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Young and Dumb
02:28
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When I was young and dumb
and full of something strong
I thought my heart could do no wrong
but after a thousand miles of pain
I finally let go of the reigns...
and I went deep into the forest
a strange woman there gave me rest
she said it's better to love, better to laugh,
you better respect your better half
better to hold you close a keep you near
better the eat you up my dear!
So I got out of there
and I went deep, I went deep, I went deep
when I was young and dumb
and full of foolish pride
went on one hell of a ride
along the way, found the brains
to let go of the reigns...
let go, let go, oh mamma take me home
‘cause I never want to feel
never want to feel so alone
there’s a serious joke I told the band
they did not understand.
Like a secret agent man
I’m making up the plan as I go -
better to grow, better to rise
better to come in it’s own time.
For reasons that I can’t explain
it’s better to let go of the reigns...
let go, let go, oh mamma take me home
‘cause I never want to feel
never want to feel so alone
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2. |
China Bull
03:49
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There's a hell of a mess left in my wake
but it's really me that wants to break
I charge ahead with a fractured skull
and hit the wall like a China Bull
I come on like a hurricane
then I try to feel your pain
till I regret everything I did
I turn around and do it again
All the King's men can't put me right
they send in the priestess at midnight
to see the future in my guts
God must love someone so nuts
caught in the blackhole pull
bet it all on the China Bull
but it's really me that wants to break...
like a freight train
there's something fucked up in my brain
I cut the brakes and put the throttle down full
one last ride now China Bull
but it's really me that wants to break...
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3. |
Cold Waste
03:51
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After a taste of the Cold Waste you're doomed to ride
on a narrow beam incoming stream from the other side
scattered thoughts
you need to know
no matter what
you're not alone
All that remains are the ugly stains you left behind
and a tiny spark lost in the dark for the next to find
the burning crown
you lay aside
the trumpet sounds
a new messiah
scattered thoughts
you need to know
no matter what
you're not alone
deep in space the Cold Waste it hides a light
a secret door to something more on the other side
the laughing god
you come to know
no matter what
you're not alone
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4. |
Leviathan
05:24
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Through years of fears
hours of need
I tried to run
but did not succeed
stowed away
on a ship headed east
but the captain found me fugitive
and gave me to the sea
great eye blinking
I wake up in his guts
feel our bodies slowly sinking
the pounding of our blood
oh Leviathan
now you're my only friend
Leviathan
let me begin again
Long days and nights
lying hidden from sight
I meditate
on how to make it right
there's no escape
I can't sleep in peace
I say my prayer
from the belly of the beast
great eye blinking
I wake up in his guts
feel our bodies slowly sinking
the pounding of our blood
oh Leviathan
now you're my only friend
Leviathan
let me begin again
I eat my grief
patiently
one day I’ll wake up
lying on the beach
on the beach...
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5. |
G.I.G.O.
03:26
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It's garbage in, garbage out
don't you cry don't you pout
too bad if it's too loud
reboots are not allowed
access denied
the cpu is fried
everything's been tried
everyone has lied
with straining chains and giant claws
diamond wires and rusty saws
we're carving out perfect laws
but every block has a flaw
dynamite power jacks
dirty white spider cracks
no one here disputes the facts
we're looking for what we lacks
so format the hard drives
fire up the hot knives
turn on the stepford wives
who cares if they're not alive?
plug in the power feeds
increase the clock speeds
jerk off the pearly beads
nature we exceeds
but who'll kiss the toad?
who will fix the commode?
if you open your node
what will you download?
the party has just begun
something here for everyone
with syringes, sticky bun binges
and vomit guns!
so embrace progress
who knows what's best
it could be this mess
is good as it gets!
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6. |
One Big Lie
03:33
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Take a peek through the curtain
and wonder why so much hurtin’
and the triumph of the wicked
it helps them to spread that sickness
so get and stand up for your rights
but who are you gonna fight?
cause it's inside where the line is drawn
which side of it you gonna be on?
feed me please the pleasing feeds
you know exactly what I need
maybe it's just me
but it really seems to be
One Big Lie
now you’re stuck in the matrix
try but you cannot fix it
with the best of intentions
you never can leave a dent
so you're running away
with every reason to be afraid
Mother Nature's gonna kill ya
and J-hova wants you to pay the bill
to feed me please the pleasing feeds
you know exactly what I need
maybe it's just me
but it really seems to be
One Big Lie
One Big Lie
take a peek through the curtain
and wonder why so much hurtin’
and the triumph of the wicked
it helps them to spread that sickness
so get and stand up for your rights
but who are you gonna fight?
