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Angry Men
03:21
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THIS WAS NO ORDINARY SUMMER, NO RAIN FELL FOR A FEW WEEKS.
POPULISTIC CLOUDS WERE COVERING THE SKY AND THE TIDE WAS TURNING A BROUGHT A BREEZE.
THIS BREEZE IT CAME WITH ANGER, HATRED AND BLANK ANXIETY.
I MARKED IT RED IN MY CALENDAR, IT’S STILL BLOWING TO THIS DAY.
ANGRY MEN ARE OBSCENE THESE DAYS, GOING FAST THROUGH A FASCIST MEDIA LAND.
WHO IS IN CHARGE TO KEEP US IN CONTROL,
ANGRY MEN, YOU AGAINST THE WORLD.
THIS BREEZE CAME IN FROM THE NORTH SIDE, THE LEAVES WERE SHAKING OVER YOU.
THIS BREEZE COULD TURN INTO A HURRICANE, COLOURED IN DEEP DARK BLUE.
FIRST IT TOOK THE WEAK AND THEN THE STRONG ONES, IT TOOK THE POOR AND THE MISLEAD.
THIS BREEZE TOOK EVERYTHING THAT EVER DARED TO CROSS IT'S PATH,
WHAT THEY SOW IS WHAT WE REAP.
IT’S NOT EASY TO GROW UP, WHEN EVERY EYE IS BLIND,
FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS, WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A CHILD.
PAST DAYS ARE OBSOLETE FOR THESE DAY’S INSANITY,
WHAT COULD THEY GAIN WHEN THERE’S NO ONE LEFT TO HEAR.
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2. |
By The Pearls
04:16
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THEY LIKE TO SIT ON TOP OF THIS,
THEY LIKE TO GET THERE FAST.
THEY DON’T MIND LEAVING BODIES ON THE WAY AND THEY DON’T EVER NEED TO REST.
THEY LIKE TO TRAVEL ON HARD EARNED FOUR-WHEELS,
THEY LIKE TO STAND IN OUR SIGHT.
THEY LIKE TO SHOW US OUR BOUNDRIES AND ABOVE ALL THEY LIKE TO SHOW OFF WITH THEIR MIGHT.
BUT YOU AND ME WE GOT MUCH BETTER THINGS TO DO,
WE RAISE SOME HELL AND KEEP OUR CONVERSATIONS TRUE,
WE WON’T BE BLINDED BY THE DIAMONDS OF THIS WORLD OR BY THE PEARLS.
AIN’T GOT A LOTTA BUTTA WE GOT NO CONTROL,
WE GET TOGETHER FOR REVIVAL SIN AND SOUL,
WE STEAL OUR LYRICS AND OUR CHORDS FROM OTHER JAMS THAT WE ADORE.
THEY ACT IF THERE’S A PAYOFF AND THEY LIKE TO HELP THE ABOVE,
THEY DON’T MIND EXTRA HOURS AND THEY DON’T MIND HAVING TO PAY SOMEONE FOR LOVE.
THEY HAVE FUN ON THE GLOBAL PLAYGROUND,
THEY BET ON HOUSES AND LIVES,
THEY COLLECT OUR DEBTS AND THEY COLLECT RINGS AND BLINGS AND RUNS AND GUNS AND WIFES.
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3. |
Black And Blue
03:06
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HERE I’M LYING BLACK AND BLUE, FEELING SORRY ABOUT YOU.
STANDING BY AND NEVER UP, NEVER HAVING YOUR OWN CUP.
BUT YOU CAN’T HIDE FROM PAIN WITHOUT HIDING FROM JOY,
AND YOU CAN’T ALWAYS DUCK WITHOUT BECOMING A TOY.
SKIPPING SHOTS IN BLACK AND BLUE, MOANING WHAT I DIDN’T DO.
BEING GOOD AT MISSING OUT, MISSING OUT ON BEING PROUD.
