1. |
Wait til Yesterday
02:41
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Yesterday was of coarse the cause of it all
Yesterday was of coarse of coarse it can fall
And still we strain forth
And still we slave for what
Yesterday was of coarse the cause of it all
Yesterday was of coarse of coarse it can fall
And still we strain forth
And still we slave for what
The shadow of the shadow cause no concern
The stagger of the prophets we assume
We stagger to the job site and it's always the same
Well you lose
They're going around
They're always going around and around
They're always going around and around
They're always going around and around
That's the way we seem to lose
Boom badda Boom badda Boom badda Boom badda Boom badda
Boom badda Boom badda Boom badda Boom badda Boom badda
Boom badda Boom badda Boom badda Boom badda Boom badda
Yesterday was of coarse the cause of it all
Yesterday was of coarse of coarse it can fall
And still we strain forth
And still we slave for what
And the cold, cold world called capital
We got fucked up relations in a sexist pool
So write another dumb song about capital
Well ya know, Oh yeah that corpse is stinking!
And all my friends are dying or dead
And I don't care they're playing to win
Justified in greed they're playing to win
And all my friends are dying or dead
Want better action, wait
Wait
Wait
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2. |
Don't Change
02:00
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I'm standing here on the ground
The sky above won't fall down
See no evil in all directions
Resolution of happiness
Things have been dark for too long
Don't change for you
Don't change a thing for me
Don't change for you
Don't change a thing for me
I found a love that I had lost
It was gone for too long
There is no evil in all directions
Execution of bitterness
Message received loud and clear
Don't change for you
Don't change a thing for me
Don't change for you
Don't change a thing for me
Don't change for you
Don't change a thing for me
Don't change for you
Don't change a thing for me
Don't change for you
Don't change a thing
for me
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3. |
Teenage Kicks
02:10
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Are teenage dreams so hard to beat?
Every time she walks down the street
Another girl in the neighborhood
Wish she was mine, she looks so good
I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night
I'm gonna call her on the telephone
Have her over 'cause I'm all alone
I need excitement oh I need it bad
And it's the best, I've ever had
I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night
Are teenage dreams so hard to beat?
Every time she walks down the street
Another girl in the neighborhood
Wish she was mine, she looks so good
I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night yeah
I'm gonna call her on the telephone
Have her over 'cause I'm all alone
I need excitement oh I need it bad
And it's the best, I've ever had
I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night, yeah
I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night, yeah
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4. |
The Drawback
01:30
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Seen the troubles and the evils of this world
I've seen the stretches between godliness and sin
I've had the promise and confessions of true faith
And the hypocrisy that always lies within
And they left it for you
All of this for you
And they left it for you
All of this for you
I've seen the products and the other world of waste
I've seen the color of corruption deep within
I've seen them lose themselves in dignity and taste
To see in black and white and through to black again
And they left it for you
All of this for you
And they left it for you
All of this for you
And they left it for you
All of this for you
And they left it for you
Everything for you
I've seen the troubles and the evils of this world
I've seen the ones who can succeed but always lose
I've seen what's left of poor technology and work
And watched them dying as they leave their ship of fools
And they left it for you
All of this for you
And they left it for you
All of this for you
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5. |
Stupid Sun
01:51
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We were young horny punk in love
When we wrote this song, yeah, yeah, yeah
To merely exist is not nearly enough
Underneath the stupid sun
Burning up along with everyone
A variable in the equation
Equal to or less than the total sum
Now that she loves Jesus
She don't love me no more, no, no
Said she's moving away to heaven
I must plant my seed alone
Underneath the stupid sun
Burning up along with everyone
A variable in the equation
Equal to or less than the total sum
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6. |
Fuck and Run
02:32
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I woke up alarmed
I didn't know where I was at first
Just that I woke up in your arms
And almost immediately I felt sorry
'Cause I didn't think this would happen again
No matter what I could do or say
Just that I didn't think this would happen again
With or without my best intentions
And whatever happened to a boyfriend
The kind of guy who tries to win you over?
And whatever happened to a boyfriend
The kind of guy who makes love 'cause he's in it?
