As the lights go down at the carnival and the last ride grinds to a stop
All the bums are singing at the patterned glass in the church across the lot
And all the thieves and the liers and the hypocrites that brought us down so low
All pile past the coffin, man, like wolves out on a prowl
And everyone has an alibi, no one was at the scene
The only eulogy is written out in spray paint on the street
Lady Libery, what the hell is happening?
It seems like your torch - it don't burn for me(?)
Your children are hungry, they can't find their way home
Whatever happened to the dream
And druggies(?) and the drunks and the burnout(?) punks
Are wandering the streets
Just looking for a fast(?)? of happiness
To burn away their broken dreams
While in a penthouse apartment in the high row(?)
Standing high above the filth
You know the promise land just wouldn't make a promise to someone else
And the guns on the roof are silenced for now, but you still dont feel safe
Until you're locked in your room, five floors up, man, planning your escape
Lady libery, what the hell is happening?
It seems like your torch - it don't burn for me(?)
Your children are hungry, they can't find their way home
Whatever happened to the dream
Lady libery, what the hell is happening?
It seems like your torch - it don't burn for me(?)
Your children are hungry, they can't find their way home
Whatever happened to the dream
Whatever happened to the dream
Late night on the Bos en Lommerweg
I'm swerving on my bike I've got my headphones on
And I'm wondering why it's so hard to believe
There could be a salvation for a drunk like me
And you know I'll fine even when the hand of god is empty
Cause you gotta make it anyway
Summertime came falling on my city
Crept into the bar and took a seat next to me
And we talked and made plans that never ever ever gonna happen
But sometimes that's alright
And you know I know now
And down below my hotel window there's a girl walking
I'll never know her name I'll never buy her a drink
But you can be sure tonight that someone else will
And I'm wishing him luck as she turns the corner and fades out of sight
And as for you and me?
Although we're a thousand miles apart
The drinks keep coming
And it's not for nothing
And if we throw up on our dreams
Girl we'll wash them clean
And if ya don't understand that you should try being me
And you suck but I love
And you're constantly trouble
But we're gonna make it anyway
Baby, you understand me now
Sometimes I seem a little cold
Everyone in this world has their troubles
And, girl, I've got my own
But I'm just a soul, whose intentions are good
Oh, no, please don't let me be misunderstood
Sometimes it all just seems so easy
Like everything's gonna be alright
And sometime things just keep getting harded
And then you see my other side
But I'm just a soul, whose intentions are good
Oh, no, please don't let me be misunderstood
If I seem edgy, I want you to know
That I don't wanna take it out on you
Life has it's problems and I've got my share
And that's one thing I never meant to do
Baby, don't you know I'm human
Flesh and blood like everyone
And sometimes I find myself regretting
Some of the things I've done
But I'm just a soul, who's intentions are good
Oh, no, please don't let me be misunderstood
I'm just a soul, who's intentions are good
At the airport customs they pulled me in
But I swallowed the drugs before the cops found 'em
Got so damn high I couldn't spin
And as we pulled outta Bucharest I was still tripping
Half liters in the back of the car
With my brothers and sisters down to the Stroeja
Mangled all night to the gypsy punk
We flipped the switch we ran the dub
We had the car bombs the white poison too
From the front to the back had the whole damn crew
And when we shut her down at the break of dawn
Passed out on the couch with my clothes still on man
Side by side out looking for salvation
Brothers and sisters we run this operation
And as the sun comes up I wonder to the sea
And I wash my sins away in Thessaloniki
Through the city streets we drank and talked
Rocked the basements climbed the walls
Locked the hotel doors till the maids went nuts
Hooked up downtown for a liquid luncheon
From the pearl of the east to the riviera
Man we rocked the dubstep the ska and punk
Seaside to seaside bar to club
Pass the bottle till you pass out
Wake the fuck up
Sitting in the car again
Wonder what tomorrow brings
Stagger up behind the decks
Lady liberty is bruised and bleeding
she's been living in a shelter down on 20th and mission
it's a fucking miracle that she's still breathing
traded in her torch for a needle
lock down final solution
the lives of the many decided by the few
there's gotta be a better way but i don't see it
aint no one free in this so called war for freedom
the tomb of the unknown soldier lies empty
the sacrificial lambs are trained and ready
and in the business district the drums of war
top the charts shake the dancefloor
where'd we go wrong? we've been running in the same direction too long
where'd we go wrong? once there was a way but now it's gone
lock the doors turn out the lights
when the cops come knocking better keep it quiet
and a voice keeps talking in the back of my mind
how long can you last where you gonna hide
eye for eye one devil fights another
when the antichrists clash the innocent suffer
and what's all this about one man one vote
check who's in the white house it's a fucking joke
in the name of god or in god we trust
either way it just don't add up
the streets aint save man stay in your homes
when the curfew falls in the occupied zone
all the rats are jumping ship
and the sailors are asleep below deck
and the captains drunk again
and there aint no sign of land anywhere
where'd we go wrong? we've been running in the same direction too long
where'd we go wrong? once there was a way but now it's gone
lock the doors turn out the lights
when the cops come knocking better keep it quiet
and a voice keeps talking in the back of my mind
telling me to stop...
