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1. |
Que Sera
03:56
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Whatever she thinks
Whenever she thinks about him
She knows it’s not apropos
Is it love
Is it indifference
He's never gonna know
Que sera, sera
Whatever will be will be
Que sera, sera
The future's not ours to see
She’s got her life
She’s got her kin
He is not on her mind
No not for a second
But to him
They are always intertwined
And what he thinks is wishful thinking
Keeps him going when his heart is sinking
No matter how much he tries to let her go
In the end he's shot with cupid’s bow
Whatever he feels
However he feels it
Don't matter in the end
She’ll go her way
And he’ll go his
Though his wound will never mend
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Tamble Ramble
04:46
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There’s blood in the water
Roaches in the basement
Ashes in the coffee
Abatement in the home
They’re selling independence
Monster in the White House
Acid indigestion
Mortgage on my life
You got your tamble ramble
Down the road I go
Move
There’s trash on the sidewalk
Highways in the back yard
Police on the corner
Mortgage on the car
They’re selling independence
Blight in the White House
Acid indigestion
Mortgage on my life
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3. |
Liars All
05:11
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We will tell you what you want to hear
Even though we know that it's not true
It's not true
But if you're dumb enough to eat it up
Then there's nothing to be done for you
We're just liars all, liars all
Don't you bother to ask why
We're just liars all, liars all
We don't deny that we lie
We will make our case convincingly
And if you buy it it's your own damn fault
We will open up your wounded flesh
And we will pour in the salt
Pour in the salt
We lie and we lie
And we don't care
We lie and we lie
All is fair
We will what we do and we will justify
And when we justify we will lie
Then we'll go home and kiss our wives
We'll go home and live our lives
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Oh My God!
04:08
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I can't believe what I am witnessing
I mean I must be totally wrong
Every single thing I ever thought I knew
It has all gone bing bong, bing bong
Thought I really felt some kind of love for you
Turns out to be a weird rendition
The warped and twisted way that I see the world
Is all part of my wretched condition
Oh poor old me
I am stuck with BPD
It is something from which I can break free
My shitty old PBD
You might think that I am delusional
Well hell I kinda think that too
I thought I knew what I was thinking
But now that turns out to not be so true
I know that everyone has their take
On how the view reality
And by being yanked along by a shit storm
I have voided my warranty
I think you really got me here
And there's no how can I turn away
Just put me safely in this box
And lock it up, lock it up
Solid
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All your wishful dreams
And all your best laid plans
Put them in a drawer
With your pots and pans
Time to face the facts
Life is cruel
If you don’t face facts
You’re a fool
Hallelujah and glory be
So say those who would scream and wail
But if stand on back and look in real close
You will see the devil in the detail
All your childhood hopes
And all your ceaseless longing
Your need for redemption
Your need for belonging
In the end it comes to nothin’
In the end it comes to naught
The only truth you know
Is all the lies you bought
Who are you
You think you are entitled
What makes you so deserving
Do you think you are better
Than the rest of us schmucks
Or is that just BS you are serving
All your wanton needs
And all your feeble wishes
Put them all away
In the cupboard with the dishes
It’s all whim and whimsy
It’s a cosmic joke
Gone before you lived it
Up, up, up in smoke
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Problems
03:24
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Let me tell you 'bout my problems
I got woes that none can compare
From my toes to the top of my hair
I got them old devil blues
He wins and I lose, I lose
So you think you got it bad
Well it ain't so bad my comrade
I got a pain deep down in my heart
And it's about to rip me apart
I got them old devil blues
He wins and I lose, I lose
The devil's got me by the force of his will
He's got his phaser on set to kill
The devil he got me on the run
He has his laugh, he has his fun
Ow, ow, oh yeah
I'm such a bad, bad boy
So you think you got your troubles
Well you ain't got no troubles
There's a dude with horns and a tail
Who says he'll get me without fail
I got them old devil blues
He wins and I lose, I lose
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7. |
Cellar Door
03:52
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I don't forgive you
For all you've done
You took away my life
And killed all the fun
I don't forgive you
And your cruel, cruel way
I hope that I live
To hurt you some day
Don't forgive you
This much is true
Don't forgive you
We are done and we are through
Don't forgive you
And what is more
Gonna lock it down
This cellar door
Life's is precious
Too short to be sad
You can make it good
Or you can make it bad
It's all up to you
What road will you choose
Pick the wrong one
And you will lose
What goes on