SO LET’S JUST TAKE WHAT THIS DAY BRINGS US,
AND LET’S JUST BREAK ANOTHER RULE.
WE SHOULDN’T FAKE WHAT WE GOT IN US,
THE PIECE OF CAKE IS FOR THE FOOL.
WE’RE PLANNING SO MUCH FOR THE DAY THAT WILL NEVER COME.
WE’LL SEE WHILE STARING AT THE BARREL OF A GUN.
OUR THOUGHTS SHOULD GO FURTHER THAN COVERING OUR ENDS.
IT’S TIME WE RECOGNIZE THE POWER OF OUR HANDS.
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4. |
198Something
04:24
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IT WAS 198SOMETHING, IT WAS THE DAY THAT I FIRST SAW YOU,
YOU HAD TO FIGHT IN OUR SANDPIT WITH NOBODY IN YOUR CORNER.
YOU STOOD TALL AND HELD BACK YOUR TEARS, AMIDST THE PAIN AND ROARING CHEERS,
AND WE ALL GAVE IT A HAND, WHEN HE FILLED YOUR EYES WITH SAND.
I WASN’T ANY KIND LIKE THAT, I OFTEN RAN AWAY FROM FIGHTS,
IT WAS THE START OF DANGER-SEEKING-DAYS AND UNPREDICTABLE NIGHTS.
IS IT ENOUGH I DO, SHOULD I REACH OUT SOME MORE?
SHOULD I JUST COME AROUND AND KICK IN THAT DISGUISING DOOR?
PLEASE COME A BIT OUR WAY, WE’LL LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND
AND SHOW US ONCE AGAIN THAT YOU ARE OF THE STRONGEST KIND.
YOU WERE ALWAYS THE UNCOMFORTED ONE AND I HATED THAT AT TIMES,
BUT OUR FRIENDSHIP LASTED ANYWAY THROUGH GAMES AND FIGHTS AND CRIMES.
IN A STRANGE WAY YOU WERE LIKE FAMILY, I THE LITTLE BROTHER YOU DIDN’T RESPECT,
BUT WITH 15 BOOTS UP IN MY FACE YOU DIDN’T WAIT A SEC.
YOU THREW YOURSELF RIGHT IN THE BUNCH, WE BOTH GOT BEAT UP PRETTY BAD,
WE RAN WITH OUR MIDDLE FINGERS HIGH AND LAUGHED LIKE WE WERE MAD.
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5. |
October
02:38
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I’M HANGING IN THERE UPSIDE DOWN,
NO WORRIES NO HURT FEELINGS NO SOUND.
I TAKE THIS IN FOR GOOD,
CAUSE I KNOW THAT THIS COULD BE THE LAST SWIM OF THE YEAR.
SOON THIS WILL BE OVER, OCTOBER, WE’RE SOBER,
SO LET’S MAKE THIS ONE COUNT.
SOON WE HAVE TO ACT WITH REASON,
SOON WE HAVE TO SURVIVE THE SEASON,
SO LET’S ALL DO ANOTHER ROUND.
THEY SAY THAT EVERYBODY ’S TREATED EQUALLY,
BUT I JUST BOUGHT MYSELF A FINE SURGERY.
THEY SAY THAT IT’LL BE GOOD,
BUT I KNOW THAT THIS COULD BE THE LAST SWIM OF MY LIFE.
THEY SAY YOU SHOULDN’T SWIM AFTER YOU RUN,
ESPECIALLY IF THERE’S A MEAN WIND AND NO SUN.
THERE’S NOTHING MORE TO SAY CAUSE I’M ALREADY ON THE WAY.
YEAH I’M ALREADY ON THE WAY.
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6. |
Something Something
03:08
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7. |
Harakiri Mit Anlauf
02:52
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GUTEN MORGEN, HALLO, I BIN WIEDER DO.
KUMMT DES MIR NETTA NUR VOR ODER BIN I GANZ ALLOA.
