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Blame It
03:39
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BLAME IT
THERE WERE A THOUSAND MONKEYS
AND THEY WERE PUT INTO A CAGE
THEY WERE LEFT WITH THEIR TYPWRITERS
TO WRITE THE SHAKESPERE PLAYS
WE ARE WAITING FOR THE DAY
THAT THE MONKEYS WOULD COMPLETE
SAVE THE WORLD TODAY
BELIEVE FOR ALL TO SEE
INCINERATE THE EVIDENCE
THE ONE WHO KNOWS WON’T LIVE
HE CLOUDED HIS OWN MEMORY
OF A NATION WITHOUT CARE
SO THEY BLAME IT ON A DEAD MAN
THEIR LIES COULD NOT BE FOUND
BLAME IT ON A DEAD MAN
THE DEAD MAN MAKES NO SOUND
THE MONKEYS MADE A HERO
TO GIVE UNTO THE LAND
THE SAVIOR OF POINT ZERO
STILL WAITING FOR THE PLAN
BECAUSE HE BLAMED IT ON A DEAD MAN
HIS LIES ARE ALL AROUND
BLAME IT ON A DEAD MAN
PASS THE BUCK UNDERGROUND
HIS NAME CANNOT BE SLURRED
HIS MEMORY IS BLURRED
HE TRAINS THE MONKEYS WELL
BUT THEY BREAK OUT OF THEIR CELLS
AND THEY BLAME IT ON A DEAD MAN
THE TRUTH HAS JUST GONE DOWN
BLAME IT ON A DEAD MAN
THE DEAD MAN MAKES NO SOUND
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Leaving
02:48
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LEAVING
YOU SAY THAT WE’RE JUST FRIENDS
BUT I WANT US TO BE LOVERS
I JUST CANNOT PRETEND THAT THERE WILL BE ANOTHER
I WANT TO STOP LOVING YOU
BUT I JUST CAN’T STOP BELIEVING IT’S THROUGH
CAN I CHANGE FOR YOU WILL THAT WIN YOU OVER
IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK
YOU’VE ALREADY MADE UP YOUR MIND
YOU’RE NOT MINE
BUT IT’S NOT MY FAULT I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU
NO IT’S NOT MY FAULT THAT YOU CAN’T BE TRUE
LEAVING HERE IS THE ONLY ANSWER
STAYING HERE WILL ONLY DROWN ME
NOTHING ELSE COULD QUENCH MY HUNGER
YOU HAVEN’T LOOKED YOU HAVEN’T FOUND ME
BUT IT’S NOT MY FAULT I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU
NO IT’S NOT MY FAULT THAT YOU CAN’T BE TRUE
YOU COULD TRY YOUR LUCK YOU COULD BE A WINNER
SPIN THE WHEEL SPEND YOUR BUCKS
IT’S NO SIN THAT YOU’RE A BEGINNER
LOSE OR WIN I’M STILL STUCK ON YOU IT’S TRUE
LEAVING HERE IS THE ONLY ANSWER
STAYING HERE WILL ONLY DROWN ME
NOTHING ELSE COULD QUENCH MY HUNGER
YOU HAVEN’T LOOKED YOU HAVEN’T FOUND ME
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In Harm's Way
03:00
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IN HARM’S WAY
IN HARM’S WAY
I AM YOU ARE WE ARE
ALL THE HELPLESS PRAY
THE MACHINES THE SCHEMES THE GLORY DREAMS
WILL TAKE US ALL SOME DAY
ONES WE TRY FOR REASON
ARE DISMISSED AS FOOLS
BRANDED FOR TREASON
THE STORY NEVER CHANGES
SOMEWHERE IT’S ALWAYS THE KILLING SEASON
AND WE EXIST ON DAY AFTER DAY
IN HARMS WAY
CAN HOPE SURVIVE
CAN DREAMS SURVIVE
WHEN THE FIGHT WILL BE TO STAY ALIVE
IN HARMS WAY
I AM YOU ARE WE ARE
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Polluted Stream
03:14
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POLLUTED STREAM
DOUBTING FORTUNATE FOREST
DECREPED DECAY
INVOLENTARY SARCASM BELATED FARWELL
ARMAMENTS INFLUENCE TODAY
ECONOMY REVIVAL DEFENSIVE DENIAL
PREEMPTIVE STRATEGY
FORTRESS INVINCIBLE
IMMORTAL
PRIMORDIAL
EVOLUTION
IMMEDIATE REELAXATION
TECHNICAL INDIFFEREENCDE
BREEDING NATURAL SELECTION RESULTS
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Top Priority
02:44
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TOP PRIORITY
WHEN I GET UP IN THE MORNING I HAVE A MILLION THINGS TO DO.