as i lay me down to sleep i pray my sanity to keep
The morning sun
Crawls in my room and wakes me up
My head is pounding
I need a drink
Last night's memories
Are only just a mystery
My head is pounding
I need a drink
The pints of courage that drown my fear
Have got me searching for another beer
Salvation only comes in so many ways
And sanity is setting in
I can feel the whole world spin
As I stumble down the street
Woke up yesterday
They took my one to love away
Left me in a world of misery
No-one left to trust
Beat down like a fucking bum
I sit and rock this, love song for drunks
This bottle left me
I know she won't forget me
Cause I treated her so well
Torn apart left here with a broken heart
And I got nothing left to lose
The angels and devils fear me tonight
I got gone lost my fucking mind
And I'm leaving all my reasoning behind
Like a ghost ship in search of shore
Followed by an evil curse
Never gonna find it's way to land
I'll find the taste that I'm searching for
Even if i have to go burn down the church
I get my belt of booze and then I'm gone
Way out in the distance everything goes up in smoke
It's a reaction from the substances I took
There ain't nothing left
Since I lost my innocence
Feel like a lock without a key
No-one left to trust
Beat down like a fucking bum
I sit and rock this, love song for drunks
This bottle left me
I know she won't forget me
Cause I treated her so well
Torn apart left here with a broken heart
And I got nothing left to lose
Torn apart left here with a broken heart
just trying to get some weed in the backyard
trying to get a fireplace with a pool
just trying to work it on out
just trying to get trough
1 2 1 2 am I making contact?
cut trough the static independent broadcast
keep the bar open keep the lights on
cause we aint leaving till the morning comes
hey dj i'm still awake
don't shut down the music yet
cause i'm broke
i got no place to go
i need something to channel my madness trough
and walk away clean in the morning light
when they run the bulls i just step aside
twist the cap collect my mind
if you don't have a plan you lose the battle everytime
just trying to get some weed in the backyard
trying to get a fireplace with a pool
just trying to work it on out
just trying to get trough
man i'm feeling like a 30 pack in the snow
1 million miles away from the sorrows
of the day to day they just fade away
and leave me standing here feeling like the first beer of a new day
i guess i don't need much
cause all the little things they just add up
and you know this life can be dangerous
straight out your door man dangerous
born and raised on the south shore of boston
just another drunk agnostic
getting baked backstage before soundcheck
in a world of guilt to try to maintain my innocence
time passes but i ain't changing
going out the same way i came in
face it the system loves complacence so every change i get i break shit
just trying to get some weed in the backyard
trying to get a fireplace with a pool
just trying to work it on out
this one goes out to all the bartenders
to the winners and to the losers
and this one here's to the drug users
to the sinners and to the boozers
and man one time for the nightshift workers
and all the fed up clowns that quit the circus
And this one here's for all the righteous losers
in the land of the dead trying to make it through
Wasted 3 am, the lights are on and the bar is closing
I didn't start it but I end this war on the battleground with the drunken soldiers
make it home by the grace of god man
park the whip fall up the stairs
it's a fine line between relaxed and defeated
I cross the wires, I kill the demons
Twist the cap and drain the bottle for all
You know you might be dead tomorrow
This one here's for all the criminal Minded,
to my past convictions all my Future priors
and everyone that got left Behind
all the lost souls, on the sea of Life
to the good times and the bad times
And all the beers in between
from the Cradle to the grave
cause no one has a clue what the fuck it all means
wasted, afternoon, on my back porch just pushing thru
96 degrees and climbing
5 strings On my guitar and a 12 of Budweiser
take Another hit and pass
crank up the jams two sevens clash
man so many people just live to die
waste away just killing time
lost souls
minds closed
the lights are out and the engines cold
so fuck it, I'm on a whole different channel sucker
and if you lock one door, I'll open up another
Twist the cap and drain the bottle for all
I hung around until I got hungover
Then I crashed out in cultifornia
I'm slowing down, so the bottle can catch up
I might be lazy, but I know what's up
I woke up this morning, don't remember much
Just blank memory, hope I didn't fuck up too much
My shirts ripped and my glasses are bent
Started out with a fifty now I only got 50 cents left
My mind's in a state of distress
Sometimes the bottle gets in the way of progress
Blind eye to the nights proceedings
Phone number written on my hand, someone I don't remember meeting
Pounding in my head, empty feeling
Take a hit from the spliff before I even start dealing
Still standing, after all 10 rounds
It was me or the bottle, someone had to get knocked out
I hung around until I got hungover
Then I crashed out in cultifornia
I'm slowing down, so the bottle can catch up
I might be lazy, but I know what's up
Its just clothes and bottles on the floor
Keys hanging from the lock on the open front door
Day is dawning, but the sun's too bright for me
Hazy memory of some fuck trying to fight me
Or was that me trying fight him?
That shit don't matter, that was last night's problem
Girlfriend - still passed out on the bed
Stars in my eyes, pounding in my head, I hit the streets
Just looking for salvation, instead I just get an exchange of misinformation
Don't expect a thing to get handed to me
But sometimes you gotta shut your brain down to keep your sanity
I hung around until I got hungover
Then I crashed out in cultifornia
I'm slowing down, so the bottle can catch up
I might be lazy, but I know what's up
down to my last seed
down to my last penny
things seem more sacred when your pockets are empty
took what i could from this land of plenty
call me lazy
but girl i ain't your enemy
drive to succeed
man my car ain't got those gears
while your running circles i'll be out on 3 drinking beers
i'm addicted to the small things
cause expectations ain't worth the burden that they bring
and i don't want to cause no riot
i'm just looking for some peace of mind
and they say your damned if you do
and if you don't your still damned
but everything works out in time
that's just the way it goes
that's just the way it goes
in the bottom of a bottle there's and answer to all of this
that's just the way it goes
in the back of my mind there's a reason but i just can't remember it
down to the last minute
down to the last second
still is the race but i lost my direction
drinks inclusive with the price of admission
stop the tape there's a ringer in the session
spin the dial tune out the conditions
listen i just don't exist in your braindead existence
and i don't want to cause no riot
and i don't want to cause no riot
i'm just looking for some peace of mind
that's just the way it goes
that's just the way it goes
in the bottom of a bottle there's and answer to all of this
that's just the way it goes
in the back of my mind there's a reason but i just can't remember it
that's just the way it goes
But the nice thing about it was, it was a pickup truck, but it was a Chevelle
And you could get it with a SS package and up to like a 450 horsepower,
454 engine and a four-speed transmission, positraction rear end, all kinds of sway bars
and handle like a 'vet and go like a son of a bitch
Another summer night, blasting down the pike
Got my windows down and a cooler to my right
Here to stay, everything's gonna be alright
Broken lines stretchin' out in my headlights
Burnt orange with a black on top
Positraction and dual exhaust
Like an angel with three speeds and tyres
She'll never break my heart or fuck with my mind
Rest stops flashing by
Neon lights punch a hole in the night sky
Feel like (?) on an asphalt sea
As close to heaven as I'll ever be
Shurpin' gears, and drinkin'?
