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Marian, I think I've got a fever
check my forehead, see if it is so
It's a hot day in the city of the living
Grocery shopping in the markets of Cairo
I think I caught it from that monkey
The one she wears like a hairy brown beret
My body aches, must have eaten some bad dates
Dr. Jones he has no time for love today
Now the Nazis nabbed my girlfriend
They're giving my old flame the old shanghai
There's a seven foot man in black
Pulled a scimitar from his back
He wants us to fight, but I just stand and sigh
Unless you're sure the battle's won
Don't pull a sword on the guy with the bullwhip and the gun
Though those warm-up swings may have impressed the crowd
The doctor has no time to see you now
It's not the years, it's the mileage
Gotta save the girl, evade all the patrols
Fancy swordplay may look great, it's no match for a .38
Got to find that entrance to the well of the souls
Unless you're sure the battle's won
Don't pull a sword on the guy with the bullwhip and the gun
Though those warm-up swings may have impressed the crowd
The doctor has no time to see you now
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2. |
Ominous Ride - Running
03:54
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LYRICS:
I left the honest life behind me
I saw the noble road and turned and walked away
Now I’m lost and I don’t know what empathy remains
Feeling locked in a part far too permanent to play
Easier to hit the road
Easier to be alone
So much easier to shed my skin and throw that man away
And I don’t know where I’m going
And I don’t know where I’m supposed to be
And I don’t know where I’m running
What are the steps my feet are finding
In my head, I’m fighting
Hits the soul like lightning
Break away from my sins
And for the rest of my days I’m running
Another page is turned (to spite me)
Another bridge is burned (and I)
And I can’t find the words,
the honest words, the final words
Life is short, what’s the point in trying to forge my angel wings
Chances are it’s all for naught, and so I’ll slip away unseen
My reflection doesn't show me what to do or where to go
And as I hitch that ride, I say I’m fine, I say I’m fine/But I’m not fine.
And I don’t know where I’m going
And I don’t know where I’m supposed to be
And I don’t know where I’m running
What are the steps my feet are finding
In my head, I’m fighting
Hits the soul like lightning
Break away from my sins
And for the rest of my days I’m running
And I don’t know where I’m going
And I don’t know where I’m supposed to be
I don’t know where I’m running
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I never expected the man in black
Would get the best of me
I was just following my destiny
Above the cliffs of insanity
I search for the six fingered man
Alas this man has only five
I hate to kill him
I’m sure he hates to die
It’s good at last to be tested
It can be lonely at the top
But what if I were bested
I supposed I’d have to stop
And there’d be nowhere to go, but back to the beginning
No reason or rhyme - only losing no winning
To have failed on my quest, for my soul there’d be no ointment
I would go back to the beginning
And get used to disappointment
Our battling blades go snicker snack
As I battle this mystery man
But I know something he doesn’t
I don’t fence with my left hand
No I am not left handed
I go on a thrusting spree
But he knows something I don’t know
Neither is he
Who is this man in black?
Another lover of the foil?
I will never know
He strikes me with his fist and down I go
And where will I go
Except back to the beginning
No reason or rhyme
Only losing, no winning
I have failed on my quest
For my soul there is no ointment
I ‘ll just go back to the beginning
And get used to disappointment
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The Oracle is not what you expected
She doesn’t seem impressive
Her kitchen smells like home
The other child outside is playing with a spoon -
A spoon that holds the world
As we find comfort in our miracles
Surrounded by the cynical
There’s rarely any there
And she asks: Who are you
You must already know
The answer’s in your brain
And if it isn’t true, take comfort in a taste
And you’ll feel right as rain
The Oracle is not what he remembered
She’s been since the beginning
She’d say she knows enough
Just what you need to know
And for no other ears
Take comfort in the stuff
You have the strength of your potential
With your spirit providential
Many think you are the one
But she asks: Who are you
You must already know
The answer’s in your brain
And if it isn’t true, take comfort in a taste
And you’ll feel right as rain
You had to be the one
You need to be the one
You've gotta be the one
But she asks: Who are you
You must already know
The answer’s in your brain
And if it isn’t true, take comfort in a taste
And you’ll feel right as rain
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We are giving you
All the evidence
My friends can your heart stand the shocking facts?
