1. |
Black and Blue
03:07
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Hey! You're looking good, whatcha doin' in my 'hood?
Have you wandered off and gone astray?
You're just a little girl, and it's a big old world
But maybe I can help you find your way
Black top, blue jeans, that's the type I like to see
So take a seat and show me what you got
You can squirm and laugh, and take a polygraph
Interrogation's never been so hot
I'm a troubled man today
And hope to one day feel OK
You see I'm out of luck
And I don't give a f*ck
Chorus:
It's the same ol' story with these people trying to bore me
But I think I finally found a way
'Cause I'm a big bad man with a gun in my hand
And I'm gonna take my shot today
Sweet face, warm embrace, take me to another place
This spot has never seemed so f*ckin' lost
The truth will set us free, and probably endlessly
This life is sweet, but tell me what's the cost
Lost, confused, and hopelessly bruised
Your black and blue facade will fade away
But you will never lose your existential blues
And blackness still awaits your final day
I'm a troubled man today
And hope to one day feel OK
You see I'm out of luck
And I don't give a f*ck
Chorus:
It's the same ol' story with these people trying to bore me
But I think I finally found a way
'Cause I'm a big bad man with a gun in my hand
And I'm gonna take my shot today
Talk about a story, you could have just ignored me
But you figured you would rather play
With a big bad man with a gun in your hand
And you'd like to take a shot today
- Guitar Solo -
Chorus:
It's the same ol' story with these people trying to bore me
But I think I finally found a way
'Cause I'm a big bad man with a gun in my hand
And I'm gonna take my shot today
Talk about a story, you could have just ignored me
But you figured you would rather play
With a big bad man with a gun in your hand
And you'd like to take a shot today
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2. |
I Can't Stop Them
03:31
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They just wanna put their hands on me
I can't stop them if they love me
They wander 'round my way and make small talk all day
I can't stop them if they love me
Chorus:
It's just that's there's so many
Sometimes I don't know what to do
So I guess I'll start at the top
And when I'm finished, come back to you
They bum rush me at shows
They wanna tear off all my clothes
I can't stop them if they love me
They get real nervous and laugh
And they get that look in their eyes
I can't stop them if they love me
Chorus:
It's just that's there's so many
Sometimes I think I love them all
But tell me what's gonna happen
If they all pray for my downfall
Sometimes I like to be alone
But then I'm followed home
And I can't stop them
- Guitar Solo 1 -
Chorus:
It's just that's there's so many
Sometimes I don't know what to do
So I guess I'll start at the top
And when I'm finished, come back to you
- Guitar Solo 2 -
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3. |
It's A Sham
04:17
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Leather faced crooks
You can find them in the phone books
It's a sham, It's a sham
Have you got these symptoms
Then you've got this sickness
It's a sham, It's a sham
Just like your father
Now it's running like water
It's a sham, It's a sham
Chorus:
Death and misery
What's the cost?
People are hopeless
The plot's been lost
Dissent is lame
But I'm saying it anyway
It's a sham, It's a sham
If you tear yourself away
You'll feel better every day
'Cause it's a sham, It's a sham
But it's your lifeline?
You watch it at night time?
It's a sham! It's a sham!
Chorus:
Death and misery
What's the cost?
People are hopeless
The plot's been lost
- Guitar Solo -
Chorus:
Death and misery
What's the cost?
People are hopeless
The plot's been lost
Concern for others is minimal
We're convinced our brothers are criminals!
It's a sham! It's a sham!
People feast on others' tragedies?
They resemble a f*cking tragedy!
It's a sham! It's a sham!
You say that nothing matters
But just don't fall into a pattern
'Cause it's a sham, it's a sham
Chorus:
Death and misery
What's the cost?
People are hopeless
The plot's been lost
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4. |
The Time Has Come
02:39
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Languishing in this awful place
My time is eaten, it's such a waste
And I have to find a way to leave
The things I see make it hard to breath
Pure love is better to
Put your time and heart into
But you don't see it, you can't understand
You're in a spinning world, and you've got the f*ckin' man
Is my love good enough for you?
Or do you need the drama too?
Sitting here, it's such a disgrace
To have a petty lie blow up in your face
A pretty life, so big and so bold
Is something that I'll never get to behold
Drama, drama, ain't it a bitch?
Enough to make you wanna jump in a ditch
But you don't see it, you can't understand
You're in a crumbling world, and you haven't got a plan
I am telling you right now
I need you to stop f*cking around
- Guitar Solo 1 -
Actors good enough to trick the fans
Can last awhile but never trick the man
I can see you, I know it's a farce
You're hollow inside and you're shooting off sparks
Real emotion is better to
Put your time and heart into
But I don't get it, I can't see it through
How you're so with it, but you don't have a clue
Isn't love good enough for you?
Or do you need the drama too?