Never gave a goddamn 'bout what they told me
So it's a buck twenty and a sixty five
I put the pedal to the floor and I drive
EL CAMINO
Ninety three to three all away to the (?)
Seventy two SS with a small block V8
Passin' all the shit in plastic roll in the states
Gettin' all boned up and kickin' back to the reggae
Another sleep while the fuck awake.
All four barrels pumpin' gas into the intake
I ain't drivin' I'm drifting, and you can talk all day
But that don't mean I have to listen, man
Break lights on the highway always drive me fuckin' nuts
The only thing worse is gettin' tailed by the fuzz
It's all like blue lights flashing in your mirrors
It's just a Crown Vic jam-full of? interference(?)
So, I shift gears, let them pass on the left
Everyone just keep your drinks down for a sec
I'm all like "Officer don't hurt me please, 'cause ain't got nothing but weed"
EL CAMINO
EL CAMINO
Officer don't hurt me please, 'cause i've got nothing but weed
Officer don't hurt me please, 'cause i've got nothing but weed
Officer don't hurt me please, 'cause i've got nothing but weed
like a dead planet circling a
dying star,
passing the time
in factories and bars
blue lights flicker
up and down the blocks
divested minds,
no independent thoughts and the
cold rain falls on the
land of the free, you know the
gate swings open but
the beast won't leave and it's
plugged in so long
you're addicted to the current,
plugged in so long
you're addicted
cog in the wheel,
perpetuate the system
signal is lost,
but no one's left to listen
seems like your soul is missing
Well the
tank is empty
but the gauge reads full
airwave static
looking for a signal as the
drugs kick in, one
moment of silence
before the pain fades one
final reminder:
that's better off just left alone
so we push the amp until the
speakers blow
and a voice comes in across
this shortwave radio
just calling out
what
are we doing here, what
are we doing here, what
are we doing here, what
are we doing here
sheep in the flock,
but the shepherd's missing
signal is lost,
but no one's left to listen
this is my last transmission
what
are we doing here, what
are we doing here, what
are we doing here, what
are we doing here, what
are we doing here, what
are we doing here, what
are we doing here, what
You put your soul up in the pawn shop to pay the rent
Waiting for a ship that aint never comin in
In the land of industry
We waist away the days
Blinded by distraction there's no one left to save
Time are getting tough
Times are getting tougher
The world keeps spinning
And she circling like a vulture
Try to get on
Try to get ahead
Think your in heaven
But your in hell instead
Its all about fear man
You keep the masses scared
Never look beyond
Bought into the system
And it all adds up
To nothing in the end
We've been drinkin with angels
As the walls cave in
And gods gone crazy
Or maybe he just don't understand
The judge is crooked
The juries fixed
The wicked walk
Wile the innocent
Never see the light of day
Never see the light of day
Catch 22 the burden of the damn
What sets ya free
Bring ya down in the end
So it's a shot in the darkness
Dead on man im pausein the hart ache
Cause somthimes the truth
Can be hard to face
Got to be somethin beyond this wilderness
And it all adds up to nothin in the end
We've been drinkin with angels
As the walls cave in
And gods gone crazy
Or may be he just don understand
gods gone crazy
Jaya The Cat – Love Songs For Drunks
Sometimes in this life,
It's hard to tell the difference between wrong and right.
And you can only spend so long on the cross,
Until all the true believers are gone.
So check your mirrors before you back up,
Sometimes the whole thing just don't add up.
But even if the numbers ain't right,
Your memory still keeps me up at night.
I'll hold your hand while you're puking girl,
I try to be there when you're lonely.
I may not do it right,
But I do it for you.
I guess I make a lot of mistakes,
But thats just the way it goes whan the mistakes get made.
Day after day after day,
All the same old shit can wear your edge away.
And I know they say that love is blind,
But I think they got that right only half of the time.
And I guess it's all we have is now,
So pass the bottle and fuck tomorrow.
I'll hold your hand while you're puking girl,
I try to be there when you're lonely.
I may not do it right,
But I do it for you.
But even when I'm down to my last nerves,
In a million fucking ways you're still more than I deserve.
If it's a hundred to one than we'll make it,
I got a fifty-years spot to show a place.
And thought I try to get you of of my mind,
When dead blacked out all I can see is your eyes.
And maybe I'm just trickin' myself,
But it wouldn't be the first time that that worked out.
I'll hold your hand while you're puking girl,
I try to be there when you're lonely.
I may not do it right,
But I do it for you.
I'll hold your hand while you're puking girl,
I try to be there when you're lonely.
I may not do it right,
But I do it for you.