VÜ VERLERNT, NIX BEMERKT, HOB FRIEDEN DEN KRIEG ERKLÄRT,
DIE WAHRHEIT STIRBT ALS ZWEITER UND DIE HOFFNUNG STIRBT ZUERST.
I GEH HOAM, SPAß VERDORBEN, HOB DEN WEG SCHON LANG VERLORN.
I GLAUB I SCHIEB`S AUF MORGEN, WEIL ALLE HELDN SAN HEIT G`STORBN.
ZEIT VERGEHT, LOSS UNS GEH, TRINK DES AUS ODER LOSS ´S STEH.
I KANN DES NIMMA HEARN UND I KANN DES NIMMA SENG...I KANN DES NIMMA SENG.
WOHIN – GEHST DU WENN DU DEN WEG NO NED KENNST.
PASS AUF – BIST SCHON LÄNGST WEIDA ALS DU DENKST.
SCHAU LAUNG – DEN BEZUG ZUR REALITÄT VERLORN.
A LEBEN SEIT A EWIGKEIT IN OANER ILLUSION.
DES LEBEN IS A SPÜ UND DU BIST AM VERLIERN
UND WENN DU DES NU OIWEI NED SIAGST….DANN HOST ES NED KAPIERT.
WAS SOIS – WOS IS LOS, I BIN ANTRIEBSLOS,
I HÄNG SCHON ZU LANG IN DER WAND UND LOSS JETZT EINFACH LOS.
ÜBERMORGEN, ZUVÜ SORGEN, HOB DES SPÜ SCHON LANG VERLOREN,
VON DEM G`SCHROA UND DEM ZORN KUMMT SCHON BLUAT AUS MEINE OHREN.
RUTSCHT AUS DER HAND, GANZ ENTSPANNT MAL DEN TEIFÖ AN DIE WAND.
BAUT AUF SAND, IRGENDWANN, FOITS DANN LANGSAM AUSANAUND.
SPURN VERWISCHT, LEERES GSICHT, ENDLICH WIEDER LAND IN SICHT,
DES DRUM AUF MEINER SCHULTER, DES HOT A GSCHEIDES G´WICHT… DES HOT A GSCHEIDES G´WICHT
WOHIN – GEHST DU WENN DU DEN WEG NO NED KENNST.
PASS AUF – BIST SCHON LÄNGST WEIDA ALS DU DENKST.
SCHAU LAUNG – DEN BEZUG ZUR REALITÄT VERLORN.
A LEBEN IN A EWIGKEIT IN OANER ILLUSION.
DES LEBEN IS A SPÜ UND DU BIST AM VERLIERN
UND WENN DU DES NU OIWEI NED SIAGST….DANN HOST ES NED KAPIERT.
GOI, DO SCHAUST – WIE SCHNELL DES WIEDER GEHT,
HÄNG DEIN HIRN AN AN NOGL UND SCHAU DASS` WEIDA GEHT,
IMMER CHRONISCH MIAD, SCHON LÄNGST VERIRRT.
GOI, DO SCHAUST – WIE SICH VOR LÜGN DIE BALKEN BIEGN,
HARAKIRI MIT ANLAUF, HOST DIE LÄNGST VERIRRT,
UND WENN DU DES NET SIAGST, DANN HOST ES NED KAPIERT…DANN HOST ES NED KAPIERT!
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I’M GOING DOWNTOWN, I’M GOING WAY DOWN BELOW.
IT’S GONNA BE A SHAKEDOWN, GONNA GO ‘ROUND,
GREETIN’ EVERYBODY I KNOW.
I’M GOING TONIGHT ALL NIGHT, SLEEP WHERE I FALL TO THE GROUND.
AIN’T GONNA MISS THIS OR LEAVE THIS, WHERE EVERYBODY ELSE IS AROUND.
SO HERE I AM WITH A DECK OF CARDS A LIGHTER AND A KNIFE,
TRYING TO SQUEEZE OUT THE LAST DROP OF THIS LIFE.
