soldier of fortune
you go wherever the call is
soldier of fortune
you go wherever it is
thirty three and a third
revolutions per minute
bright lights go through his head
gonna bring down the government
gonna write to that girl
but first he puts on his walkman instead
retreats to a world where no one can hurt him
at least till the batteries die
soldier of fortune . . .
revolutions per minute!
A thousand miles an hour!
This is another call to arms
do you know where you're going?
Do you know what you're doing?
Or are you gonna stick to your guns?
But he made a vow that he would never run away
I am a lonely soldier boy
thousands of miles from my home
soldier of fortune . . .
Knocking down your door, it seems I couldn't even get arrested
though I tried & tried - my best - well I was getting bested
everybody had some kind of interest that was vested
could it be the time for exclamation points is over ?
could it be the time for truths in semi colons?
everybody smiled - a pat on the head & oh what a nice boy
never took us seriously - they were playing with their other toys
but now I find I'm in demand & you'll find I've developed quite a voice
could it be the time for explanation points is over?
Could it be the time for truths in semi colons?
just question marks and periods, period my friend
no question marks, period, cause I think it's time to send
send it all back to you
with a smile & some ribbon bow too
we're the best, at worst - now every-body tells us so
but you refuse to hear it - because you have got us pigeonholed
you're such a sweet girl
i'm so sorry when ni lose my cool
seems like sometimes i most appreciate that
when i'm far way from you
and i know that's not how
it's supposed to be, o.k.
and it's usually not, but
somehow it is today
you're such a cool girl
and i really think that every day
and just to prove it's true,
i'm dreaming of you
when you're a thousand miles away
and i know that's just how
it's supposed to be, o.k.
but i forget when you're
close to me
i'm sorry sometimes
don't build up walls of
toughness to protect your
self from me
i'm still the boy you love,
and you're the girl for me
those walls are going to fall
those walls are going to fall
don't want to overthrow the day
there's got to be a better way
don't want to hurt nobody
I just want to get away
just want to close my eyes now
wish the world would go away
this is the last brigade
the world looked into our eyes
and gave us promises and lies
they said we had the future
look at what that means today
they said we were the future
so long as we played it their way
this is the last brigade
so we're gonna overthrow the day
but there's got to be another way
now you don't like the system
but what's the system anyway
I don't want to march to any drums
I just want to find my own way
and I'm through with all the hate
waking up at 5 pm
tell the girls you're in a band
hey, it's fucking awesome man
oh rodney won't you play this song tonight?
O radio can you save my soul tonight?
Cause we saw you standing there
please don't deny it
waiting for the show to start
I left feeling low -- did you feel the same way I did?
Alone with a broken heart
so radio radio get us through the night
when pop heroes go down without a fight
500 parkas were in the house tonight
looking good and feeling right
cigarettes were burning bright
that dance hall it was out of sight!
Time to set this place alight
but let's be honest now
now let the truth be told
the only salvation for us tonight is to turn on the radio
so rodney -- we need you tonight
oh rodney won't you play this song tonight?
O radio can you save our ship tonight?
And now I guess the night is done
there's nothing's left open and no place for fun
so we turn on the radio
light a fuse cause i'm about to blow
the streets are empty
my heart is heavy
so slowly I will go
by the neon lights of the city glow
just pick one out for me
make it loud and hard and fast
play the songs that we love
cause the modern world just kicked our ass
just pick one out for us
loud and deep and true
play the songs that we love
today's a day to get away
tune out the noise from yesterday
floating far away and free
nothing's going to get me
now you're thinking
you're gonna get away
from this grey and weary place
grab a hold of some steel and concrete
grab anything that makes you strong
do you feel a fire?
is it in your eyes?
there's a lava lamp inside my mind
that breaks the clouds in a burning sky
you can't escape reality
in a pouring rain
starting at your feet
now you're thinking
there's no escape
from this grey and weary place
grab a hold of some steel and concrete
grab anything that makes you strong
do you feel a fire?
is it in your eyes?
grab a hold of some steel and concrete
grab anything that makes you strong
do you feel a fire?
is it in your eyes?
this is your time
unity -- such an easy word
nut you and me, well it seems absurd
take a chance on reality
it's a bitter pill
but it's ofter free
now you're thinking
there's no escape
from this grey and weary place
grab a hold of some steel and concrete
grab anything that makes you strong
do you feel a fire?
is it in your eyes?
grab a hold of some steel and concrete
grab anything that makes you strong
do you feel a fire?
is it in your eyes?