The mysterious
The Unexplainable
Based Only on the secret testimony
Based on sworn testimony
Future events such as these
Will affect you
In the future
Many scientists believe
The mysterious
In the future
The full story of what happened
Can you prove that it didn’t happen?
Future events such as these
Will affect you...
In the future
We are interested
In the future
For that is where you and I are going
You are interested
In the unknown
That is why you are here
That is why you are here
Future events such as these
Will affect you
In the future
Many scientists believe
The mysterious
In the future
The full story of what happened
Can you prove that it didn’t happen?
Future events such as these
Will affect you...
In the future
[BVs] And now some of us laugh at outer space
[Lead] Another world is watching us this moment
[BVs] And now some of us laugh at outer space
[Lead] And you will never know it
[Both] And you will never know it
The full story of what happened
Can you prove that it didn’t happen?
Future events such as these
Will affect you...
In the future!
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6. |
Nick Work - All Kinds
03:03
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I remember when this whole thing started
wasn't such a long time ago
you were young and feeling brokenhearted
never knowing which way to go
your papa never cared for us together
said he didn't want to see me 'round
heart was beating like a 9lb hammer
pulled the trigger and i shot him down
it takes all kinds
found a toaster in a burned down building
don't know why i carry it around
like a birdcage in an empty dumpster
pick it up and then I put it back down
setting roadblocks all along highway
on account of these people I killed
I know we're really gonna make it there someday
somewhere out far across those hills
it takes all kinds
dancing in the headlights to Nat King Cole
playing on the radio soft and low
when they gonna catch us baby I don't know
might be today but it could be tomorrow
it takes all kinds
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7. |
Temnere - Amplified
04:28
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experiment
we changed, rebuilt
but now its gone awry
our conduit;
the pathway in has failed
bring him back
its time to make
some changes to his mind
compelled to serve
he'll come to us again
it seems ages ago
that we found you among the stars
gave you new life for the cause
we trusted, sent
you back to earth
a second chance at life
the cruelty shown
deserves a reprimand
your powers just
an oversight
"a lesson learned", i lied
correct our error,
just a slight of hand
now the tables have turned
and your focus will shift inside
live with the pain in your mind
feast on your misery
you reap what you have sown
you will eat your words
"now im a god, you know"
suffer in bondage
as my window in
to see what makes a man alive
all of your pain amplified
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Milo sat for lunch with King Azaz the unabridged
And just to be polite
he asked for something light
but to his great surprise,
they brought a feast for his eyes,
which were bigger than his stomach
but his meaning didn’t come ac-
ross right. They served up bright light.
If you ask for a light meal
it will be quite a sight.
We’ll be serving you exactly what you ask for.
You won’t go back for seconds or thirds
but sometimes you have to eat your words.
Milo thought of how to ask for something from the fridge.
And to try for a fair deal
he asked for a square meal
but when he’d barely said it all
They brought out quadrilaterals
Not quite the right angle
on his line that rather tangled
affairs. They served up some squares.
If you ask for a square meal
you’d better beware
we’ll be serving you exactly what you ask for.
You won’t go back for seconds or thirds
but sometimes you have to eat your words
Then Milo was called upon to speak to guests a smidge
so despite his trepidation
he began with an oration,
but the words could not sate hunger,
felt awkward on his tongue.
The rest made tasty speeches
like “Roast turkey, cream, and peach
as curd.” They served up their words.
If you’re making a speech
try not to overreach.
We’ll be serving you exactly what you ask for.
You won’t go back for seconds or thirds
but sometimes you have to eat your words.
[not appearing in draft:]
If you ask for something light,
it will be quite a sight.
If you ask for something square,
you’d better beware.
If you’re making a speech
try not to overreach.
we’ll be serving you just what you ask for.
Milo: I don’t think I am hungry any more.
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Lyrics:
This is the end, or is it where we begin?
A circle of ink in place of a name
Listening eyes, shapes moving in mist
What was I for before all of this?
