1. |
Almost Everyone
03:07
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What have you done
What have you done to me
And almost everyone
Why do you scream
What does it mean
Why do you scream at me
And almost everyone
Because my problems are my own
Don’t need no one
To tell me where to go
What I think is all I know
Don’t need the answers
Just need a home
Didn’t mean to cause a scene
Didn’t mean to cause a scene
Didn’t mean to cause a scene
Just want to know what it is
That I should be feeling
Didn’t mean to cause a fuss
Didn’t mean to cause a fuss
Didn’t mean to cause a fuss
Just wanna know
what’s happening to us
What have you done
What have you done to me
And almost everyone
In loneliness I’m least alone
Don’t need no one
They don’t need to know
Because my problems are my own
But there are times when
I should not be left alone
What have I done
What have I done
What have I done to you
And almost everyone
And almost everyone
What have I done to me
And almost everyone
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2. |
Killing Time
03:36
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somedays it cuts both ways
or it goes nowhere at all
on those glum days snorting cocaine
hangin in the neighbour's pool
you could say it's been a good change
of pace keeping my cool
gone are my hood days when i looked crazed
playinga hopeless fool
when i get round to it
i'm gon' live forever
till then i'm killing time
when i get round to it
cause it gives me shivers
the endlessness of life
eating rum raisin icecream
from my hollowed out skull
look me the wrong way should say something
but i ain't got the gall
it's a sunday i'm in the wrong place
ain't got it figured out at all
then it's monday feel the dull ache
of a new week coming on
say you're gonna win this race
i say i think you've gone in sane
you say you're looking for a place
i'm just looking for a name
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3. |
Get In
02:43
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got bored of these wretched thoughts
love it's worth more when it don't
come at a cost
got bored of this wretched pain
there must be more
than what flows through my brain
got bored of this wretched time
why must i spend my whole life
in my mind
these things don't weather my skin
i don't know how they get in
don't leave a mark on my skin
i don't know how they get in
got taught to be so polite
got taught to never get
caught in a bind
got taught to be so uptight
now i thoughtlessly edge
myself towards the light
thought i could run from this life
but the more that i try
the more i survive
if you leave me don't rely on
on my shoulder to cry on
i won't be there in the end
if you see my don't try
remind me of the times
we had these scars they may never mend
i don't know how you got in
but i'm changing the locks
keep an eye on my kin
i don't know how you got in
but i'm buying a dog
cause i'm tired of this
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4. |
Too Tired For Crime
03:13
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backstage, feed me my lines
try to screw my head on tight
read me my rights
I’m just trying to stay alive
trying to find
a way out of the firing line
keep me on ice
i'll find a reason to survive
just don't threaten me with a good time
'cause i'm too tired for crime
next day, take me aside
ask me if i'm doing all right
i'll try not to lie
through clenched teeth say "i'm fine"
just trying to be kind
giving you some peace of mind
but i know you’re not blind
and i'm not shedding any light
but don't threaten me with a good time
'cause i'm too tired for crime
got our backs against the wall
huddled tight
trying to eek some meaning out of life
got our backs against the wall
facing the night
then i can't remember my next line
oh don't threaten me with a good time
'cause i'm too tired for crime
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5. |
Seein' Red
02:15
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my brains
keep falling out my head
i'm seeing red
i said
what you think i said
i'm seeing red
ain't gon go
back on it
i'm seein' red
if i kept
an eye on it
i'd get ahead
but i let
myself regret
instead
ain't gon go
back on it
i'm seein' red
thinkin bout that conversation we had the other day
thinkin bout eatin what i put on my place
ain't gon go
back on what i said
i'm still seein red
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6. |
Hypervigilance
02:25
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I’m seeing it
Come my way
I feel it
Run through my brain
But I hope
It ain’t here to stay
If I’m shielded
From my mistakes
Won’t be healin’
My selfish pain
I just hope
It ain’t here to stay
Oh you’re selling me a smile
Tellin’ me I don’t have it right
I couldn’t walk a mile
Now I wander til I’m out of sight
So I roam, slowly
Stubbing my toes as I go
This road’s never lonely
Now the fear’s taken hold
But i hope
It ain’t here to stay
Yeah i hope
It ain’t here to stay
I know you’ve
Come by this way
You act like
never seen my face
We both hope
It ain’t the only way
We both hope
It ain’t the only way
