yeah Christmas is awesome
Everybody is welcome
Yeah Christmas is awesome
Everybody is welcome
Yeah Christmas is awesome
Everybody is welcome
chords at start: (standard tuning)
Am, G, D
prechorus:
C, Em repeatedly, end on a D into chorus...
Chorus:
E(bar) A, E, B
postchorus:
Am, F, E
Lyrics:
Lyrics:
Live your life
your at one with yourself
maybe I
didnt see it that way
So unwind
led by somebody else
didnt care
kept real feelings at bay
Where was I when you kept it in?
Far too close with my obscure view
where was I when you wept inside
where was I was I was closed to you?
Because I always meant to hold you
the way that i should have
I always meant to tell you
that it was ok
And I always meant to show you
things werent that bad
even if they seemed that way
even if they seemed that way.
I'm alone
but im crowded with friends
I figured out
what I couldnt have done
powdered nose
like you make your own ends
finding peace
with just a drink and a gun
where was I when you cut your face?
far away, right by your side
where was I when you made that descision?
where was I when the universe died?
Because I always meant to hold you
the way that I should have
I always meant to show you
that it was ok
And I always meant to tell you
things werent that bad
even if they seemed that way
even if they seemed that way.
And I always meant to touch you
Like nobody else had
and I always meant to give you
a reason to stay
And I never ever did that
And I couldve saved you
maybe things just seemed that way
maybe things just seemed that way
maybe things just seemed that way
Oh, I am, I'm tired out,
By life, it drags me down,
And all, these thoughts, that I'm swimming in,
I feel like I could drown,
'Cause everything is moving too fast for me to see,
And these assholes try to make me something, I don't
wanna be,
And the best news I can hear all day is for you to say
to me,
Boy, it's alright,
It's alright, it's alright,
And boy, it's alright,
You'll be with me tonight,
Tonight...,
Tonight...,
Wait, don't move, you are beautiful,
I know that You always will be,
And oh, your eyes, they are open now,
I've never felt more proud than when both of them are
focussed on me,
But everything is moving way too fast for me to see,
And these assholes, they try to make me something, I
could never be,
And the best news I can hear all day is for you to say
to me,
Say,
Boy, it's alright,
It's alright, it's alright,
And boy, it's alright,
You'll be with me tonight,
And boy, it's alright,
You're my life, you're my light,
Boy, it's alright,
I will dream of you tonight,
Tonight...
You're taking sides
You run away
You wanna fight
Your sides
You're taking sides
You're taking sides
You're taking sides
You're taking
I feel like reading books is
Wrapping me up in layers of history
Layers of history
And i feel like singing songs is
wrapping me up in layers of history
Layers of history
Oh yeah
Youre holding hands
Youre making debts
Youre growing old
Dying
Everything you do
****** might of seen you
Theres something else
Trust me its true
cuz i feel like being here is
Wrapping me up in layers of history
Layers of history
And I feel like singing this is
Wrapping me up in layers of history
Layers of history
Oh yeah
I feel like breathing in is
Wrapping me up in layers of history
Layers of history
Just simply existing is
Wrapping me up in layers of history
Layers of history
Oh Yeah
AHHHHHHH!!
I feel like being here is
Wrapping me up in layers of history
Layers of history
I feel like killing this is
Wrapping me up in layers of history
In a funny kind of way, you're beautiful
In a funny way, I am too
In a funny way I think I know what you're all about
See I know the things that have happened to you
And they were awful but you got this far
And I know you think you're not ready to move on, oh
But you are, you are
You are, you are
You are, oh yes you are
You are, you are
Take a look at everything that's in your way
And I will help you to remove it all
I will carry all the bits and pieces of you
And you don't have to be better right away,
But you will laugh again, I promise, one day
And I know you think you're just not capable now, no,
But you are, you are
You are, yes you are
You are, you are
You are, you are
If a thing doesn't kill us, it makes strong
That's what I've learned
And every lesson we learn makes us older
You lost a person you love and you say
"Oh, it broke my heart"
It broke your heart
And you don't think that you're healing
But I told you, you are
Oh you are, you are
You are, you are
You are, you are
You are, you are
You are, you are
We all have responsibilities,
We all have a social debt,
And if there is a man free of guilt,
I haven't met him yet,
So now you're backed in a corner,
You're under verbal attack,
They're pointing fingers like guns in your face and...