The stars moved so I could meet you
Our planet opened up its sleepy eyes
I spent my life racing towards this moment
I spent my life yearning for this time
I give you words
And you give me worlds
Grains of sand
And you give me pearls
You give me worlds
In the hospital bed, I cry in relief
At your soft little hands and your sweet little feet
Hannah, my perfect child
What was I for before you arrived?
The stars moved so I could meet you
The mirror cracked from side to side
I spent my life racing towards this moment
When I could see you open up your eyes
If you could see your whole life from beginning to end,
Would you change things?
Is it selfish to choose love over nothing?
Would you have done the same thing?
I gave you words
And you gave me worlds
Grains of sand
And you gave me pearls
I gave you life
I gave you pain
Did I make the right choice?
Oh, Hannah,
I'd do it again
I'd do it again
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A crow flew through my window
and alighted on my shelf.
He said, “I’ve had a dreadful night,
I hardly feel myself.
Could I bother you for a cup of wine
to nurse me back to health?”
When first the crow began to speak
his words did me astound
but then I remembered the many such wonders
that oft did my father surround,
for my father was a sorcerer
and his name had been renowned.
I’m a sorcerer’s son with the world at my fingertips—
the imagined is real in my hands.
At my subtlest gesture all nature responds to me—
the air will obey my commands.
“When I left home some hours ago,”
the crow his tale resumed,
“I was a man, and not a bird
as you might have presumed.
A wizard cast a spell o’er me
and this form I assumed.
“From that dark enchanter’s castle,
through the bitter cold night air,
I made my way to your fine home
seeking succor there—
for I know of a way to undo this curse
with a lock of your father’s hair.”
The thought of disturbing my father’s rest
filled my heart with dread!
For though he lies in our family crypt,
a sorcerer is never truly dead…
When I opened up the casket
and saw my father there,
I greeted him with deference,
explaining the need for his hair.
He reached for me and grasped my arm
and spoke the word, “Beware!”
When my guest was once again a man,
freed from feathers cruel,
he revealed ‘twas the grand-master mage
who transformed him in a duel,
with only the twitch of a fingertip.
Then I knew I’d been a fool.
I’m a sorcerer’s son but I’d put it behind me—
from the world I’d become a recluse.
He devoted his life to the magician’s brotherhood,
working to stem dark magic’s abuse.
I’m a sorcerer’s son and my fortune’s caught up to me—
I can no longer dismiss its call.
The darkness unceasingly pecks at humanity—
stripping the souls from us all.
- He's the son, he must rise, to push back against the darkness. -
- The sun must rise! -
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I knew that this could happen
but I never thought it would
and looking in your eyes
I see I never understood
Once I stood among you
and gripped my rock unwittingly
But the weight of our traditions
finally now is hitting me
Come on, come on, everyone
Come on, come on, everyone
It isn’t right, it isn’t fair
To lob your stones through the air
it goes against our natural lot
for rock to beat paper if paper meets dot
In your Stoney silence
Sound the cries of victims past
There is no explanation
And my life won’t even be the last
chorus
'Lottery in June,
Corn be heavy soon,'
That's what you say,
But you'll be changing your tune
In some future June
When you're in my place.
It isn't right, it isn't fair....