Wake up to the darkness of another day
you're determined: today you'll get away
but all too soon you find that your day is set
and you haven't figured how to get out yet
all the images are so confusing
the thoughts in your head are so bruising
coffee table world is so alluring
all the lines you drew once are blurring
you once were the rebel - so full of hate
now it seems the suit doesn't fit so great
view yourself a bit uneasily
this wasn't how it was going to be
you know that rationales are far too easy
but you've got to pay the rent and stay warm
ideals battle with reality
you view the world as you know it to be
you built a foundation - but it's hard to stay
truth be told - no one gets away
you say of course things change - well I know things change
sitting in my room
come to take me away
me worry?
What problems?
I've seen them come
and i've seen them go
and I feel happy when I don't know
i'm so glad
i'm seeing you
and I know that you will see it thru
cause you love your music
and I do too
20 years
and you're not the same
they've all lost their faith
but I believe in change and maybe it's silly,
but here's a "thank-you" song from me to you
and i'll keep listening as long as you stay true
This is a puzzle
I don't seem to fit
all the sounds they like just seem like shit
I don't know if they're dumb or I'm getting old
there's a fire inside of me
and I wish that they could see
there's more to this than what they seem to think
you've got to feel it - you've got to grow wit hit
don't forget the past but get out and explore
it's not that I hate them but I don't fit in
though there was a day when I tried to
now I'm driving with my own song in my head
cutting edge traditionalist
the cool guy with the biting wit
but the cool crowd seems way ahead of me
or behind me
no matter what people say there's always pressure
but I can't be a slave to others ideas
I'm going to do what I want to
going to play what I want to
candy coated promise
and candy coated lies
I don't know what you've been told
but we've heard it a million times
from day to day is how you're livin'
blowing chances that you've been given
jaded ears, jaded spoons
feed us like we're little fools
now we've got our chance
I know the way it was
and now the way it is
you don't know what the fuck you're saying
and we don't give a shit
should you stay, or should you go . . .
you ask yourself - who wants to know?
This and that, get off my back
go ahead and steal the show
acting stupid, that's all you did
now we're rolling and moving steps ahead
jaded ears, jaded spoons
feed us like we're little fools
enough fake romance
and now we're gonna draw the line
we're sick of wasting all our time
we won't change who we really are
waking up at 5 pm
tell the girls you're in a band
hey, it's fucking awesome man
under the sky
you see me walk alone
you wonder why
I honestly don't know
to be alone tonight
to find the answers
what's wrong or tight
your right or wrong
how can I see
your right or wrong
which will it be
your right or wrong
how can I know
your right or wrong
which way to go?
lying awake at night
thinking of all the things
I have to do
and things I should have done
decisions to be made
I see the path
is it the way?
I know the answers out there
if I keep looking, will I find it?
the answers in the night
and if I find it, what then?
it's out of control
going too fast
seeing things you never thought would last
like a blind man who takes the blind off
like a blind man who takes the blind off
naked truth hits you like the sun
between your eyes
naked truth hits you like the sun
between your eyes
and everything's coming straight at you
but nothing hurts you like the truth
you've got to hold on to
the things that you believe in
do you remember all the things that we believe in?
Just hold on
tear in my eye
still I sit here and laugh
you won't see it when I walk away
and everybody has got their advice
but you've got a problem
and no one can help when it's up to you
no one can help when it's up to you
just hold on
so where is all this going
does anybody know
shed a thousand tears
but what have we got to show
crime and hate and war
they're still there all around
giving our hearts so long
are we screaming without a sound
are we making a difference
or wasting our time
can you tell me?
Well now I'm getting older
will I ever see
the peace on earth that starts
with you and me
well if all the world's a stage
then I've got my part to play
are we making a difference
or wasting our time
can you tell me?