I may not do it right,
And it's over
And this I know
The smoke is clearing and all the soldiers are going home
And I thought we'd make it
But what the fuck did I know
Maybe I'm better off without you
And when you say it's nobody's fault, I guess you mean it's mine
And all those promises you made, they were lies
And when you say it's nobody's fault, well I guess you mean it's mine
And all those promises you made, they were lies
I don't got much in this life
I know
I don't got much in this life
Just a thorn without the rose
I don't got much in this life
When I'm walking in the shadows
I don't got much in this life
Without you
But it's over
And this I know
And I guess I miss you
And I guess I don't
And all I wish is that I got something to show for it
And I don't know how I ever let myself get slipped
And when you say it's nobody's fault, I guess you mean it's mine
And all those promises you made, they were lies
And when you say it's nobody's fault, well I guess you mean it's mine
And all those promises you made, just lies
I don't got much in this life
And this I know
I don't got much in this life
Just a thorn without the rose
I don't got much in this life
When I'm walking in the shadows
I don't got much in this life
Last night on the 2, ride home. I swear man I saw an angel.
But when I looked again man, it was just another stranger.
Last night I saw liquor land, man I had a big mission.
13 horsemen riding on and off wind, so I turn my color to the gold.
Got back in my ride, turn up that stereo.
Man what do you have, that you don't need.
We need it all down here!
Temptation, redemption, the Bottle and the Cross.
Life's illusion, from everything you've done.
And somewhere out there,
I hear a SCREAM!
Last night in brigham circle the devil tried to mug me.
And I said: "Man what do I got, you don't got allready?"
You know he looked up to me and said: "Maybe you're right"
Maybe I got something else for you tonight,
He said: "Man what do you need, that you don't own?"
"We got it all down here!"
Temptation, redemption, the Bottle and the Cross.
Life's illusion, from everything you've done.
And somewhere out there over the airwaves,
I hear a SCREAM!
And when the music takes control, it's allright by me.
Ooh another moon rise competing with the lights of the bright city.
Caught between the drum and the baseline, you know it's allright.
SAM System homing like a 737's come to take me back home.
Up on the stage where the red lights flash
Out on the dancefloor trying to relax
You know we're gonna mash it up all night long
And you know we're gonna push it till the break of dawn but
She ain't interested in me
And I ain't interested in her
That's for sure
Well she's next to me but I'm miles away
And this ecstasy it keeps lying to me
Clouding my mind to the real situation
Causing me to doubt a foregone conclusion
Up at the bar for the fifth time holding
A ten euro bill trying to get my order in
Well we're all wired to the same system
Hanging on trying to make a connection
Well it's a long night but we're gonna outlast it
Eight thirty you head to work
Get your coffee and your paper and pretend it's worth it
Shakedown when Friday comes
try to turn your paycheck into more than surviving
but you know that there's something more than this
check the music as it hits
Thank you
Thank you reggae
Wailing Souls, Burning Spear, Operation ivy
Bad Brains, Waiting in Vain
Michigan and Smiley
ADF and Jimmy Spliff,
Kortatu and Sientist
Joseph Hill, Sublime, Manu Chao
and the Skatalites
And when it's 96 degrees
you are all the shade I need
to help me make it through
Thank you
Thank you reggae
Israel Vibration
Stray Bullets, The Meditations
Thievery Corporation,
Singing Off and Delroy Wilson
White Riot to equal rights
drop the bass all night till daylight
Dillinger, Judgement Dread,
Alton Ellis, Seed and Sizzla
But you know that there's something more than this
Check the music as it hits
Thank you
And all I've got is this
transistor radio
Tuned in to rockers(?)
Quarter bag and a quarter beer
And empty wallet
There ain't no water left in the wishing well
And I'm pulling up fast on the gates of hell
It it don't seem like there's much hope in this world
Left to beg, steal, or borrow
And when the smoke clears
In the occupied zone
In the final days the truth shall be knows
And the promises they made weren't promises at all
Just lies
And it's cold on the street when the winds blow
Down Columbus avenue
Whatcha gonna do when they judge you?
Whatcha gonna do when it's over?
And it's cold on the street when the winds blow
Down Columbus avenue
Whatcha gonna do when it's over?
Whatcha gonna do when it's through?
And this old tale's four walls(?)
Keep closing in on me
And this whole town
Ain't nothing like it used to be
And on the dashboard of a stolen Caprice
The virgin Mary blesses the thief
Watches over the fallen, the weak and the shepardless
And the rain keeps falling
Like a heartattack, man
And the lights are flashing
And the sirens calling
And I never wanter it to end this way
But what can I do?
And it's cold on the street when the winds blow
Down Columbus avenue
Whatcha gonna do when they judge you?
Whatcha gonna do when it's over?
And it's cold on the street when the winds blow
Down Columbus avenue
Whatcha gonna do when it's over?
Whatcha gonna do when it's through?
And I've got is this
Transistor radio
And I've got is this
Transistor radio
And I've got is this
Transistor radio
And I've got is this
Drug Squad (4x)
I aint got nothing to declare (4x)
Lugage in my hand
I greet the customsman
No sir, I aint got nothing to declare
He makes me stop
What do you want me for?
I aint done nothing wrong
What do you want me for?
He's got me to the private room
But man, I aint got no criminal intension
Drug Squad (4x)
I aint got nothing to declare (4x)
Hounddog, he sniff me al over
Mr. Officer, what are you searching me for?
I hope this aint no joke
Cause you're waisting my time
You're waisting my time
Waisting my time
Quit waisting my time
Just looking for the weed
But I'm a working man who can't afford to take that chance
I aint got nothing to declare (4x)
They searched my bag
They searched my coat
They searched my suit, turned my inside out
They found a dumbag in my guitarcase
And I got charged with a classty substance
Woohoow, I got busted
Woohoow, I got busted
Woohoow, I got busted by the Drug Squad
I got a date with a needle
Outside Allen's pharmacy
I had a fight with my ego
The pain is growing constantly and
I signed a deal with the devil
He took away my misery
I got a date with a needle
Outside
Now all my friends are drunks and half the time I'm stoned
I tried to call my man but he won't pick up the phone
And if I go to Mickey Mouse he's gonna nail me to the cops
I might live down the drain but I don't hang out with rats
I work half of my days (that's right)
And what I'm trying to say
Is that I'm floating more than swimming
If this is reality I'd rather be daydreaming
Now I can't even walk in my neibourghood
There are cops on every corner
Why won't they leave me alone?