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It makes me shiver so I made up my mind to pray
Pray that I'd be better but the words wouldn't come my way
I kneeled down, I kneeled down to set myself to pray
Miss Watson forgive me
I kneeled down, I kneeled down but the words wouldn't come my way
My heart wasn't right
I wasn't square
I knew that I was playing double
I was letting on to be giving up sin
But inside was building up trouble
Wee there ain't no use to try to hide it from him, or to hide it from me
I'd been letting' on to giving up sin
But it's still deep inside me
Miss Watson forgive me
I was full of trouble, just as full as I could be
I'm gonna write a letter that'll wash my soul all clean of sin
And make it light as a feather
Then I lay that paper down and started thinking 'bout the river and the nighttime and moonlight and the storm
Then I lay that paper down he was my best friend in the world and he's the only one here now
So I look around
Miss Watson forgive me, I'm the dregs of the earth
I see that paper, hold it in my hand
Miss Watson forgive me
Alright then I will go to hell
Alright then I will go to hell
Alright then I will go to hell
Alright then I will go to hell
Miss Watson forgive me
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Her eyes can be so cruel
The things that she wished
The maze that amazes her
It shouldn’t exist
He moves the stars for no one
Everything she wanted he has done
He has reordered time
Turned the world upside down
“It’s only forever, not long at all”
Helping hands will lift you from the fall
Even if she gets to the centre
She’ll never get out again
There are doors that will lie to you
Bring you to an end
He moves the stars for no one
Everything she wanted he has done
He has reordered time
Turned the world upside down
“It’s only forever, not long at all”
Helping hands will lift you from the fall
“Every now and again for no reason at all
I need you, all of you”
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Verse 1
Just who, exactly, do you think you are
Showing up quite fully uninvited
She and I were meant to be united
To celebrate the rising of my star
PRE
Maybe it’s the whiskey talking
But I’m about to break you for blocking
CHORUS
Dog, be gone! It’s not your party
(Wish I wasn’t crying just like a child)
Send you back to the hospital, then you’ll be sorry
And I can woo the woman who drives me wild
Verse 2
You couldn’t even dress for the occasion
Of a tearful teen humiliation
A cup of victory I thought I’d drink dry
Instead a scotch and soda and my pride
Pre-Chorus
maybe it’s the whiskey that is talking
But I’m about to break you for blocking
CHORUS
Dog, be gone! It’s not your party
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Gray television sky, tuned to a long dead station
Round here what passes for a joke is background radiation
A steely smile at the bar never lets you forget where you are
Another year gone, I dream in neon
Cut the corners, a hustler and a mourner
No angels in this silence who could abide this violence
They'll take us anywhere we never knew we wanted to go
They have forgotten more than we could ever hope to know
Still the unreal things that make me ache the most
Asleep in my coffin fingers clawing at the foam
Night City spectres looking less and less like hope
I haven't got a girl, you know I'm bleeding money
Call me your court artiste, I know you think you're funny
Some day I'm gonna find my way over the wall into the light
Still the unreal things that make me ache the most
Asleep in my coffin fingers clawing at the foam
Night City spectres looking less and less like hope
Can't stop speeding I'll start thinking if I take is slow
Catch my reflection in a mirror of blood-smeared chrome
Still the unreal things that make me ache the most
Asleep in my coffin fingers clawing at the foam
Night City spectres looking less and less like hope
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Stole the Dude's car
and the ransom cash
Took a joy ride last night
too bad he didn't crash
Now we're here so the big
Lebowski will get his way
Track that kid down
what a little jerk
But we got his name off
a piece of his homework
Now that punk Larry kid
is gonna have hell to pay
See what you get?
See what you get?
See what you get?
See what you get?
See what you get?
See what you get?
Walter, what are you doing?
See that Corvette
out on your front lawn
Do you think I'm stupid
like my buddy Don?
When you stole all our dough
you bought that car for the cred
I'm a soldier
fought the Viet Kong
Think you'll stone wall me?
Well you'll crack before too long
There's a kidnapper, son
that nihilist wants your head
See what you get?
See what you get?
See what you get?
See what you get?
See what you get?
See what you get?
Walter, what are you doing?
This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps
This is what happens when you feed a stoner scrambled eggs
Hey, what are you doing?
I just bought that thing last week!
You kill my car?
You kill my car?
I kill your car!
You kill my car?
You kill my car?
I kill your car!