TOUGH TIMES, WAITING FOR THE GOOD STUFF TO ARRIVE,
OH WHAT THE HELL GOT ME THINKING I COULD MAKE IT WITHOUT MY LITTLE WIFE.
I WON’T LET THIS GO, NO, I’M NOT THE ONE WHO IS WRONG.
I LET YOU KNOW THOUGH, THE STAGE AND THE BARS AND THE STREETS IS WHERE I BELONG.
I NEED TO BE OUT THERE, LOUD THERE, SCREAM FROM THE TOP OF MY LUNGS.
NOBODY WILL TAME ME RESTRAIN ME, BLAME ME OR FORBID ME MY TONGUE.
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9. |
Sirens
03:04
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2015, WHAT A YEAR THIS WAS,
ALMOST DIED CREATED LIFE, FOUND A BRAND NEW CAUSE.
I GOT A WHOLE NEW WORLD TO EXPLORE,
AND A NEW SET OF RULES TO IGNORE,
I GOT EVERYTHING I NEED RIGHT HERE
AND I GOT SO MUCH MORE TO FEAR.
AND WE GO ‘ROUND AND ‘ROUND AND ‘ROUND, FUTURE BOUND,
WHILE THE SIRENS SOUND.
NEVER BEFORE HAVE I FELT SO PROUD,
NEVER BEFORE HAVE I BEEN WITHOUT DOUBT,
NOT ONCE BEFORE HAVE I FELT SO CLEAR,
NOT ONCE BEFORE HAVE THE DRUMS BEEN SO NEAR.
AND WE GO ‘ROUND AND ‘ROUND AND ‘ROUND, FUTURE BOUND,
WHILE THE SIRENS SOUND
LET’S STAY CALM NOW,
DON’T RAISE OUR ARM NOW,
KEEP OUR CHARM NOW,
RAISE THE BAR NOW.
LET’S STAY CALM NOW,
DON’T RAISE OUR ARM NOW,
RAISE THE BAR NOW.
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10. |
Tim's Song
02:53
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IT’S AS HARD AS YOU NEED IT TO BE, YOU MADE IT EASY.
EVERY DAY FOR THE MINIMUM WAGE,
BACK AND FORTH DESPITE THE AGE.
IT’S AS WARM AS A HOME BY THE SEA, YOU MADE IT EASY.
EVERY DAY WITH YOUR DOG ON A STRING,
HEART OF JOY BUT I NEVER HEARD YOU SING.
TIME IS JUST LIKE PAIN TO ME,
CLOSE YOUR EYES AND IT GOES AWAY,
YOU HAVE SEEN MORE OF BOTH AND IT BLOWS MY MIND EVERY DAY.
THAT’S AS FAR AS I’M WILLING TO GO,
MY REACH IS UNDERDEVELOPED,
PLAY ON, FINGERTIPS ON FIRE.
HEAD ON TO ANOTHER SHOW, 2 TREES ON THE OUTSKIRTS
STAND STILL, DESCRIBE MY DESIRE.
AND I WOULD HAVE GIVEN YOU ANYTHING,
I WOULD HAVE SOLD THE WORLD,
BUT YOU JUST POINTED AT YOUR FRONT TEETH
AND I LAUGHED ON THE WAY HOME.
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11. |
Family
01:20
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YOU DON’T TELL US WHAT TO DO HERE,
WE CAME THIS FAR ON OUR VERY OWN TERMS.
YOU KNOW WE BUILT OUR OWN CREW HERE,
WE HAVE A BOND THAT WILL NEVER EVER END.
I KNOW IT’S HARD TO GET THROUGH HERE,
SOMETIMES IT REALLY IS US AGAINST THE WORLD.
THERE IS AN AWFUL LOT TO DO HERE,
I KNOW I WOULDN’T WANT IT ANY OTHER WAY.
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