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WE GO FROM REBEL YELL,
TO THE REBEL SELL
WE SCAVAGE EVERYTHING WE FIND
WE ARE THE PREDATORY KIND
EACH UPCOMING TREND,
WE ADJUST TO OUR NEEDS
PACKAGE IT SAFE, PACKAGE IT NEAT
AND SELL IT BACK TO KIDS ON STREETS.
IT TAKES FEW ORDINARY CHORDS,
FEW STOLEN RHYMES AND BORROWED WORDS
AND A STOCK MELLODY YOU HEARD THOUSAND TIMES BEFORE
TO BE SUDDENLY, REINVENTING WHEEL.
SO WHAT YOU HEARD THIS BEFORE?
THE RULE IS RECYCLE OR DIE
THIS ONE IS STOLEN AS WELL
AND THE KIDS TOO YOUNG TO TELL
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Random Nights
02:32
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HOW MUCH MORE RANDOM CAN LIFE GET?
WHEN YOU GO OUT DRINKING NEVER KNOWING WHERE YOU'LL WAKE UP IN THE MORNING
HOW MUCH MORE RANDOM CAN LIFE GET?
WHEN YOU FIND LOVE IN THE PLACE YOU FEEL MOST ALONE IN.
IN THESE RANDOM NIGHTS
THERE IS NO DESIGN, NO DIVINE CAUSE
IN THESE RANDOM NIGHTS WITH YOU
ALL YOU CAN HOPE FOR IS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE
IN THESE RANDOM NIGHTS
THESE RANDOM NIGHTS WITH YOU"
SHE ASKED ME FOR A CIGARETTE,
I SAID, "HONEY, THAT'S ABOUT THE ONLY THING YOU CANNOT GET FROM ME HERE"
LETS MAKE THINGS SIMPLE AS IT GETS,
WITH NO STRINGS TIED TO THESE OPEN ENDS
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I HATE TO BREAK THIS TO YOU,
WE JUST MIGHT MAKE IT THROUGH
BY THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH
AND THERE IS NO PRIZE, PRAISE OR RELIEF
AT THE END OF THE DAY
AT THE END OF THIS GAME
ALL JUST STRUGGLE TO STAY SANE
PREVENTING QUESTIONS, SHIFTING BLAME
STILL ALL THE BOYS AND THE GALS
DREAM THAT ONE DAY THEY WILL BE STARS
YET ALL THEY'LL HAVE TO SHOW
FOR THE WILD DAYS OF THEIR YOUTH,
IN THE END WILL BE THEIR SCARS
YOU WILL HEAR THEM DENOUNCE THEIR IDEALS
AS A FOOLISHESS OF YOUTH,
NOW SO POLITE AND SO KIND
AND ALL THEY TELL YOU IS A TRUTH
ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE.
AND LIES ABOUT THEIR LIVES
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Start with Yourself
03:50
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YOU SPEAK AS IF THERE WAS A TOMORROW
YOU CAN BUY OR BORROW
AS IF FUTURE WAS GUARANTEED
WITH NO PAIN OR SORROW
NO SWEAT ON YOUR BROW
THIS CERTAINTY IS ALIEN TO ME
THIS CERTAINTY IS SCARING ME
YET EVEN IF I SERVED YOU FUTURE UP ON SILVER PLATE
YOU'D ALWAYS FIND A REASON TO COMPLAIN
YEAH, BUT NOW WHEN THERE IS NO ONE ELSE TO BLAME
YOU CAN START POINTING FINGER AT YOURSELF.
I WONDER WHAT YOU FIND.
YOU SAY THERE IS NO POINT
IN GOING BACK
THAT WE HAVE BOARDED WRONG TRAIN
THAT THERE IS NO JOY, JUST PAIN
THAT WE ARE FOREVER STUCK ON THIS TRACK
BUT IF THIS IS WHAT YOU CHOOSE
THERE IS NO WONDER THAT YOU LOSE!
START BY POINTING FINGER AT YOURSELF
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In a Yellow Wood
03:19
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WHAT ABOUT YOU AND ROBERT FROST?
HAS HE CROSSED YOUR MIND WHEN YOU FELT LOST?
DID HE HOLD YOUR HAND WHEN YOU DID NOT KNOW,
WHICH PATH TO TAKE, WHICH WAY TO GO?