Hey man, that's ... that's not his car
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Run Logan Run
Now it’s the end
And he once was your friend
The sandman will put you to sleep
Can’t remain calm
When the gem on your palm
Has thrown you in a little too deep
Run Logan Run
Run Logan Run
Run Logan Run
Run Logan Run
Run Logan Run
Run Logan Run
Run Logan Run
Run Logan Run
Sanctuary
Is where you must flee
The computerized voice tells you now
So you must run
You are under the gun
But nobody tells you quite how
Run Logan Run
Run Logan Run
Run Logan Run
Run Logan Run
The ankh provides us Sanctuary from Procedure 03-03
Run Logan Run
Run Logan Run
Run Logan Run
Run Logan Run
Twenty-six years
Not enough for your tears
Is 30 in the blink of an eye
So run, my friend
Or your tale’s at an end
The killers tell you that you must die
Run Logan Run
Run Logan Run
Run Logan Run
Run Logan Run
The ankh provides us Sanctuary from Procedure 03-03
Run Logan Run
Run Logan Run
Run Logan Run
Run Logan Run
The ankh provides us Sanctuary from Procedure 03-03
Run Logan Run
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You swim
But can you ever win
Halfway there
Nobody cares
You’re drowning
You struggle
To survive
You’ve got only
One single life
You’re drowning
How to stay afloat
How to stay afloat
You started
Way from behind
Nobody seems
To really mind
How to stay afloat
How to stay afloat
They just put their sunglasses on
Pretending not to see
They are high and dry
Living carefree
How to stay afloat
How to stay afloat
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19. |
OutLyer - Take Me Away
02:22
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Peter Pan just take me away
To never land where I can be safe
I know I’m old by age
But life ain’t going my way
Captain Hook must’ve had a start
Living off like a kid at heart
Give me a chance to break that chain
Give me a chance, just take me away
Gimme the chance to be the same
Just humor me
Peter Pan just take me away, take me away, okay (x3)
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Ain’t there no human decency no more?
They come to my home and break in my door,
Asking “Where’s the money?”
What fucking money?
Saying “Gimme the money”
But do I look like I got money?
My protest has gone completely ignored.
They could have pissed anywhere else on the floor,
But they’re looking for money,
Like I owe them money,
I never had their money,
I don’t think that this is funny.
This aggression will not stand, man.
It’s gonna smell like that forever.
I gotta draw a line in the sand.
It really tied the room together.
Freshened my face inside a toilet-water bath,
Dropped my good ball, now the linoleum is smashed,
They say “your wife is Bunny”.
I don’t know any bunny,
They says some Bunny owes them money,
I’m not married to a Bunny.
They’re realizing that they got the wrong guy,
They hit the road and now I gotta try
To just get things rolling,
Get my head under control and
Wash my hands of the whole thing
Cuz it’s time that I go bowling
This aggression will not stand, man.
It’s gonna smell like that forever.
I gotta draw a line in the sand.
It really tied the room together.
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Peter, don’t you know me?
You almost passed me by-
Peter, please remember
The way we used to fly
We danced upon the clouds it seemed
We soared above the sea
Peter, don’t you know me?
Please remember me
If you see me forgetting, just whisper your name
And I will remember you
If you see me forgetting, I’m sorry
I’ll try to remember you
I think that I remember
Our home within the wood
The forests all around us
I think that it was good?
The boys were living with us
We’d go swimming at the shore
I think that I remember
But I don’t know any more.
If I see you forgetting, I’ll whisper my name
So you can remember me
If I see you forgetting, it’s ok
I’ll help you remember me
(Both in alternating unison)
Peter, don’t you know me?
I think that I remember
You almost passed me by-
Our home within the wood
Peter, please remember
The forests all around us
The way we used to fly
I think that it was good?
We danced upon the clouds it seemed
The boys were living with us
We soared above the sea
We’d go swimming at the shore
Peter, don’t you know me?
I think that I remember
Please remember me
But I don’t know any more.
If you see me forgetting, just whisper your name
If I see you forgetting, I’ll whisper my name
And I will remember you
So you can remember me
If you see me forgetting, I’m sorry
If I see you forgetting, it’s ok- I’m Wendy
I’ll try to remember you
I’ll help you remember me
I’ll help you remember me...
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They think I’m dead, but man, I’m still alive,
Still floating down this river through the night,
Like wayward bees, escaping from the hive,
Unconscious of the peril of their plight.
Past forests on the shore in Illinois
Past tiny lights of villages forlorn,
Past woodland camps of fearsome Iroquois,
We ride the river’s currents ’til the morn.
Clear sky and cool water,
Float down with Jim and me.
Ride the river like an otter;
See the world and live free.
Not much to do but look up at the sky.