Is it the greenest field
don't you think it's kind of sick
to lead a pointless life
call yourself a different kind
but do you even try
well I'm not pointing my fingers at you
there's just so much that we can do
and all you can do in life is try
1,000 letters I have written but will never send
here it is, another end
and now we act like strangers, like we never met
but I can't forget
you said you were on the other line that day
so I sat and waited for the callback that never came
now where can I dispel the memories of your crime?
where can I release the burn of bitterness inside?
there's an astroplane of rage somewhere in the sky tonight
I need to find it, to unburden, to try to set my head on right
my heart feels hard even as the memories fade
soon I'll be able to smile at all the times you took away
they say that I'll get stronger form this
dear god let them be right
but I still see you when I close my eyes at night
this is the last goodbye
that's what you want from me
this is the last goodbye
well the kids hit the stands and the shit hit the fan
too much security but not enough maturity
the band took the stage
the kids were in a rage
all the goons were terrified - they knew they were gonna pay
every young heart in the house that night
beat a million beats
clenched fists and a little fright
no one knew who threw the first
but after that it just got worse
we said all we had to say
we did what we had to do
we meant every word we said
you can't stop a riot til its through
they tried to stop the show
we wouldn't go away
for once every voice screamed together for a day
don't worry about me, mom and dad
cause i'll be o.k.
what could I do but join the fight and pray?
We said what we had to say
we did what we had to do
we meant every word we said
so you want to become a hero
stop the world -- become a hero
we just can't find one anywhere
can't find one anywhere
so you're thinking you're a victim
stop the world cause you're a victim
well, you can find one anywhere
you can find one everywhere
life's just a hit or miss
all the time, just a hit or miss
sometimes you take a swing and miss
a swing and a miss
well sometimes, we take a swing and hit!
Now you're thinking about the future
try to picture some kind of future
you just can't see one anywhere -- can't see it anywhere
well we need to find us a hero
can you tell me where are the heroes
who can clean up everywhere
hey g.i. joe, where are you now?
And if I could count the times
that I looked up to the sky
now this life is a wonderful thing
see the world, go a million miles
faces come and go like the tide
on a summer day, or a lonely night
but everyone is telling you
what to do with your life
just escape and breathe free
daydream of a girl I used to know
so many memories have slipped away
thinking a million thoughts an hour
waiting for the waves to take me away
they say somewhere is a path that's marked out just for you
well I hope someday our paths will cross
all around the world i've seen the right wing on the streets
boots and braces or three-piece suits; it's all the same to me
fists and fury sound street frustration
in every nation commerce calls the tune
take a left turn for inspiration; there's just a few more smiles
but all you see is blue suits and red ties on both sides of the aisle
the left said things were gonna change now
things were gonna be so much better
and like leaves from an autumn sky
the promises keep falling
can you hear it? Well they all sound the same
and then they say you're gonna fall in line and march in time with me
well in so many minds, black and white words read red white and blue
top gun dreams in stars and stripes, where promises come true
but what you see is what you get
and what I see is more of the same
pearl jam clones are everywhere
fuck that shit, go cut your fucking hair
Seattle sound is all around
but where's the huevos in that sound
go to the Whisky, see a band
just all an 'L' and you've got bland
all those bands just sound the same
and they all look so fucking lame
and I don't want to hear it
everybody's trying to make it
heard it all a million times
grab the brass ring before it falls down
wish they'd all just go away
pearl jam clones are everywhere
fuck that shit, go cut your fucking hair
not one word original
not one word original
and then they all fall down
they all go down
grab the brass ring
you want a perfect prefab world
where the boy always gets the girl
but the world's not really like that
where knights in armor slay the beast
and every peasant gets a feast
but I don't want a world that's like that
cause if the beast has a heart and the peasant has none
your equalizer's come undone
now what's left to do when every wish always comes true?
and what's great to me won't seem so great to you
there'd be no saints if every heart was overflowing
there'd be nothing to learn if everyone was all-knowing
well it's a worthy crusade but I won't cheer the parade of the equalizer
100 smiles make a frown mean more
there's no equalizer
off the lines in factory
cookie cutter mentality
well the world's already like that
and I'm sorry if you disagree but that's the point
She hangs out with the coolest people
They all know her name
Always has to be the best
At the popularity game
Well I know the things she does
She doesn't mean to do
'cuz though some one gets their feelings hurt
She doesn't have a clue
She used to keep me in her picture
Just for being me
Now I'm hiding in this frame
Of who she used to be
She hangs out with the careless people
The ones that gives her fame
But the friends that she has long ago
of all the times i've tried to talk to you
and acted out of line
please understand
when I tell you more than anything
why must we hold a candle to all our shames?