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7. |
Country Air
02:12
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moving back into the city
the lights seem so bright
from out here
moving back into the city
getting mighty sick
of country air
tired of giving up
i need to toughen up
tired of living
only on my prayers
tired of giving out
like water from a spout
tired of trying to act
like i don't care
I should say something witty
something casual
And debonair
Yeah I’d make a killing
But all i think to do
is over share
though i think you're looking pretty
i'm gonna act like
i'm not there
i can see you're getting shitty
truth be told
that seems fair
tired of giving up
i need to toughen up
tired of living
only on my prayers
tired of giving out
like water from a spout
tired of trying to act
like i don't care
moving back into the city
the lights seem so bright
from out here
moving back into the city
getting mighty sick
of country air
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8. |
See You In Hell
03:13
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seen men cry
seen men lie to themselves
some are shy
some always gotta rebel
seen men try
seen men shedding their shells
some are kind
some are headed for hell
see it through
see it through
Look after yourself
see it through
see it through
We’ll have stories to tell
seen men use
seen men used up as well
some are liars
some don't know which truth to tell
seen men fried
seen men too cooked to help
some are flyin'
some don't know how far they fell
see it through
see it through
We’ll have stories to tell
see it through
see it through
or i'll see you in hell
in the summertime
The sun it blinded my eyes
now the summer’s gone
I can’t seem to see right
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9. |
Something You Said
03:27
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sits on the pavement
barks like a dog in the night
when nobody listens
loneliness swallows your pride
it's hard to listen
so hard to hear things sometimes
things people say
will soak themselves into your mind
something you said
flows through my head in the night
circles the drain
clogged in the back of my mind
sits there and festers
lessens my hold on my life
guess it keeps me guessin
question my obsessions in time
ask if she's had a good night
says its been five days now
her kicks out of sight
her kids growin' up right
it's hard to listen
so hard to hear things sometimes
better to hear this
than whats running round in my mind
something you said
flows through my head in the night
circles the drain
clogged in the back of my mind
sits there and festers
lessens my hold on my life
guess it keeps me guessin
question my obsessions in time
guess i should listen
do something more with my time
hope this indecision
pearls into wisdom or dies
need an electrician
to spark up the light in my eyes
i need a plumber
to unclog the drain in my mind
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10. |
All Rights Reserved
02:33
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I’ll scratch your back, you scratch mine
I’ll scratch your back, you scratch mine
While we stand in line
But something ain’t right
I got your back you got mine
Got your back you got mine
Can’t see the sign
From the back of the line
Says “We don’t like your kind”
“We don’t like your kind”
“And we reserve the right
To serve who we like”
Make your bed I’ll make mine
Make your bed I’ll make mine
We both lie in
The same one in time
I’m frightened and you’re frightened
I’m frightened and you’re frightened
Of some of me and mine
Trying to cross the line
Say “We don’t like your kind”
“We don’t like your kind”
“And we reserve the right
To serve who we like”
We all get taken in time
Just wondering if it’d be all right
If there’s a space for me and mine
You just point up to the sign
Says “We don’t like your kind”
“We don’t like your kind”
“And we reserve the right
To serve who we like”
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11. |
Settle The Score
03:24
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i get so angry at the world
people say: "fair enough man you've been through hell"
they miss the point i'm trying to tell them
never wanted this to be the last way i felt
everywhere i go they say i'm dying
no one knows the drugs i should be buying
everywhere i go they say i'm dying
no one knows the drugs that I need
can't help feeling selfish
don't want to burden you with my living hell
know they're only trying to help me
no time to waste feeling sorry for myself
everywhere i go they say i'm dying
no one knows the drugs to buy me
everywhere i go they say i'm dying
no one knows the drugs that I need
People say they know
No one really knows
No time to moan and groan
Feeling angry at it all
Anymore
Or settle the score
everywhere i go they say i'm dying
no one knows the drugs that I need
People say they know
No one really knows
No time to moan and groan
Feeling angry at the world
Anymore
Or settle the score
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Mangers Adelaide, Australia
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