And I want a boyfriend
I want a boyfriend
I want all that stupid old shit like letters and sodas
Letters and sodas
You got up out of bed
You said you had a lot of work to do
But I heard the rest in your head
And almost immediately I felt sorry
'Cause I didn't think this would happen again
No matter what I could do or say
Just that I didn't think this would happen again
With or without my best intentions
I can feel it in my bones
I'm gonna spend another year alone
It's fuck and run, fuck and run
Even when I was seventeen
Fuck and run, fuck and run
Even when I was twelve
You almost felt bad
You said that I should call you up
But I knew much better than that
And almost immediately I felt sorry
'Cause I didn't think this would happen again
No matter what I could do or say
Just that I didn't think this would happen again
Without or without my best intentions
I can feel it in my bones
I'm gonna spend my whole life alone
It's fuck and run, fuck and run
Even when I was seventeen
Fuck and run, fuck and run
Even when I was twelve
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7. |
You and Me
03:15
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I've been so down lately
You've been so low lately
Nothing seems to work out for you and me
For you and me
I've been so down lately
You've been so low lately
Nothing seems to work out for you and me
For you and me
Sister says we can buy it all back at the grocery store
Baby brother really fucked it up this time
This isn't fun anymore, it's not as fun as it was
It's just a part of yourself that doesn't matter much anyway
I've been so down lately
You've been so low lately
Nothing seems to work out for you and me
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8. |
Body of the Bird
02:04
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I'm going downtown
To see the body of the bird
To see the body of the bird
To see the body of the bird
I'm going downtown
To see the body of the bird
To see the body of the bird
To see the body of the bird
Mike Weber's seed
He went and stuck it in a tree
He's got the body of the bird
He's got the sparrow chesting weed
I'm going downtown
To see the body of the bird
To see the body of the bird
To see the body of the bird
I'm going downtown
To see the body of the bird
To see the body of the bird
To see the body of the bird
I'm going downtown
To see the body of the bird
To see the body of the bird
To see the body of the bird
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9. |
Promise
02:14
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If you need a friend
Don't look to a stranger
You know in the end
Shellshag will be there
When you're in doubt
W you're in danger
Take a look all around
And I'll be there
I'm sorry but I'm just thinking of the right words to say
I know they don't sound the way I planned them to be
But if you wait around a while I'll make you fall for me
I promise, I promise you, I will
When your day is through
And so is your temper
You know what to do
And I'll be there
Sometimes if I shout
It's not what's intended
These words just come out
With no thought to bear
I'm sorry but I'm just thinking of the right words to say
I know they don't sound the way I planned them to be
But if you wait around a while I'll make you fall for me
I promise, I promise you
I'm sorry but I'm just thinking of the right words to say
I know they don't sound the way I planned them to be
And if I had to walk the world I'd make you fall for me
I promise you, I promise you I will
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10. |
Good Good Things
02:38
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I know a place up in the air
It's not very far, I've been there before
I know a place, cool and warm
Cooling my blood, warming my heart
So come on down and walk with me, and tell me I'm your man
I only want to know a couple of things about you
Where were you when I was in so much trouble with myself
And do you still believe in me like I believe?
I've been thinking good-good things about you
Cool and warm, good-good things about you
If you've been thinking good-good things about me
So cool and warm when you put your arms around me
On my own, I know where to go
Living the lie, in your eyes
I know a place, cool and warm
Cooling my blood, warming my heart
So come on down and walk with me, and tell me I'm your man
Let's see if I can get it right with you this time around
I'm not afraid of losing you my little girl
But do you still believe in me like I believe?
I've been thinking good-good things about you
Cool and warm, good-good things about you
If you've been thinking good-good things about me
So cool and warm when you put your arms around me
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11. |
Runners Legs
01:28
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You don't have runners legs
But you run away so much
Why don't you have a drink
With someone you can trust
Ooh ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Why don't those runners legs run back to me
Be with me, can't you see
Ooh ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Why don't those runners legs run back to me
Be with me, can't you see
My legs have run before
But they know when to stop
Why don't you take a break
And we'll both learn how to walk
Ooh ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Why don't those runners legs run back to me
Be with me, can't you see
Ooh ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Why don't those runners legs run back to me
Be with me, can't you see
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12. |
Mystery
01:35
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You think I'm retrospective
Of someone you used to know
I think it's indecision
That leaves us a long way to go
But you say...
It's not that way...
Try to make amends
So it will never ends
You don't care about it
You don't care about it
You don't care about it
You don't care about it
But can't you see...
It's a mystery
I've always tried to wonder
How it must feel to be real
In one door out the other
Undercover, do you think it shows?
But you say...
It's not that way...
Try to make amends
So it will never end
You don't care about it
You don't care about it
You don't care about it
You don't care about it
But can't you see...
It's a mystery
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13. |
That's Entertainment
03:31
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A police car and a screaming siren
A pneumatic drill and ripped up concrete
A baby wailing and stray dog howling
The screech of brakes and lamp light blinking
That's entertainment, that's entertainment
A smash of glass and the rumble of boots
An electric train and a ripped up phone booth
Paint splattered walls and the cry of a tomcat
Lights going out and a kick in the balls
I say that's entertainment, that's entertainment
Days of speed and slow time Monday's
Pissing down with rain on a boring Wednesday
Watching the news and not eating your tea
A freezing cold flat and damp on the walls
That's entertainment, that's entertainment
Waking up at six AM on a cool warm morning
Opening the windows and breathing in petrol
An amateur band rehearsing in a nearby yard
Watching the tele and thinking about your holidays
That's entertainment, that's entertainment
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La
Waking up from bad dreams and smoking cigarettes
Cuddling a warm girl and smelling stale perfume
A hot summer's day and sticky black tarmac
Feeding ducks in the park and wishing you were far away
That's entertainment, that's entertainment
Two lovers kissing amongst the scream of midnight
Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude
Getting a cab and traveling on buses
Reading the graffiti about slashed seat affairs
I say that's entertainment, that's entertainment
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La
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14. |
Fuck Society
01:44
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Fuck society
Fuck sobriety
Fuck everybody
We are the scum fucks
Fuck society
Fuck sobriety
Fuck everybody
We are the scum fucks
Fuck society
Fuck sobriety
Fuck everybody
We are the scum fucks
Where are you going
What are you doing
Why are you being like that
Where are you going
What are you doing
Why are you being like this
Where are you going
What are you doing
Why are you being like that
Fuck society
Fuck sobriety
Fuck everybody
We are the scum fucks
Fuck society
Fuck sobriety
Fuck everybody
We are the scum fucks
Fuck society
Fuck sobriety
Fuck everybody
We are the scum fucks
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