Always straight pulling me over
Now there's this suit across the street
Keeping his eye on me
Parks his car outside my door
I wish I could smash his face on the floor
There's this woman living right next door
Always on about something or other
But what she doesn't know
I was selling drugs to her daughter
Crank up your headphones listen to the top shot
Rip out my headstone throw it through a cop shop
Take my skeleton rob bank smoke rocks
Blud I'm dead though you can't keep me locked up
Immortalized I ain't gonna be forgot
Put my record down when your eyes bloodshot
This ain't a grave it's a rave a hot shot
So rock a boombox on my plot
So when I die, when I pass away
Just turn the volume up and put that boombox on my grave
And when I die, I won't fade away
Just turn the volume up and put that boombox on my grave
Well here's something, they always bury people in suits
But when you lay me down a Hawaiian shirt will do
Or better yet, just throw me in the ocean and screw
Take the whole damn wake out for Indian food
And for the rest?
An unmarked grave will do
As long as they lay me down next to you
And on our anniversary girl we won't need flowers
Just put a boombox on that grave of ours
Cause in heaven or hell we'll be cheek to cheek
So let's get this started
Pretty little girl come and dance with me
Come and move your leg come and dance with me
If you feel alright come and dance with me
Sometimes I wish I was a bird
Flying high above this earth
Circeling around the pain
And all the suckers have lost their way
A million miles from ground control
Seperated from it all
As the days keep losing te the nights
And this city's covered in snow and ice
They tried to fight it, but time was against them
There were no second chances, no resurrection
And the machine went dead
Somewere there was a short in the system
And it all adds up to nothing
Somewere there was a short in the system
How long can you make it
You keep betting against the house, you end up getting taken
Where is the justice?
Where is the justice?
They tried to fight it, but time was against them
There were no second chances, no resurrection
They tried to fight it, but time was against them
And when you said it was gonna be all-right
we almost believed you
It's the voice of the poor
In a dying land
The drunk and the drugged and the damned
Emergency broadcast
Straight out of babylon system
As the night comes in
It's the voice of the poor
In a dying land
The drunk and the drugged and the damned
and it seems like sometimes
that you're never gonna win
and it all comes apart in the end
Punch the clock and you suffer in silence
Night's marked on the barstool spell out your sentence
The table's fixed, take what you can get
They cup your drinks while they steal your chips
It's just a hand-out given with a fist
Forced inoculation from self-improvement
Sometimes you take just what you can get
And if you rock the boat only you get wet
You want answers, so the fuck do I
You got problems, get the fuck in line
And this world seems wicked and unpure
And everyday you wake up it's just
It's the voice of the poor
In a dying land
The drunk and the drugged and the damned
Live and direct through the radio silence
Loud into the emptyness
and as the rain falls over the faithless
I know there's a way but I just can't explain it
nothing to offer, nothing to give
happiness in this world is so goddamn expensive
Lockdown the borders but the lines stay open
Mainframe is hacked and the code is broken
Shots ring out in the financial district
As the words of the prophets are twisted
They die for your sins but the bills keep coming in
And it's never gonna end
It's the voice of the poor
In a dying land
The drunk and the drugged and the damned
Emergency broadcast
Straight out of babylon system
As the night comes in
It's the voice of the poor
And when you said it was gonna be all-right
They say if you ain't born beautiful
You best be resourceful
And me I'm just a dirtball
A righteous criminal
And if your daddy ain't rich
Ya gotta find some way to take it
So I'm out window shopping
With a brick at three in the morning
Cause we're the bad seeds, the unwilling
Crooked saints, straight dub villans
With raised glasses we'll grift your whole system
Man you better listen
Here come the drums
They say if you run to the rocks
The rocks will be melting
And if you run to the sea
The sea will be boiling
And if you ain't born privileged
You still got to survive kid
So you're out window shopping
With a crowbar at three in the morning
Cause we're the bad seeds, fully unwilling to give in
Straight dub villans
With raised glasses we'll grift your whole system
Man you better listen
Mary moved to the city in ‘97
Got a temp job downtown, studio apartment
things were looking pretty good until she got outta
shit
Stay out all night and keep it going
Backwards progress but you got new friends
Sleeping on a sofa when sleep happens and it’s
It’s alright ‘cause everywhere you go
Everyone likes you and there’s no one you don’t know
And it’s hard to see your slipping when you’re blind
White light, you leave, your path behind you.
Mary Mary how long can you go on, believing your still
in control and
Mary Mary how much can you go?
Mary Mary, Mary’s got the sickness oh.
Few years later she gets a little older
squatting in a room hoping nobody notices
All of her friends she ripped off or pissed off
Back from ‘los Angeles’ it’s too late to stop
Paranoia, the world’s an accusation
Anyone who’s nice must be after something
Scabs on her face, mind’s a blur
Got shit away for a future that’s no longer hers.
Story changes to fit the moment
Aww girl it looks like you’ve blow it.
Mary mary didn’t you know?
That shit your on just kills your soul and
Mary Mary how much can you go?
Mary Mary, Mary’s got the sickness oh.
Started in a bathtub ended on a sidewalk
What started as a life just ended up FUCKED!
She says, ‘One more rail to freedom’
But you wouldn’t know the truth if you seen it
Mary Mary how long can you go on, believing your still
in control and
Mary Mary how much can you go?
How did all get so confused?