Nobody got your BACK,
You've got to blame somebody for all your fucking
mistakes,
So someone else will pay for all the bad choices you
make,
And you should take responsibility for what you do,
But you just point your finger at somebody innocent and
say...,
No I don't feel so fucking good,
No I don't feel so fucking good,
No I don't feel so fucking good,
No I don't, I need SOMEBODY TO BLAME,
GOT BLAME?,
I GOT BLAME,
I got blame,
So one day somebody asks you how you feel,
And instead of telling the truth,
You reel off a list of things you think they want to
hear,
Because it's easier that way,
And so they treat you like this completely different
person,
Because all they know about you is misinformation,
And you gradually detatch yourself from all your
actions thinking...,
OH, I DON'T KNOW WHY I DON'T MEAN WHAT I SAY,
I DON'T KNOW WHY I DON'T FEEL WHAT I SAY,
YOU'VE BEEN LYING ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS FOR SO LONG,
YOU'VE FORGOTTEN WHO YOU ARE,
You got to blame somebody for all your fucking
mistakes,
So someone else will pay for all the bad choices you
make,
And it is all your fault that you feel angry like you
But you could not admit it and you're stuck
thinking...,
No I don't feel so fucking good,
No I don't feel so fucking good,
No I don't feel so fucking good,
No I don't, I need somebody,
No I don't feel so fucking...,
No I don't feel so fucking...,
No I don't feel so fucking good,
No I don't, I need somebody to blame,
ARRGGGHHHH...,
Well yes, you are contented,
What more could you want?,
Yeah, you fight, but you always make it up,
It's love chasing its tail,
Look at how she holds his hand and she,
She whispers to him Kiss her now,
And when she pulls away she's got his,
His heart dangling from her mouth,
Phone calls and accusations and a,
A bad feeling all year round,
Gutless and co-dependant,
They're the best enemies in town,
The best enemies in town,
The best enemies in town,
In town,
Oh yeah,
The silence - you hate it,
Hearts should come armour plated,
Violins, they play for,
You and me and for her,
With clear minds and wide eyes,
We make the best decisions,
So...,
Just let it go...,
So now the tears come easily and she,
She promises to change her ways,
But it's not about what you do, it is,
Who you are that matters these days,
After months of rehearsals and bad excuses,
The moment to leave is now,
So death to contentedness,
You were the best enemies in town,
The best enemies in town,
The best enemies in town,
The best enemies,
Here's to the best enemies in town,
Town,
Well,
Where will I found love now?,
Who will accept me now?,
They all cried for chairman Mao,
Social interaction
It makes me sick down to my stomach
I'm just building up a network
Of these people I pretend to know
People only like you
If you've got something they want
That means I must be a moron
If I don't like what you've got
I don't care about it
I don't care about it
I don't care about it
I don't care about it
Well I have wasted thousands
Of my kisses on your picture
And a lot of good it did me
When the circus came to down
Yeah you could have been my everything
But you went with another
And you let him treat you badly
And you run to me for sympathy, well...
I don't buy it!
I don't buy it!
I don't care about it
I don't care about it
I don't care about it
I don't care about it
You must stop feeling so (fucking) sorry for yourself
It's bullshit, get on with it
I don't care about it
(I don't care!)
I don't care about it
(I don't care!)
I don't care about it
(I don't care!)
I don't care about it
(I don't care!)
I don't care about it
I don't give a fuck
Do you remember our best adventure?
Stealing off to climb Westers Hill?
Creeping out of our house at midnight?
Do you remember on the way down after,
I cut my leg right open on that fence?
And I cried and I cried...
It was just a hill we climbed
That night, but it felt like
The top of the world.
"Top of the world, ma!"
I'm on top of the world...
"Our teachers had faith in their lessons, their
doctrine,
But these facts are unreliable, these cracks are
undeniable,"
you said.
"Do you feel the warmth beneath your feet?
That's cos the earth is so very old...
They should have warned us years ago.
We should have been told that secret kept
By Mum and Dad
Which covered everything...
'At first it's dark, and then it's light, and then it's
dark again...'
"You're bleeding, but it's alright,
'Cos we'll stay awake the whole night.
'Cos I found a rock in an ancient place,
And it's older than the human race...
So let's build a fire, a homing light
For astronauts and satellites.
For scientists with soldier's hearts,
For pioneers of earthly arts...
You and me, we're dead in the blink of an eye.
We've been and gone...
I'm trying to make up my mind
Madness or cruel-to-be-kind?
Your mother was sick or blind
When she gave her child away
But what she did
She did out of love
She must have meant it
As an act of kindness
And having never had a kid myself
I cannot understand the pressures
"...you must be sick in the head
You need a hospital bed" she said
"Properly fed" she said
"Or you're going to wind up dead"
So you were put
In the hands of science
Strangers who understood
Better than mothers could
It was really "for your own good"
See, we find these ways
To justify it all
Are they really working?
I'm trying to make up my mind
I'm trying to make up my mind
It gets harder every time
I see a baby mother
Or think about growing up and having kids
Oh God, she must have done it out of love
I must believe it was an act of kindness
I keep imagining the film 'Girl Interrupted'
With less attractive inmates
"All of the things that you feel
They are a fucking disease" they said
"We diagnose it with ease" they said
"There is no hope of a release" they said
So you found yourself
Inside a prison with no escape
Tied to a gurney with thick red tape
Nursing a wound that is mother-shape
"When can I go back home?
I want to make a fucking call
All these pills do is make me sleep..."
Onetwoonetwoonetwo
You wished you could unmake yourself
Become something else
To be something awful
"To be smoke and shadow"
I understand the idea that A.D.D. is an imbalance
'Depression,' that is an imbalance of chemicals
It makes sense.
But couldn't you argue that everything is?
Joy, fear, anger, sadness?