I ALSO LET MYSELF BE SWAYED
INTO TAKIN THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED BY
MENDING THE THINGS I BROKE
INSTEAD OF REPLACING EACH FAILURE OF THE PAST
WITH BRAND NEW SHINNY LIE
BUT I LEARNED SOME DOORS BETTER BE BARRED FOREVER
SOME PATHS ERASED FROM MAPS
I SEE YOU NOW, MY ROAD NOT TAKEN, AN UNMAILED LETTER
ONE OF PAST'S AVOIDED TRAPS
YET I STILL DREAD THE DAY WE MEET AGAIN
I WILL HAVE TO ADMIT IT ALL
"WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO RECENTLY?"
"I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE DO WITHOUT YOU...
AND FAILED, MISERABLY."
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Survive ≠ Live
03:21
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DESIGN YOUR LIFE OR SOMEONE WILL GLADLY DO IT FOR YOU.
THEY WILL DRAW DOWN ALL THE LINES YOU ARE NOT TO CROSS,
THEN WRITE DOWN THE RULES AND SOON CARVE THEM INTO STONE.
YOU GOT TO FOLLOW, OR YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN.
OH BOY, YOU GOT TO LEARN WHEN TO SAY NO.
YOU CAN'T HANDLE IT ALL.
YOU ARE PUSHING YOURSELF WAY TOO HARD.
OH BOY, YOU GOT TO LEARN TO SAY NO.
YOU CAN'T SACRIFICE IT ALL.
THEY WOULD HAVE YOU STRIPPED TO BONE.
NOW, WE ALL CONTEND,
ACCLAIMED CHAMPIONS OF THE RAT RACE,
SET DOWN IN TRADE AND PLACE
I SEE YOU ARE TRYING ON MASKS,
AND YOU CAN WEAR EACH DAY A NEW FACE
BUT YOU STILL GOT TO RUN
AT A BREAKNECK PACE,
IN THIS BREAKNECK RACE.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO PLAY
A PART IN THIS GAME ANYMORE.
I DON'T WANT TO WAIT
FOR THE REST OF MY DAYS
WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT I AM WAITING FOR.
DON'T GET ME WRONG, I AM A PATIENT BOY.
BUT I AM NOT INCLINED TO GROW OLD IN THE WAITING ROOM,
OR NOT JUST YET, NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT.
I AM NOT READY TO GIVE UP, OR AT LEAST NOT SO SOON.
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IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT I WILL TAKE ON WORLD WITH BARE HANDS
AND TOIL FOR NO CREDIT TO BRING DOWN GOVERNMENTS
YOU SEE, I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU. YES, I WOULD DO ANYTHING...
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT I WILL GIVE TOFU A CHANCE
OR STRIP DOWN TO NOTHING TO PROTEST FASHION TRENDS
YOU SEE, I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU...
YES, I WOULD DO ANYTHING
I MIGHT EVEN DANCE NOW! FOR YOU I MIGHT EVEN DANCE NOW!
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT I WILL STOP SHAVING AGAIN
AND TRY TO BLEND WITH YOUR HIPSTER FRIENDS
YOU SEE, I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU. YES, I WOULD DO ANYTHING...
IF THAT IS WHAT YOU WANT I'LL JOIN THE FOOD NOT BOMBS
AND FREEZE IN THE RAIN TO FEED THE FOLKS WITH NO HOMES
I MIGHT EVEN DANCE NOW! FOR YOU I MIGHT EVEN DANCE NOW!
FOR HATE FREE CULTURE, I WOULD EVEN DANCE
FOR ANIMAL LIBERATION, I WOULD EVEN DANCE
FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, I WOULD EVEN DANCE
FOR ALL YOUR MONEY...
DANCE!
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Simple Words
03:10
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THE OLDER YOU GET
THE HARDER IT IS TO EXPLAIN
WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR HEAD
THE COMPLICATED WORDS
SOMEHOW CAN'T CONTAIN
THE SIMPLE TRUTH THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID
THE MORE DIFFICULT THINGS GET
THE HARDER YOU GOT TO TRY
THOUGH THE SIMPLE WORDS
ARE HARDER TO COME BY
EACH PASSING YEAR
ADS MORE WEIGHT ON YOUR MIND,
A BURDEN HARD TO BEAR
YET IT GETS LIGHTER WHEN YOU SHARE.
BUT HOW THE HELL DO I FIND?
A SIMPLE WAY TO EXPLAIN ALL THE MESS I AM IN?
HOW DO I MAKE YOU CARE?
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4:48 AM
02:49
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PLEASE UNDERSTAND, THIS WAS NOT PART OF THE PLAN
BUT THINGS RARELY DO TURN THE WAY YOU WANT THEM TO
AND I WISH THAT YOU CAN SAY "I WANT LIFE EXACTLY THIS WAY"
YET THE SHIT THAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH BRINGS YOU DOWN
AS YOU CARRY IT ALONG WITH YOU
IN THE SMALL HOURS AS YOU LIE AWAKE, YOU RECOUNT AND RELIVE YOUR PAST MISTAKES.