Are stars the children of a pregnant moon,
Compelled to glow until they finally die?
Or are they tiny diamonds, roughly hewn?
The paddlewheels of steamboats spin and churn,
As clouds from smokestacks swirl and slowly rise,
And from the engine room, where coals burn,
Come sparks that join the stars and fireflies.
Clear sky and cool water,
Float down with Jim and me.
Ride the river like an otter;
See the world and live free.
When morning comes, we land and set our lines,
And bathe in river water to refresh,
Conceal the raft among the trees and vines,
Then gorge ourselves on steaming catfish flesh.
Another day of sleeping in the sun,
A lazy afternoon beneath the trees,
Of watching spiders work the webs they’ve spun,
And listening to birdsongs on the breeze.
Clear sky and cool water,
Float down with Jim and me.
Ride the river like an otter;
See the world and live free.
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23. |
Mike Lamb - Falling Down
02:43
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wish i could be writing this
from the comfort of an armchair
instead i'm doin time, traffic is everywhere
no way forward, no way back
you know that life is unfair
defense has taken everything away from me
you ask for more but all that's left is
a little bit of pot and a lot of beer
and what remains is only fear
can't focus for a minute you're always in my face
seems to be no end to your lust for my disgrace
can't do the right thing when i'm living with this pain
the light in the tunnel is just another oncoming train
defense has taken everything away from me
you ask for more but all that's left is
a little bit of pot and a lot of beer
and what remains is only fear
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[WALL-E]
WALL-E, WALL-E.
WALL-E?
WALL-E.
WALL-E!
WALL-E WALL-E WALL-E
[EVA]
EVA!
EVA, EVA
EVA EVA EVA
EVA, EVA.
EVA?
EVA EVA EVA EVA
[WALL-E]
"WALL-E"
[Eva]
"Eva"
[WALL-E]
WALL-E!
[Eva]
Eva!
[WALL-E]
"Eva?"
[Eva]
"WALL-E?"
[WALL-E]
Eva!
[Eva]
WALL-E!
[Together]
Eva WALL-E
Eva WALL-E
Eva WALL-E
Eva WALL-E
Eva WALL-E
Eva WALL-E
Eva WALL-E
Eva WALL-E
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VERSE
Tuco runs wild amongst the graves
Looking for the headstone Carson gave
Blondie sits back and bides his time
Unaware that Angel Eyes is not far behind
CHORUS:
Do you have what it takes to get the gold
You have to feel that burn inside your soul
You gotta do whatever it takes to get the gold
That’s the good, the bad and the ugly of it all
VERSE
It’s a three-way standoff in Sad Hill Cemetery
Sweat dripping from faces wrought with wary
Anticipation in their eyes says it all
The gold is only for the last one standing tall
CHORUS:
Do you have what it takes to get the gold
You have to feel that burn inside your soul
You gotta do whatever it takes to get the gold
That’s the good, the bad and the ugly of it all
VERSE
Angel Eyes drew his fate
Tuco drew much to late
Blondie put Angel Eyes in his grave
and made Tuco dig - the poor knave
CHORUS:
You have what it takes to get the gold
You gotta feel that burn inside your soul
You gotta do whatever it takes to get the gold
That’s the good, bad and ugly of it all
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26. |
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I've seen you quite obsessed
Rummaging with no rest
IN other people's memories
Hunting THE discovery-very
Soon appeared a common theme
A repeating face it seems
And thus was born the riddle
That made you feel so little
so little
You gathered for days and days
Images to build a maze
But is there a way out
If you keep changing the routes?
changing the routes? [x4]
You drew patterns for a while
With your finger on dirty tiles
Who owns the eyes looking at you
Every times you look at them
And you saw them heading away
And you ran fast after your prey
But once again far they flew
For walls grew between them and you
them and you
You gathered for days and days
Images to build a maze
But is there a way out
If you keep changing the routes?