AND ALL OF THEM ARE BORING
I JUST CAN’T SEEM TO GET THROUGH.
MY MIND KEEPS ON WONDERING AND IT WANDERS BACK TO YOU.
I CAN’T SEEM TO GET YOU OFF MY MIND.
YOU CAN BE SO DEMANDING IF YOU DON’T GET YOUR WAY.
I HOPE THAT YOU WILL STOP AND THINK OF ME SOMEDAY.
I DON’T KNOW WHY I STAYED THIS LONG.
I DON’T KNOW IF I’M RIGHT OR WRONG.
I GUESS I’LL SIT AND THINK OF YOU TODAY.
BUT I THINK OF MYSELF AND WHAT I WANT TOO.
YOU CAN’T BE ANGRY WHEN ALL I WANT IS YOU.
I PUT YOU TOP PRIORITY
TOP PRIORITY
YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE I SEE
YOU’RE MY TOP PRIORITY
MUST GET OVER THIS OBSESSION. I’M SINKING INTO DEPRESSION.
MY FRIENDS SAY, “YOU’LL GET OVER IT”.
I HOPE WHAT THEY TELL ME IS TRUE.
THE TIME HAS COME TO QUIT. I’VE GOT TO STOP THINKING OF YOU.
I CAN’T SEEM TO GET YOU OFF MY MIND.
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Reflections
03:29
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REFLECTIONS
RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN,
TRYING TO GET OUT OF THIS PLACE.
LOOKING BACK TO SEE YOURSELF
REVEALS THE LINES ON YOUR FACE.
LOOKING LEFT, LOOKING RIGHT,
THE SIDE VIEW PICTURE STAYS THE SAME.
WALLS OF MOUNTAINS STEAL YOUR SIGHT,
TRYING TO FIND OUT WHO’S TO BLAME.
REFLECTIONS IN THE MIRROR
ARE NOT WHAT YOU EXPECT.
LEAVING IMAGINARY TERROR,
BELIEVING ALL THAT REFLECTS.
TURN AROUND YOU LOOK AHEAD
TO WHAT ‘S ON THE HORIZON.
DON’T KNOW WHERE YOU’LL MAKE YOUR BED.
CAN’T SEE THE SUN RISING.
REFLECTIONS . . . . . . .
PERSPECTIVE NOT VERY CLEAR,
INVERSION NOT TOO BRIGHT.
SUBJECTIVE REASONS FOR LEAVING HERE.
CONVERSION COME FROM THE RIGHT.
WHERE DO YOU GO FROM HERE?
YOU DON’T KNOW IF THIS PLACE IS REAL.
YOU WANT TO FIND THE WAY THAT’S CLEAR.
YOU NEED TO BREATHE, YOU NEED TO FEEL.
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7. |
Where Do We Go
03:04
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8. |
Jeanne Dixon
04:58
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JEANNE DIXON
SHE’S BEEN PLACES THAT OTHERS MISS.
AND SHE’S SEEN FACES THROUGH THE MIST.
SHE’S HEARD ECHOES FROM THE PAST.
THEY’RE GETTING LOUDER, THEY SHOULDN’T LAST.
SENSES FADE INTO TWILIGHT.
REVELATIONS REPLACE THAT ZONE.
THE VINE OF VISIONS IS RIPE.
A VELVET CANVAS SHE IS SHOWN.
LEAVING HER BODY TO SEE REALITY,
SHE WATCHES THE UNIVERSE BLOW.
NOTHING IS SPARED BUT SHE’S NOT SCARED.
THE CHANGE FROM LIFE IS ALWAYS SLOW.
SHE ONLY SAW THE LIGHT
THAT SPOKE TO HER ONE NIGHT.
IT SAID TO HER GO BACK,
RETURNING TO THE WORLD INTACT.
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9. |
The Sending's Gale
02:37
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10. |
Babylon Nightmare
07:16
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BABYLON NIGHTMARE
BABYLON NIGHTMARE
NARRATIVES WEAR ON
WAKING ME WHEN I NEED TO DREAM
BELSHAZZAR AND ALL THE FUNNY NYMPHETS
COME TO SHARE THEIR TALES
STALE THOUGHTS
MILEAGE ON THE FACE
TIME FOR A LOYALTY CHANGE
BABYLON NIGHTMARE
NO ONE’S LEAVING HERE
PUT US TO SLEEP WHEN IT’S OVER
BARGIN GOLDFISH
DON’T WASTE A BOWL
FEED THE THIRSTY TOILET
BARGIN GOLD FISH
BABBLE ON NIGHTMARE
TALK THEIR WAYS TO CANTEBURY
WHERE THE HECK IS MARK TWAIN
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