Last night i was smoking weed and watchin' the news
And as far as i can tell this whole deals screwed
Everyones' got a gun and there own version of the truth
They are turning prophets in the name of profits
Everything we had, I guess we lost it
And all this god shit, it's enough to make me vomit
Keep your redemption, I don't want it
Under god one nation
Load the rocket launchers, lead us not into temptation
And we'll roll our tanks right through the gates of heaven
Singin' praise the lord and pass the ammunition
How'd we get so lost?
Seems like in the humans race, the humans lost
Every one wants the credit, but no one takes the blame
Every one is pointing fingers, but it all just sounds the same
And if you check the terrorists, down to presidents
When you add it up its just the same old rhetoric
And all this god shit, its enough to make me vomit
Keep your redemption, I don't want it
Under god, one nation
strap some nitro to your waist, lead us not into temptation
And we carry our sins with us to heaven
7: 30 on a summer's night
out in the city cruising on my bike
I've been sitting in the park all day
drinking cheap wine, getting high
watching time just drift away
slipping through traffic with my walkman on
no obligations nowhere I belong
a million miles above the day-to-day
lost my religion but I keep my faith
and as the night comes in
feels like home again
got both feet on the ground
but my mind's on vacation and I'm tuning out
I think the drugs are kicking in
my hands are numb and the whole bar's spinning
the sun is setting and I'm feeling lost
down at the club trying to shake it off
it's too early to dance so I'm drinking scotch
hanging with the germ at the bar in my flip flops
16.50 and a gram of weed *on my condo* it's for my own insanity
so I hit the bricks, relax my mind
turn the music up, glide along under the streetlights
I cross the city I make the rounds
and when last call comes, you know I'm finally coming down
and as I'm heading home, feels like I made it woooh
and everything's alright so it's over now
another transmission from the late night
I think the drugs are kicking in
my hands are numb and the whole bar's spinning
7: 30 on a summer's night
out in the city cruising on my bike
I've been sitting in the park all day
drinking cheap wine, getting high
watching time just drift away
I think the drugs are kicking in
Well I woke up on the floor again in my Adidas suit
Staring at my socks and my shoes in the corner of the room
Sitting in the lobby drinking multivitamin juice
Zoning out the window and I'm watching all the people passing through
You know we're out on a mission
Late night rockers from station to station
Turn on the amps get the dance moving
Shut out the pain, bad vibes and confusion
Don't make no difference we ain't giving in
Eastbound to westbound, city to city
Unconditional love is what we bring
So all night till daylight we just keep moving
Sometimes I feel like a zombie
Sometimes I'm just dead on it
Sometimes I feel like I'm living
Sometimes I feel like the living dead
I ain't got much in this life
Said it once gonna say it twice
Out for another night
Ya gotta run the bass man
And pass the mic and it's
All night
So it's straight outta Brockton
Belgrade to Nottingham
Lindau down to Skopje
Limburg to Barcelona
Bangkok to Bretagne
Cardiff to Vienna
Zürich to Berlin
San Juan to the Reeperbahn
Unconditional love is what we bring
So you rewind and you bring it back again
Well I woke up on the floor again in my Adidas suit
Staring at my socks and my shoes in the corner of my roomn
Sitting in the van acquiring satellites
Ten thirty at the shawarma joint
Fuelin' up for another night
You get your 'broodje doner' and a pack of smokes
Two white pills and you're good to go
Warm rain fallin' on the cracked cement and if you close your
Eyes this city almost seems innocent
Dressed in camouflage and beat down kicks
On a midnight patrol through the kingdom of the wicked
Put on your coat, head out the door
Spend your money at the pool hall wonder what you're working for
Now you're outside smoking cigarettes just standing in the rain
Waiting for the night bus to take you home again.
Somewhere out in china town at a drum and bass party in a beat down warehouse
The generator has broken down, the music stops and the lights go out
And we're all prayin' for a miracle here: postpone the dawn before we make it home again
Like a vampire with a tan, when the sun comes up you're the last one standing
Feels like you're spinning while this world stays stuck in place
But there ain't nothing here you're missing anyway
Put on your coat, head out the door
Spend your money at the pool hall wonder what you're working for
Now you're outside smoking cigarettes just standing in the rain
Waiting for the night bus to take you home again.