WITH THE CLOSET DOOR WIDE OPEN, THE SKELETONS ROAM FREE AND THE SONG THEY SING THAT AINT NO ODE, YOU SEE.
THE TUNE GOES:
NO WE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU
NO WE WILL NEVER LET YOU GO
I AM SURE YOU TRY NOT TO LET TIME PASS YOU BY,
BUT DESPITE ALL YOUR BEST EFFORTS, YOU MISS OUT ON IMPORTANT MOMENTS
AND I WISH THAT YOU CAN SAY "I WANT LIFE EXACTLY THIS WAY"
YET THE SHIT THAT YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH BRINGS YOU DOWN
AS YOU CARRY IT ALONG WITH YOU.
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Happily Ever After
03:27
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SHE WOKE UP DOWN ON THE FLOOR
BARLEY ABLE TO TALK
LET ALONE WALK
HE DID SOME WORK ON HER AGAIN
BUT THAT WAS ALRIGHT, IT WAS HER WHO PICKED THE FIGHT.
CAUSE HE WOULD NOT COMPREHEND, THE GUY SHE TALKED TO WAS JUST A FRIEND.
WHAT WILL THEY DO TONIGHT?
YEAH, AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
(AND THEY GOT ALONG FINE)
IN THE END SHE WONDERED WHY
WHY IT TOOK HER SO LONG
BEFORE SHE FINALLY LEFT.
MAYBE SHE THOUGHT HIM TOO STRONG
TO JUST LET HER GO.
BUT HE JUST SAT THERE AND STARED,
TOO WEAK TO ADMIT
SHE CAUGHT HIM UNPREPEARED.
WHAT WILL THEY DO TONIGHT?
YEAH, AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
AND THEY GOT ALONG FINE.
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Shipwrecked
02:59
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SHATTERED DREAMS, BROKEN PROMISES AND HOPES,
THAT'S WHAT IT BRINGS
WHEN ONE BELIEVES IN WHAT THE OTHER ONE KNOWS COULD NOT HOLD TRUE.
THIS WAY IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN FOR YOU AND ME.
BUT WHO IS TO BLAME?
THAT THIS LOVE HAS NEVER BROUGHT US ANYTHING BUT PAIN.
YOU ARE THE REASON I AM STILL AROUND.
I WATCH YOU DREAM AND DON'T DEAR TO MAKE A SOUND.
I WISH THE TIME COULD STOP,
SO WE COULD CLIMB BACK ATOP,
OF OUR SINKING LIVES AND SAIL BACK TO SOLID GROUND.
HUNDREDS OF SHOWS,
MILLION MILES SPENT ON THE ROAD,
THOUGH GOOD TIMES,
THEY WILL HARDLY BEAT THE MEMORIES OF OLD
WHEN YOU WERE AROUND, BUT NOW IS WAY TOO LATE.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT MUSIC WILL KEEP US TOGETHER NOT SEPARATE.
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Never Happened
03:21
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I DON'T THINK WE EVER MET.
NO, I CAN'T RECALL YOUR NAME.
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN YOU BEFORE.
NO, NOT AT ALL.
I AM SURE I WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED IT.
I THINK YOU NEVER EXISTED.
THIS IS NO DENIAL.
I JUST THINK YOU NEVER HAPPENED.
A PURE FIGMENT OF MY MIND, RUNNING TOO WILD,
IMAGINATION TWISTED.
I'M SURE YOU'VE NEVER EXISTED
I'VE GOT A RIGHT TO BELIEVE WHAT I DON'T REMEMBER DID NOT HAPPEN
I'VE GOT THIS RIGHT, TO THINK THAT YOU NEVER HAPPENED.
BUT THAT IS JUST A RIGHT, 'CAUSE YOU CAN'T DENY WHAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
THIS IS NO MEANS OF COPPING,
NO RITUAL OF BEREAVMENT.
PERHAPS ONLY AN EXCERCISE
IN EXORCISING LIES
HERE UNDER LISTED.
LIKE THE FACT THAT
YOU NEVER EXISTED.
I'VE GOT A RIGHT TO BELIEVE WHAT I DON'T REMEMBER DID NOT HAPPEN
BUT THAT IS JUST A RIGHT, 'CAUSE YOU CAN'T DENY WHAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
YOU CAN'T DENY WHAT DIDN'T HAPPEN...
NO YOU CAN'T DENY...
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