I forgave my enemies
but I never forgot their names
of all the times i've tried to talk to you
this time I think i'm fine
we'll make it through
'cuz i'll never want you to cry
and there's no fire without lots of smoke
everyone laughed, I didn't get the joke
but i'm secure with my insecurity
and i'm so sure with my uncertainty
I know we're bored with our apologies
this time we're making everything we need
this time, I don't want to know what i'm thinking
i just want to know what you think
want to know the reason
I just don't walk away
try to find the answers
that's the time they slip away
why can't it be easy?
if I believed that's what I'd pray
God I know we're making dents
by changing today
in times of trouble, times of pain
and we're the ones who see it
we've got to seize the day
when I die I want to know
we helped to make a difference
find a reason
find a rhyme
and we can help refine it
we've gotta go!
we're gonna see it through
your times are calling you
there's so much darkness in our day
bleed the planet, kill each other
freedom what a price we pay
I'd swallow all the poison
to make it go away . . .
find a reason
find a rhyme
You say you've got it all figured out
you live life without a doubt
you say you're looking for something deeper
but I can't sit here watching
I won't march in time to the tune of self destruction
"well I think it's time to make it on my own
I'm gonna live life all alone"
well open your eyes, and I'll show you a big surprise
nobody makes it on their own
nothing is ever gonna change, you say
and there's no way you'll every leav this code you follow today
you say your rules are something deeper
but I see lies, and they're getting deeper
you say everything else means nothing
but I can't sit here watching
I won't march in time to the tune of self destruction
you say you've got it all figured out
I'm a bit wary of those who don't see a shadow of a doubt
come see me in 20 years, and I'll show you a host of change
in the end, your inner spirit is all that will remain
you say everything means nothing - but I won't sit here watching
the man on the street --
he doesn't know my name
but i am sure we're not at all the same
man on the street -- ou know he looks like me
but he'll never know all the things i've seen
see him and there's no enmity --
sometimes there's jealousy
but would you be him? i don't think so
no a hair is out of place -- he sets the pace
and he's a step ahead of me
the man on the street --
he doesn't look at me
and if he did i wonder what he sees
he might be kind; he might be alright
are his concerns so far away from mine?
see him and there's no problem --
thought he always looks so cold
but would you be him? i don't think so
not a stich out of place -- he sets the pace
and he's just a step ahead
he keeps a step ahead of me
he lives as expected
secure and protected
the world won't affect him
and so i reject him now
i feel so different, though i might no look so
you can wear the costume, but do you march in time?
there's so many targets in the world to see
i'm gonna knock down every wall (I find)
gonna spit out bullets
gonna be a hero (the super kind)
can you dig it?
Cause someone needs to clean things up
before things get much worse
and if I could i'd be the one
cause I want to be
yeah I want to be
yeah I want to be like superman
but I can't seem to fly
now life can be a drag sometimes
no matter how hard you smile
people pushing drugs, they're looting and killing
those are roads I won't go down
i'm looking for some common ground
or at least a rock so I won't drown
and if I could i'd be the one
cause I want to be
yeah I want to be
yeah I want to be like superman
but its all in my mind
can you dig it?
Who's gonna be the one to take
all the assholes us humans make?
I'm not gonna be the one to save you
when you don't even give a fuck
wish I could be like superman
I'm looking for the truth
can't find one anywhere
just looking for the truth
I know there's one out there
looking for something . . .
looking for something
that I can believe in
looking for something . . .
looking for something
that I can believe in now
living in a daydream world
til the real one fades away
we never saw much in their world
and we're better off that way
looking for something . . .
looking for something
that we can believe in
looking for something . . .
looking for something
that we can believe in now
what are we doing here?