Changing the routes [x4]
I watched your indecisive race
Till I noticed you lost
The folder with your memory
Shall I track you now? Irony
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27. |
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Lyric:
They're here
Don't turn on the television
It's not gonna end too well
They're reaching through the static noise
Gonna put us all through hell
Crazy moments adding up
Tired of living in this fear
Now they're talking to your child
That's how you know they're here
They're here
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28. |
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You say that I should take it on the chin
You say it with that stool-consuming grin
But the heel is the chin of the foot, and pride was always my Achilles heel
So if I take it on the chin, that’s a blow to my pride, and you know how that feels
You know the feeling’s real
The tendency of tendons is to snap
Your basic tendon basically is crap
As for Achilles, his Achilles heel was never in his foot, but in Patroclus’ eyes
And in the way Patroclus laughed, and in the passion that he put between Patroclus’ thighs
He loved Patroclus, guys
So when Patroclus dies, it’s no surprise, Achilles cursed the frozen skies
Then vanished to his tent to nurse his broken pride alone inside
Emerging the next morning with a brand-new taste for genocide
Sweeping men aside on his vector towards revenge sweet as nectar upon Ilium’s protector
And poor Hector took a very very bumpy
Chariot ride
You say don’t let it get under your skin
You say it in a voice as smooth as sin
But it’s winter in Wisconsin and the air has torn my flesh into a thousand shards
And if some Achaean soldiers want to slip a wooden horse among my inner parts
You know it isn’t hard
King Priam didn’t ask for this at all
But he took it on the chin and took the fall
If you don’t want your monuments destroyed and your temples burned to ashes
Don’t let your little scumbag of a son judge celestial beauty pageants
Don’t take your chances
How many million men have died for honor and for stupid pride
But ultimately all because the gods decided they should try
To throw a little party and keep Sister Chaos locked outside
She always finds a way in - with an apple, with an insult, with an offer that you can’t refuse, etc.
And all of us get taken for a bumpy chariot ride
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29. |
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[Verse 1]
We’ve had a good run, but prob’ly still could do better yet.
A day in the sun is something others can never get.
Times have been good for zombies.
We’ve all had our fun. Remember eating that Barbra kid?
But Romero’s been done, and what has been done can be undid.
Maybe now’s the time for someone
[Chorus 1]
To write a new story for the banshees and the bigfeet and the blobs out there.
Let’s write a new story; rule the darkness in a spotlight wide enough to share.
Come and give ‘em all a good scare.
[Verse 2]
There’s so much out there that’s calling out from beyond the graves
For you if you dare to break new ground that the story paves.
(Metaphor’s kind of mixed here)
We know to beware the megs and jawses and sharktopi,
But if we’re being fair, we’ll see there’s much bigger fish to fry.
Ghoulies, huddle up and ally
[Chorus 2]
To write a new story for the jackalopes and djinns and jotai left behind.
Go write a new story, taking comfort in a different sort of piece of mind.
[Bridge]
I’m not saying, I’m just saying we the horde collective
Could start paying time to playing with some forced perspective
[Chorus 3]
And write a new story. In a world of good ideas no one thought to use,
Let’s write a new story, past the Psycho 5’s and Purge 18’s and Audrey II’s.
Write a new story.
[Chorus 4]
Write a new story, sinking notions under houses that were built on sands.
Let’s write a new story, one we never seem to scribble out with rotting hands.
Time for busting out the “yes, and”s.
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30. |
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Under the Big W
Fortune smiled on me today
For a slice of three fifty k
Baby don't tell
I'm driving like hell
Can anybody tell
Where's the Big W
Blowing up a hardware store
I want what's mine and then some more
Baby don't tell
I'm driving like hell
Can anybody tell
Where's the Big W
[bridge]
He is mad
She is madder
than Three Stooges
on a ladder
We are mad
Our flag's unfurled
It’s a Mad Mad
Mad Mad World
You take shovels, I’ll grab picks
Forklifts will get us out of this
Baby don't tell
I'm driving like hell
Can anybody tell
Where's the Big W
Blowing up a hardware store
I want what's mine and then some more
Baby don't tell
I'm driving like hell
Can anybody tell
Where's the Big W
Blowing up a hardware store
I want what's mine and then some more
Baby don't tell
I'm driving like hell
Can anybody tell
Where's the Big W!
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