- Guitar Solo 2 -
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5. |
Lightning Baby
04:47
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I heard you whispering secrets
Through the window in my room
I didn't think you'd act that way
I guess I spoke too soon
Now I'm the soft breath on your lips
The ink that stains your fingertips
All the signs of happiness
Are gone, that's why we ended it
Chorus:
Lightning baby, won't you rescue me?
Sound of thunder tells me that you're near
The wind will shake the cold and barren trees
And wipe away my deep and endless fear
The winter never suited you
But still you'd come around
We'd wrap ourselves in blankets
It didn't keep you in my town
When you left, to no avail
The empty rooms did truly wail
Darkness laid its weary head
Upon your vacant place in bed
Chorus:
Lightning baby, won't you rescue me?
Sound of thunder tells me that you're near
The wind will shake the cold and barren trees
And wipe away my deep and endless fear
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6. |
Lonely Hearts
04:13
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It's been a long and lonely time
Since you were hanging 'round and I'm
Feeling the same
With no one to blame
I tried to reach inside my soul
To share the pain that makes you whole
But nothing would take
These feelings won't shake
You think the blame belongs to you
You think that you're to blame
You didn't know what to do
(Your broken heart deceives you)
(Remember love's the way)
(And simple songs can heal you)
I never thought that it would end like this
And I don't think I'll ever find the fix
The path we've tread has been confused
And littered with unspoken truths
There's no looking back
No time to relax
And now the brave and hopeful souls
Have given up, they've lost control
And nothing has changed
We're still playing games
You think the blame belongs to you
You think that you're to blame
You didn't know what to do
(Forget the lies they feed you)
(Remember love's the way)
(And simple truths can heal you)
I never thought the world would go insane
And I don't know if it will ever change
- Guitar Solo -
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7. |
Sunlight Falls
04:01
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I told her that I'm gonna write her a song
And we can sing together all night long
But now my love has up and gone
A still bed forever I will rest upon
Now the sun is shining on my face
Through the windows, the satin, lace
Things you said, your stately grace
Won't disappear through time and space, oh no...
Chorus:
Sunlight falls, night arrives
Face down in another dive
And I'm drowning
In a lonely sea of you
You'll always haunt me
Memories taunt me
And I can't seem to loose my grasp on you
You said you're never coming back my way
And sometimes baby, that can be OK
But when I'm tired, it's time to rest
Wanna be laying on your pretty chest
Try not to think about you anymore
Or the way that you walked out the door
Try to forget you like I did before
But I just can't stop coming back for more
Chorus:
Sunlight falls, night arrives
Face down in another dive
And I'm drowning
In a lonely sea of you
You'll always haunt me
Memories taunt me
And I can't seem to loose my grasp on you
- Guitar Solo -
- Sax Solo -
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8. |
Alarms
03:52
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When she melted and she stained my sheets
She had me feeling like the hard concrete
Baked in the summer sun
Those days were lots of fun
And now I sit around and reminisce
Thinking 'bout the way that I used to wish
That another lonely day
Was just a memory
And that a million days with you were ahead of me
She said she likes the way her baby tastes
And if we're lucky then we'll maybe break
A bottle too
On the streets of Chicago, son
That sounds like lots of fun
We'll have a lot of fun
We'll drink too much and we'll ride the train
We'll make the crazy people think that we're insane
And you'll fall into my arms
We'll never need alarms
Now I won't even clean my sheets
I'm smashing beer bottles when I walk the streets
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9. |
Rubicon
01:30
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10. |
Too Young To Die
03:49
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I can't believe I'm wasting time
People say I need to play
But they don't know I'm making time
Pushing back the slow decay
The end is certain, this I know
Afraid to walk that darkened road
'Cause I don't know what's waiting there
I won't believe what I've been told
Chorus:
The path I've taken may seem insane
Walked many miles in the pouring rain
And I'd like to think it's not in vain
But I haven't found the answer's name
When morning comes, the fog is gone
My subtle lies all come undone
The horror creeps, then soon retreats
Along the weary path I beat
'Cause time's unleashed a bitter scrawl
Upon the notepad of my life
Filled with cruel and taunting jeers
And lined with scars from sharpened knives
Chorus:
The path I've taken may seem insane
Walked many miles in the pouring rain
And I'd like to think it's not in vain
But I haven't found the answer's name
Had time to think and lots of dreams
And I know nothing's what it seems
Dreams will fade and still remain
To sting my thoughts like acid rain
With sunken dreams and bills to pay
I'll settle for another way
There's always hope but still some black
The clock is wound, can't turn it back
Chorus:
The path I've taken may seem insane
Walked many miles in the pouring rain
And I'd like to think it's not in vain
But I haven't found the answer's name
Does life mean anything to you?
We're too young to die, too much to do
The truth eludes me, still I know
I don't wanna walk that darkened road
The truth eludes me, still I know
I don't wanna walk that darkened road
I don't wanna walk that darkened road
I don't wanna walk that darkened road
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