And if you ask me
what it is
what we're looking for
the revolution will be compromised
if we don't move now
1,000 mental road signs
go blurring by
telling us that this is the time
this is the time
the revolution will be compromised
if we don't move now
see the kids out on the street
so much wasted energy
if they had a leader
what an army they would be
but that's not reality
there is no reason without reason
complacency to be feared
why do we get out of bed?
light a fire in your head
see the girls in the summer sun
they all look so good
long blonde hair and golden tans
just like the other boys said they should
but i'm looking for a different kind of girl
(gotta go, gotta find that girl)
yeah i'm looking for the coolest looking girl in the world
well they all look so good
just like my t.v. said they would
but i'd trade them all for the ivory girl
her skin is soft and white as snow
not an ounce of tan
green eyes and a mod haircut
she even likes the jam
and i'm looking for a different kind of girl...
well they all look so good
just like my t.v. said they should
but i'd trade them all for the Ivory girl
I don't have to be a musclebound fool to show her i'm the fool for her
she doesn't mind when I get another tattoo she just asks me if it hurt
she likes modern art but she's not a snob
she's just smart and hip and that is cool
she dresses like a girl and not like madonna
that's the kind that makes me drool
she doesn't look like cindy crawford
she doesn't have a modeling deal
but i'd take this girl in a heartbeat
she's beautiful and she's fucking real
in the midst of changing times
I look around and fear unknowns
fear changes in my mind
we're seeing all this change
we're hearing promises
but will these changing days
mean a bright new tomorrow?
In my mind
in my mind it's all the same
when assumptions of the past
come crumbling down like berlin walls
and everything we thought would last
becomes nothing at all
evil empires fade away
and all the fears we knew dissolve
but will these changing days
mean a bright new tomorrow?
In my mind
in my mind
it's all the same
and if I close my eyes
mohammad is a little boy
growing up in a violent world
heard the guns when he was five
and above the smoke he saw the flag of israel unfurled
so what is he to think
and what is he to do?
Who set the drumbeat that he's marching to?
Now kevin he was just a lad
his brother left never to return
they said he joined the i.r.a.
and then they shot him down -- now kevin burns
so what is he to think?
And what is he tot do?
Who set the drumbeat that kevin's marching to?
Cause gunfire means funeral pyres
and then little boys pick up guns
battles rage for blood and country
and they always will -- yeah they always will
until they're home
now I am just an american boy
only know what I see or read
I see boys dying for a home
dying for a chance to breathe like you and me
so what are we to think?
And what are we to do?
Who set the drumbeat that they're marching to?
back street boys
boys to men
i never want to hear that crap again
there's nothing good on the radio
nothing!
matchbox 20 - once was plenty
alternajunk
giving me a headache
there's nothing good on the radio
nothing!
no bands that rock get played today
mr. radio programmer
playing it safe
you spin you're dial looking for the clash
and all you hear is worthless trash
there's nothing good on the radio
nothing!
puff daddy sucks, that's for sure
almost as bad as tupoc shakur
from jewel to mariah carey
it's all so horrible
all so scary
everything on the dial sounds so lame
all used up
and nowhere to go
got a sad story to tell
but who wants to know?
Its written on the walls
you sing it in the halls
you're gonna have a ball
who catches when you fall?
Don't look at me like that
don't look at me at all
all used up
and nowhere to go
got a sad story to tell
we all wanna know
its written on the walls
you sing it in the halls
you're gonna have a blast
who watches when you fall?
Can't look at me like that
I didn't think that there was something wrong again
now it looks like it's that time again
it's all a puzzle where one piece never seems fits
it's all a game that I just can't win
everything was fine until you changed your mind
now it looks like it's that time again
the door is open and I see your back again
you've had your fun and now you're gone
I always thought that what we had was true
now that you broke my heart guess I was wrong
and it's looking like it's that time again
now it looks like it's that time again
you're going to leave me just like every time before
all the others I understood
summer romances I knew would end
but this time I thought it would last
without a warning it's become the past
when am I going to get the last laugh?
walking down the freeway
trying to waste some time
looking for the answers
I know I'll never find
thinking about the weather
and why it never rains
you can run from storm clouds
can't outrun pain
and you can't change the weather
you're changing
and you're changing now
but you can't see it still
stepping out of one life
another straight ahead
chasing all those yesterdays
til you're half dead
want to know the answers?
you take life on the chin
that's the price you pay
you never know that
Van Gogh died with nothing
you're changing
and you're changing now
Been looking for so long
Where you going to find it?