Put on your coat, head out the door
Spend your money at the pool hall wonder what you're working for
Now you're outside smoking cigarettes just standing in the rain
are you with me
are you with me
are you with me
I'm like a pimple on the microphone with locked yaw
purring gin in the original non stop
and in the valley of the shadow of doubt i got a 83 pickup and a dug out
wake up in the morning, start the war
put the cap back on the 40, take the train to work man
i ain't looking for answers like jack calla hur said you get your own choice of cancer
advocate of the zero hour work, while your busting your ass man
I'm steady home asleep, why the hell should i struggle like that
even if you win the rat race your still a god damed rat
are you with me
are you with me
are you with me
I'm like a sawed off barrel with a pistol grip
little sunset over this concrete wilderness
voice from the underground bring it to the dance floor
raw take i make my testimonial
and in the valley of the shadow of death man
sometimes i feel like I'm the only living witness
DIY since the day i started breathing, fucking forming man
you know I'm going out screaming
and i ain't changing till i gone, anther voice for chaos in the land of Babylon
another brick through the window of the establishment
coast to coast peace originating from the basement
are you with me
are you with me
Well, I met her downtime at a trance party
I was crushing in a corner when she came up to me
Lit her cigarette, she sat down, we talked for a while
Said she was looking for someone to waste some time with
Time was all we had so we spent it like spare change
Emptied out our pockets at the bars by the fairway
Had a pretty good run before the end
Got out before it caught up, man
And as the black and whites faded into grey
They say that you can never look back
But I didn't wanna anyway
You know, that when I said I loved you
Well, I musta been drunk
Because you're no one that I'd ever love
And when I exorcize my devils you're the first one gone
No use in looking for an answer, now to what went wrong
And she said "hey, hey, you know it's alright, man, some things - they just turn out that way"
fifty cent beers in at the corner store
in a one room apartment on the 13th floor
Sleep all day until the night creeps in thru the open window to call us again
Responsibility got knifed in the back, dumped in an alley and left for dead
But thru all the mistakes and the beautiful lies
That we told ourselves while we were blacking out
Somehow we made our way out, but sometimes I miss it still
You know you can't raise the dead, so raise your glass instead
That's just the way it is
You know, that when I said I loved you
Well, I musta been drunk
Because you're no one that I'd ever love
And when I exorcize my devils you're the first one gone
No use in looking for an answer, now to what went wrong
And she said "hey, hey, you know it's alright, man, some things - they just turn out that way"
And she said "hey, hey, cause in the end it's just a mistake that we had to make"
And she said "sometimes things just turn out that way"
Here we come again another musical confessional
Mix it up at home but we gone international
Straight from the pen to the mic to the stereo
Over the broadband and into your living room
Drop the needle and lock it down
Stolen beats from the underground
So from Amsterdam city to Boston town
Here we come with the rebel sound
Ain't on the radio we're in your bedroom
Ain't on the video we're on your headphones
Ain't in the stores, we're on the torrents
That sick shit you heard from your second cousin
From the basement to the back alleys
From the heart and soul of this restless city
Gotta catch a fire jist to set your mind free
Drain your glass and fill it up again
So with stolen beats from the underground
All rise cause this dance is in session
Raise your glass to the rhythm section
Late night sonic insurrection
From the stage to the bar in every direction
Sunrise is knocking at the door
But we ain't moving we ain't going nowhere no
So if you wanna control this you better pack a lunch
Write your address down bring some shades and a toothbrush
Cause you know we ain't never done
So can I get a witness
Cause tonight we're gonna push it to the edge
When everyone is just going to work
We're only going to bed
And it's five in the morning take it to the streets
Outta the dancehall staight to the beach
Come on kid you don't have to preach
I'll see that shot and raise you three
Oh girl, you don't have to stray
Cause we ain't leaving while the music plays
And I can read your future in your bikini line
And let me tell you things gonna be just fine
So just put your hand in mine
And let's have a little dance
Cause tonight we're gonna push it to the edge
When everyone is just going to work
Caught the twelve thirty from ashmont station
32 ounces with the rum mixed in
God knows I need it with the way I've been living
Self medicated, chemical salvation
Afternoon show up at central station
When the music hits I don't feel no pain
Now I'm outside in the cold again trying to find my way
The sun is setting in the combat zone
The streets are empty all the bars are closed
And I'm walking thru government center
Trying to find my way back home
Dodging the cops at the ATMs
Three third hand suits and a record collection
From late night raids on the salvation army bins
Whatever god I pray to must be broke as me
Got a busted 4 track and a dead end job
Up at the downs on friday trying to make it pay off
On a twelve to one, but I got shut out
Man I'd be late to my own fuckin' funeral
Read the headlines passing out of town news
Says the world is still fucked and run by fools
And it don't seem to matter which drugs you use
It still turns out the same
This record spins the same old song
The speaker's blown and the needle's worn
Don't matter nothing in the end
They say when you leave
I'm sorry, so sorry for whatever it was that I did
Please stop yelling I'm telling ya I didn't meand a word of
Hold up, did I really just say that?
I'm out of control things are looking grim
Out on the town with my evil twin
And when shit goes wrong sure I can just blame him
Try to walk away but I know I won't
When opportunity knocks it's like I'm over here yo
And it feels like a dream that everyone's in
And they'll all be remembering
And I'm thinking
Oh my god what the fuck have I done
Don't you know this could all go so horribly wrong
And now I'm clinging to the bar like it's a sinking ship
Wondering if I'm really gonna get away with this
Well they say every day's a gift you keep receiving
They say life is precious and I believe them
But I still can't seem to make it come out even
With this drinking and lying and cheating and leaving
To me, life is like sisters kissing
You wanna look away but you don't wanna miss it
So I'm making deals with my guilty conscience
And I'm getting nothing out of it
Closing time is closing in
Last call, the bar is 'gesloten'
Don't have to go home but you can't stay here
Stumble down the stairs into the streets again
Might be an answer here but I don't know
Gave up my sanity to save my soul
SMS from the afterlife there on my phone
Says "Relax while you're here and
Don't sweat the tomorrow"
Sometimes the money ain't coming in
Sometimes you forget why you're living
Sometimes you lose sometimes you win
Sometimes you give sometimes you get taken
Under the neon lights sweeping the floors
Pull up the chairs and wipe the bar down man
One last shot and you're out the door
And it's over
God knows but he just ain't tellin'
Why the devil gets to sleep while all the angels have to