Can you diagnose love?
Can you diagnose loss?
See, we find this ways
To justify it all
Yeah, go,
Well...,
Sometimes I get this,
Lump in my throat,
When I remember,
These things I wrote,
The strangest feeling,
I've ever had,
Starts off as angry,
Ends up as sad,
Yeah,
When I'm awake and when I dream,
And all the places in between,
Where I go and where I've been,
I will take this ghost with me,
Well, I guess I loved her,
You,
So much for feeling,
Like broken bones,
I wish I'd left it all alone,
So much for healing,
Eventually,
I'm just as damaged as I'll ever be,
Well...,
Yeah, (Yeah)
(Yeah) Yeah,
Yeah..., (Yeah...)
Now,
When I'm awake and when I dream,
And all the places in between,
Where I go and where I've been,
I will take this ghost with me,
Well I guess I loved her,
(She took my...)
She took my shoes off... when I fell asleep,
She combed my hair and brushed my... teeth,
(Fuck)
Arrgggghhh...,
I guess I loved her, (I must have loved her)
I guess I loved her, (I must have loved her)
I guess I loved her, (I must have loved her)
I guess I loved her, (I must have loved her)
I guess I loved her,
But I still made her cry,
And so we start at the back
Just like we always do
I don't know where to begin
So yeah, I made a mistake
And you should give me a break
But you keep rubbing it in
If I'm a dead man, who was the bad guy?
Who was the love bite? Who is the black eye?
And when I hold you, you throw a "hissy-fit"
It is a pox and I don't want to hear about it
You pin your hopes on me
Pin your dreams on me
Pin your hopes and dreams on me
Hang it on you star
So don't beleive this is it
I can't believe this is it
I can't believe it's the end
Here's what I wanted to say
With nothing in my way
Except for you and your friend
What have I told you?
She is a rigid/(fucking) whore
A piece of street-trash
And not a bit more
It is alive now
Inside of me
It has been fed on your insecurity
The blind are leading the stupid
And when I told you I knew why
For what it's worth, I was lying
And if you can't hear me
It's cos I'm breaking up
It's over, I can't turn it off
That promise you broke
You called me forever just one word
And I hope you choke on it
Don't cry if you don't mean every tear
Your pain is so fake
Emotionally bruised and battered up
You thought I would break, well
My falling vision obscured
This thing is definatley cured
My fear of falling
That fear of falling
Here's one in the eye for love
Here's one in the eye for you and love
Here's one in the eye for love
This is a shot in the arm for you and love
Love
You said "could we be the best?"
And I said "Alright"
I'm sick of always being mature
You started the fight - It's all your fault
I'm still alive, number fucking five
I'm still alive, number fucking five
I'm still alive, number fucking five
Number fucking five
Well, who's gonna shoe your pretty little foot?
Who's gonna glove your hand?
Who's gonna kiss your red ruby lips?
And who's gonna be your man?
Is that you Reuben?
Reuben, where have you been so long?
Is that you Reuben?
Reuben, where have you been so long?
Well, papa's gonna shoe my pretty little foot
Mama's gonna glove my hand
Sister's gonna kiss my red ruby lips
And I don't need no man
Well, I don't need no man
No, I don't need no man
Sister's gonna kiss my red ruby lips
And I don't need no man
Is that you Reuben?
Reuben, where have you been so long?
Is that you Reuben?
Reuben, where have you been so long?
Well, the longest train that I ever saw
It was 90 coaches long
And the only man that I ever loved
He was on that train and gone
Is that you Reuben?
Reuben, where have you been so long?
Is that you Reuben?
Reuben, where have you been so long?
Oh, where'd you get that hat you wear
And that coat you got so fine?
Well, I got my hat from a railroad man
And my coat from a worker in the mine
Is that you Reuben?
Reuben, where have you been so long?
Is that you Reuben?
Reuben, where have you been so long?
Well, Reuben made a train, he put it on the track
Run it to, the Lord knows where
Well, Reuben made a train, he put it on the track
Reuben, I've been told
That you got fire in your pocket, filling every hole
Now it's old, it's old
Reuben, I've been told
You're selling fire to the devil
You're filling up his hole
Now he grows, he grows
Every time I hear you
I go howling in the half light
Ay ay ah-ooh
But every time I do, I wish I'd hear a little howl back
Ay ay ah-ooh
Hear a little howl back
Reuben, you've been seen
You're bringing sunshine before you
Riding on the beam
Now I'm told, I'm told
And how long you keep me still
I will be quiet for our lady, quiet for no evil
You may keep you business to yourself
Every time I hear you
I go howling in the half light
Ay ay ah-ooh
And every time I do, I wish I'd hear a little howl back
Ay ay ah-ooh
Hear a little howl back
Ooh...
Reuben, I've been told
That you got fire in your pocket
Filling every hole
And it's old, it's old
And how long you keep me still
I will be quiet for our lady, quiet for no evil
You may keep your business to yourself
Every time I hear you
I go howling in the half light
Ay ay ah-ooh
And every time I do, I wish I'd hear a little howl back
Ay ay ah-ooh