Been thinking for so longAnd you won't find it
Even if you look forever and a day
It's not something you just pick up and walk away
'Cause i know what it means to me
I know what it means for me
I know so, why, when, always, when it's always
Where's it going to be for me?
Where's it going to be for me?
And you won't find it
Even if you look forever and a day
It's not something you just pick up and walk away
'Cause i know what it means to me
I know what it means for me
I know so, why, when, always, when it's always
turn away just don't let her turn away
other way just don't look the other way
and if you'd seen her face
if you'd seen her
just a smile that was withering away
I wanna look but it's gonna be too late
untouched by another persons fate
and I don't like that
turn away just don't let her turn away
other way just don't look the other way
oblivious to haze
too good to turn away
take time to look around
past the lies, look in your soul
stand mute without a sound
the world is changing - just look away
and if you want to know the truth
I just don't know what to say
we used to stand for everything
now I can see it slipping away
take me away
cause I can't believe that you're the one to fall
I still remember when
we had a vision in our hands
and we gave it to the world
then you took your guns and blew yourselves away
in order to be good
does that mean we must be great?
everything I thought was wrong
we passed the torch
Turn on your t.v. now my son
in north hollywood I see the guns are blazing
well you can't believe it
but you'd best believe it boy
this is your u.s.a. today
turn up the radio now my son
a car got jacked in compton, news at 11
just another day in the modern world
but I still love this land, o.k.?
well you can't believe it
but you'd best believe it boy
this is your u.s.a. today
take a look and you might see too much reality
you'll cut your mind along the way
on the pieces of a broken of a broken world today
see the pretty news announcer, son?
she looks so good with stories of decay and destruction
smiling like it was all a video game
and every anchor looks the same
well you can't believe it
but you'd best believe it
this is your u.s.a. today
look too hard then you will see too much reality
you'll cut your mind along the way
on the pieces of a broken world today
see the wars so far from here
brought into my room so crystal clear
words and images like these have got me on my knees
turn up your t.v. now my son
cause there's nowhere left to hide, nowhere left to run
well you can't believe it
but you'd best believe it
I think it began back in 1992 - flames and riots and my innocence was through
the flames got put out but the hatred stayed so strong
burning up the streets like an urban napalm
white boy white boy - why you gotta act so proud?
black black boy - why you gotta talk so loud?
whit boy white boy - so afraid you buy a gun
black boy black boy - so busy hating everyone
nothing comes free/ nothing comes free
and this town ain't half of what it used to be
nothing comes free/ nothing comes free
do you hear the sound of world burning down?
I don't like fear and I don't like feeling danger
now I'm driving through this ghost town like a sad lone ranger
amid the ruins of all these urban sights and sounds
seeing those places sometimes it still brings me down
white boy white boy - you're so busy building fences
black boy black boy - when you gonna come to your senses
white boy white boy - anger shouldn't be your new song
black boy black boy - if you hate because of color, you've got it all wrong
that's when I said well, nothing comes free
well ouch! Last night I was bitten by the bug of success
they said your record's doing great, maybe it can even do better yet
so we made a video but I must admit it wasn't me
smiles and lies from the suits and ties that light the big blue screen
well I must admit for just one day
I let all that bullshit get in the way
but I won't do it again
I just want to play true music!
Well the reviews have been great, and I thank all the scribes so sincerely
from the smallest to the biggest fanzines I love you dearly
and college radio I support with all my might
don't tell me what they say in spin cause size don't make it right
but I must admit for just one day
I let all the bullshit get in the way
but it won't happen again
I just want to play ... true music
so don't call me about it on the phone
don't ask me when we're going gold
i'm trying not to think about being bought and sold
well some sell millions, some sell nothing at all
and i've done well, had success and stayed true through it all
but I never did want to own my own limousine
if music had a color, I know it wouldn't be green
well I must admit for just one day
I let all that bullshit get in the way
but it won't happen again
you're looking at kids saying its all junk
looking at me just another punk
but we're not gonna take it from you no more
you say its all stupid, wasting our time
never saw the reason never heard the rhyme
well we're not gonna take it from you no more
and you could not believe
all the things we told you
you went out and fell for all the lies they sold you
65 punks on the street tonight
moods pretty heavy - there's gonna be a fight
cause they're not gonna take it - no not no more
policeman come and chase us away
but we'll be back with more to say!