In the dark underneath
You can barely live
By the skin of your teeth
What goes on
In that dim-lit room
Where all your secrets
Are sealed up in a tomb
What did I do
Why did I believe in you
I took you in
And then you turned the screw
You made me a promise
A new way to live
Then you betrayed me
And I won't forget or forgive
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8. |
Nuts
04:28
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It’s getting pretty crowded in here
And the noise, the noise is deafening
And I feel like I could jump out of my skin
And the smell is rank and moldy
Makes it hard to breathe
Just one more nut in this looney bin
Am I nuts, I must be nuts
Mad, I am mad
Am I nuts, I must be nuts
Crazy, man, crazy
It's getting pretty scary in here
And the bullets, the bullets are flying
And I just gotta duck and run for cover
Who is looking out for me
There's nobody in my corner
Unless you count the ghost I'm watching hover
How did I get here
Who do I have to thank
Must’ve been someone with a cruel streak
Who thinks this will help me
This paradise of tiles
That makes me feel hopeless and bleak
It's getting pretty fucked-up in here
No one knows nothing about nothing
And you know that won't turn out well
The best that you can hope for
Is something like oblivion
And that's as bad as living hell
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Downs
03:59
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I know that I can be vexing
Not always in a good mood
While the rest of the world is nice and polite
I can come off rude
Don't hate me
Don't hate me
Don't hate me
Me and my perpetual frown
Don't hate me
Don't hate me
Don't hate me
I am on the down
All around everyone's laughing
They are in on the joke
What they see when the look at me
An old man who got broke
"Why is he always a downer
It don't do him no good
He needs to pull himself out of it"
Doncha know I would if I could
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You may think really you know all the answers
You may think that you have your God on your side
You may think you are the captain of your ship
And everyone else is just along for the ride
But despite what you think
It's not the short and the long
'Cause everything you know
Everything you know
Everything that you know is wrong
You may think that you are in control
And you may think
You are the number one boss
And you may think
That nothing ever will stop you
And you will never suffer any great loss
But despite what you think
It's not the short and the long
'Cause everything you know
Everything you know
One sunny day something will take you by surprise
One sunny day it will come right out of the blue
One day when you least expect it
And what then, what then will you do
You may think you got the world on a string
You may think that you got your money in the bank
You may think you are invincible
And there ain't no one but you to thank
But despite what you think
It's not the short and the long
'Cause everything you know
Everything you know
Everything you know is wrong
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11. |
That Summer
05:59
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There was that summer
And those humid afternoons
When clouds smudged the sky
Like wet black orchids
And I could feel the depths
And I could not let go
For fear I might fall forever
You stared right through me
Till it burned a hole
Your eyes betrayed you
They sang your secret song
And your secret song was low and blue
Your eyes betrayed you
They sang your secret song
And your secret song was loud and true
"What are you feeling now"
"I am feeling dark"
"That’s OK, it’s OK to feel dark"
"But I hate it, hate it
It’s like I’m drowning in a black ooze
And there ain't no light
For me to see my way"
"That’s OK, it’s OK
I won't let you drown"
Your eyes were full of oceans
And I sailed across your seas
Until I beached myself on your shore
And your eyes were full of oceans
And I sailed across your seas
Till you screamed, Nevermore
There was that summer
When it rained every day at four
And the thickness of the air
Pressed up against me like a woolen coat
I thought about your eyes
The curve of your neck
And your hands, your tiny hands
Nothing, not even the rain
Has such tiny hands
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12. |
The Carousel Is Closed
04:08
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We hope that you've enjoyed your ride
We tried to make it fun
But the horses all are tired now
For them the day is done
You've had so many uppity-ups
And you've had so many downs
We played you the old calliope
And you loved its clanky sounds
The carousel is closed now
Please exit to your right
The carousel is closed now
See you later, nighty-night
We hope that we have made your day
And gave you cause to sing
We have spun you 'round and 'round
And offered a brass ring
You wish it would go on and on
You want it to never cease
But all good things must come to an end
Tension and release
The carousel is closing down
But we'll be back some sunny day
Until then my faithful friend
Unless the horses run away
We hope that you'll remember us
Every sight and every sound
Paste us in your memories
This sweet old merry-go-round
You've gone 'round on this roundabout
Till you nearly flipped your lids
It's time for us to shut it down
Now get out of here you lousy kids
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