Sing for a living in this off-key choir
Forgive my transgressions fulfill my desire
If I was with you I'd be home tonight
But you're so far away that I just stopped trying
Better off sailing on this sea of life
From one boat to the next
Sunk by a hurricane
Sometimes time just goes slipping by
Sometimes you can lose focus in life
But as you stumble out into the morning light
Well it's all right
Under the neon lights sweeping the floors
Pull up the chairs and wipe the bar down man
One last shot and you're out the door
Six a.m., the sun is coming up
And I'm sitting on a bench in Westerpark with my fake carreras on
Well I'm feeling halfway spun, I'm singing with the bums
But there's a smile on my face man I got love for everyone
Cause when life gives me lemons
I make gin and tonics
And when things get fucked up
That's when I'm happiest
And I know what you're thinking
That it looks like I've been up for weeks
And I'm sweating and I'm shaking but I'm smiling cause I know it's gonna be okay
So I'll keep my slip flops on
You can keep your fucking job
And if you put me in a cubicle
I'll use it to hang my hammock up
And if ya kiss this frog
You ain't gonna get no prince
You'll probably just get something
You need a prescription to fix
So when life gives you lemons
Just make gin and tonics
And when things get fucked up
Well it's 6: 50 and a one way ticket home
Standing with Jeroen at the station by the smoking pole
And you can call it what you want call it what you will
But till this buzz wears off man I'm indestructible
The smell of coffe and cheap cologne
Suits and skirts staring at their cell phones
And I'm counting my blessings I ain't one of them
Rejoice for what is coming
Smile for we are one
You are part of my future
And that's as bright as they come
In your company I'm quickened
I move inwards when we speak
We're all heavy with instruction
We're all fragile in defeat
I know the measure of a good man
You were the first to qualify
All that's ever had potential
To be beautiful you and I
I've been dreaming of a red bird
And the peace of its gentle wings
It's an omen of better things
I've been waking with the same pain
That makes me want to sleep
And dream of a red bird
So build us a nest, for I've chosen to leave
For I am so so heavy here
Come to me tonight and I'll be waiting
With my wings
I will of left the weight behind me that
The blood of men brings
Where there once was despair
Tonight I will be free
And the slings and the stones that uncovered
My bones will have flown my memory
I've been dreaming of a red bird
It sings of a way out, it sings of release
It's been tapping on my window
To remind me it's waiting
And that I have a choice
So build us a nest, for I've chosen to leave
For I am so heavy here
Take me away from here
I am not equipped for such strain
Take away the fear
How do you prepare for the pain
Now I'm leaving with the red bird
And as my arms leak again
All designed for my downfall
Fortified but for how long
Everything I want nothing I need
Poverty is hard wealth's a disease
In control I'm not in control
Stranglehold
Nobody knows the trouble I'm in
Happiness is wafer thin
I'm in love until I'm not
Less content the more I've got
Play too much to want to stop
All that's good I've given up
Takes a while to realise
Mischief does what love defies
In control,I'm not in control
Swallowed whole
I just lost my best friend
I miss you so much I wish my life would end
I cannot get up from down here
I cried until dust appeared
I'm trying to let go
But it hurts like I've never been hurt before
And it feels like I'll never smile again
I cannot sleep without you there
All I wanted was to be with you everywhere
Let me quietly fade away
The best part of me left today
I'm trying to let go
But it hurts like I've never been hurt before
And it feels like I'll never smile again
Long face lines trace the time
Memories that you hold dear
Swear you've been blessed by years
Routine that's kept you here
So long, so long
Strong, how much stronger, stronger than me
Pull a little harder
Until you pull free
Caned young to stop the bend
Up before the world awakes
Won't leave your home behind
Bones like leviathans of pride
Inside, inside
Strong, how much stronger you always were
Pull a little harder
You're almost there
We alll harbour prejudice
We all want more than we have
But when it all fades away
Underneath we are the same
Strong, how much stronger, stronger than me
Pull a little harder
Until you pull free
Strong, how much stronger, you always were
Pull a little harder
You're almost there
You can't deny what you are
You are a part of a star like me
We will return there one day soon
We will return there one day soon
The trouble is the you think you've time
Enough to waste enough to embrace
Enough to let you just talk about what you will do
Totally lost, fully undone
How do you change what you've become
It's all change now
Do the best you know how
When desire ends
Peace willl come again
So do it now, do it well
Tomorrow all will have changed again
Be awake be amazed
Be a guest at the best parade
For its all change now
Do the best you know how
When desire ends
Peace will come again
Won't take me home, I'm sweetness to the bone
I'm silken and discreet, amiable and cheap
Meat for you to pound, to beat and smack around
Holes for you to fill with anything you will
But I won't apologise for the things that I do
I am victimized but so you are
There is nothing I've not seen, I'm bruised but I'm clean
If you're turned off by my my tracks just get up on my back
I'm prouder than you'd guess, I'm honest more or less
For I will not pretend, I'll never be your friend
And I won't apologize for the things that I do
I am victimized but so you are
And I don't apologize for the means that I choose
You're as compromised as I am abused
Love knows these lips, never kissed before
And at my fingertips are the secrets of a whore
Bring to me your lust
You're cursed and you are weak
In myself I trust
In my bed you leak
It's just like you to cause a scene
It's just like me to tell tales
I know it weighs heavy
But it doesn't have to be this way
Just let the stones from their slings
You know you can throw sharper things
Just let the pain fold away
You'll slip your chains sooner that way
What comes down to burden you
Is just like a test that never fails
And I know it's hard for you
But you don't see the beauty that I see
Just let the stone falls from their slings
You know you can throw sharper things
Just let the pain fold away
You'll slip your chains sooner that way
And I will be the last one down
For I see more than just a noose
Allow me to show you what I mean
Just take my hand it's alright
I know you're weak from all your fight
just let the fear of it all
Last night I saw the face of God
But waking I'd forgotten who she was
Now I understand the power of love
Now I know nothing is all I've understood
I want to know the truth
But then again what's the use
I'm so confused
I've all the answers just to much to lose
And I need to know what I believe
I feel I've a child underneath
Underneath
She's in love but she doesn't know what she needs or how to let go.
It feels like being married, she was to young to miscarry
She says ";Bye bye my childhood dream man
I will keep in touch if I can spend the best years of my life with you !";
Happens every time you start to lose yourself
You turn to blame the one that loves you the most,
to stay and work it out is harder than to run away
So she leaves a note because to his face she couldn't say
";Bye bye my teenage angel
I don't know how the spell was broken
I don't know what I'm doing but I'll miss you.";