Cause we're not gonna take it from them anymore
no cause we're not gonna take it from them no more
and you could not believe
all the things we told you
we could not believe how fast they sold you
waking up feeling like shit
I don't mind no not one bit
coz i'm not gonna take it from you anymore
and you would not believe
all the things we told you
you went out and fell for all the lies they sold you
true believers stand true today
they don't give a damn what people say
cause they're no gonna take it
it's time to make the break
make life accelerate
lying there won't make you great
sleep doesn't make you see
just take a chance on life
some chances won't come twice
it could be everything
never know til you try
it's not a black and white world
there's too much grey
and sometimes truth lies hidden
when you need to know the way
and you know that your black
could be someone's white
but the more you're
thinking like them
the more they could be right
you've got seventy years
to make a difference here
you won't get there it's clear
living your life in fear
and so I look at you
your three piece suit of blue
you dragon slayer, you
St. George never fought for fold
everybody wants to be a
pillar of strength
and an overflowing vessel
of truth
but stand up, look around
take a little step
and find what you can do
now don't burn every bridge
don't be afraid to cross
it could be everything
somewhere in a cold jail cell
is a man doing time,
in a living hell
for perjury
but it's o.k. for billy
somewhere is a young girl
her life is forever swirled
she's out of luck
but it's o.k. for billy
and so many pawns will fall
for every king's stone wall
i believe that we should strive
for more
obstruction, deception
and still they blindly support him
they've lowered the standards
that they could've raised
it's such a shame
this is the new breed
and i'm standing on my own
i remember when
there were democrats
who stood tall and
were cool cats
now all i see are
more suits and ties
double standards,
equivocate
but even kings can get checkmate
just be honest and show this
king the door
some say that it's just lies, but
i think it's just trust
and i believe that we should
strive for more
if he were in the g.o.p.,
you know that instantly
they'd be lining up to fire
but now they lowered the standards
that they could've raised
it's such a shame
but this is the new breed
for every little kid today
who wonders why this one's o.k.
well, kid these are double standards
and this is the new breed
and i'm standing on my own
and maybe it's naive
for someone to believe
that there's a better way
to run the show today
but somewhere is a man or woman
political in stripe
whoe doesn't want to fall in line
who'll say what's wrong is right
and it's time to put it right
the king should lose his crown
this time
who has the guts to say
this thing is not o.k.
for the sake of kings to come
but now they lowered the standards
that they could've raised
it's such a shame
this is the new breed
for every little kid today
who wonders why this one's o.k.
well, kid these are double standards
and this is the new breed
this is the new breed
feelin' high and feelin' low
you're just standing there
with no where to go
you can't win if you're all hooked up
one day you're out of luck and
there's no finding some
if you don't watch you're step
you'd better watch you're step cause
you will always lose
now depressions hit and you're after it
and that's a bad excuse
the wrong thing to do is to
pretend that you
haven't got a problem
you didn't have to cause this pain
to yourself
you can change anytime you want
just don't get in too deep cause
I'm worried
that that's gonna tear us apart
if I could be the one
then you know I'd be the one
knock down walls built up around me
building blocks only I can see
close my eyes
the dream begins
it's black and white
then you wake up again
my mind is blank for you
draw on it what you will
try the truth, you try my patience
I draw on strength you'll never know
how could you draw me?
I close my eyes
the dream begins
it's black and white
seeing good and badness all around
when I look around this place
sometimes I just want to get away
then I close my eyes
til I see her face
then I can see
the whole world in front of me
and as I drive through sunshine
radio playing, now the world's o.k.
I hold her hand, it's all I want
it's all I need
I feel alright inside today
now I can see
the whole world in front of me
and if I'm awake at nighttime
singing to myself then it's o.k.
I look over
I can see her face
then I know we finally found the way
I see you looking for a miracle
I see you wishin on a star
You take away your pain
You try to self (?)
Looking for something you can never find, never find, never find
Searching...
Well, if you have to ask
Then you're never gonna know
I see you looking for a miracle again
I see you wishin upon another fallen star
You waste too many of your days
Your life will never change
Looking for something that you're chasing away
Searching...
Well, if you have to ask
Then you're never going to know