cause it's inside where the line is drawn
which side of it you gonna be on?
feed me please the pleasing feeds
you know exactly what I need
maybe it's just me
but it really seems to be
One Big Lie
One Big Lie
One Big Lie
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7. |
The Key
03:23
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We are drawn like a moth to flame
risking everything
in the hope of a better day
why else would we act this way?
your electric touch I feel it
brush across my neck
inside me there must be
the other side of your magnet
but will your resolve dissolve in the morning light?
am I man enough to trust to love you right?
there is damage beneath the skin
for a moment there you let me in
I show you mine if you show me yours
we notice the common sources
but I’ve got the key
stick with me and I’ll make it better
you wait and see
if the broken pieces somehow fit
who know what we can make with that?
but will your resolve dissolve in the morning light?
am I man enough to trust to love you right?
not only in name, we’re the same as a man and wife
so I take a vow here and now to love you right
the King and Queen at the masquerade
two into one
mindful of the parts they play
the moon and the sun
can never lose their need
as if they’d begun
to think they are complete...
will your resolve dissolve in the morning light?
am I man enough to trust to love you right?
not only in name, we’re the same as a man and wife
so I take a vow to love you
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8. |
Far-Seeing Eye
04:31
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Late at night on the mountain road
a bitter wind cuts through your soul
and a lantern light pierces the veil
you see him standing way up there
as the lonely pilgrims come and go
he watches over them and knows
many a child is led astray
along the well travelled way
and he comes down
as a man in disguise
to confound us
as the fool is wise
ruthless or benevolent
guide us beyond this
far-seeing eye
some angels can’t bear their wings
and devils yearn for heavenly strings
some of the lost can yet be saved
along the well-travelled way
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9. |
The Scapegoat
05:36
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You're on a train in a strange country with a sullen crew
a mysterious plot and you're on the spot and they're looking at you
an imperial sneer from the engineer as the tea is served
you make a rendezvous with a young ingenue with the wicked curves
you are the Scapegoat
cast into shadow
man in a black coat
always seems to follow
he's following you
they suspend the war in the smoking car and the liquor flows
but the lurking fear is drawing near and suspicion grows
then the lights go out and a terrible shout and a shot is heard
no its not your gun but no mother's son will take your word
you are the Scapegoat
cast into shadow
man in a black coat
always seems to follow
he's following you
what can you trust but the shapely bust to lead you?
with a hint of sin she invites you in and feeds you
but then she's screaming and the deputies appear
instantaneously
and take you as if they mean to break you
and that is all you know I fear
you’re the Scapegoat
cast into shadow
man in a black coat
he always seems to follow
he's following you
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10. |
The Glove
04:20
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There's a hog-scalding cauldron in the mud
a crooked-walled cabin down by the river of rust and blood
when the scavengers congregate it gets mean
but every time I lick the plate clean
in my personal country
we sometimes disagree
but whichever one's got the biggest gun
better damn well keep the peace
the glove fits like a glove
you know what it's made of
the mind-forged manacles
hurtin’ so good
like a custom straightjacket
it's a perfect fit
a harmless little habit
you can't quit
I been this way from birth
just visiting the earth
you can break the chains without much pain
when you figure what it's worth
your freedom, freedom
do what it takes to get some
freedom - it don't come easy...
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11. |
The Hanged Man
04:43
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I'm at ease on the trapeze where I'm hung
head down by the bottom rung
with my feet in the sky
the way I like it
I blame it on the Archons
on a mess of less than perfect Gods
who made the rules here
so confusing
the trade we make to be here
to see it all but never too clear
and this vessel won't last
it's breaking down fast
thus in the world but not of it
neither below nor above it
I'm inverted
severe mercy
do what you will
that's the whole Law
look what's been wasted
and wrought
without love all your works
will come to naught
out to 82 AU and more
I'm resolved to knock on every door
I came to 7 gates
but they made me wait
unless you show the sign
you cannot pass this line
but I say brothers let me through
I've got things to do beyond this
do what you will
that's the whole Law
look what's been wasted
and wrought
without love all your works
will come to naught
and the only true possessions
they can't be bought
they can't be bought...
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