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There Is No One
04:06
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Of all the people I’ve ever known
No one comes close to you
Of all the love I’ve ever fell
There is nothing to compare it to
I was ready to end it all
But then you went and pulled me through
There is no one
There is no one
There is no like you
Of all the places I’ve ever been
And the people, the people I have met
Of all the journeys I have taken
The ones I recall, the ones I forget
You are my numero one
You hit me like a megaton
Of all the dreams I’ve ever dreamed
I've never dreamed someone like you
You're inside me like a wrecking ball
And it feels absolutely true
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Most people would kill to be free
Kill to be free
But to be free is not what it seems
Not what it seems to be
Like a carrot on the end
A carrot on the end of a pole
Once you grab it
It's like the moment that comes
The moment that comes
Right after you score a goal
What comes next is up to you
It's kind of scary, kind of scary what you can do
What will you do, what will you do
Stand there in the doorway or walk on through
Whoever has the choice has the torment
Do you think they don't want to have their say
Whoever has the choice has the torment
Do you think they really want it that way
Most people are stuck in a rut
Hey, you're stuck in a rut
You work your job and you live your life
And you keep your mouth shut
Maybe somewhere in the back of your mind
Yeah the back of your mind
It's best to keep things vague
Than to keep it all clearly defined
You can rage against the dying of the light
You can twist and shout
Until late, late into the night
But do you ever stop to think
Why you fight your fight
Oh the strangeness
The strangeness of the human plight
Why would think
Why would think that your freedom is free
Who gave you a lifetime guarantee
Why would think
Why would think that your freedom is free
It's the big just between you and me
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Not Much Fun No More
04:09
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I was having me a good time
Yeah things were pretty good
I was writing for a sitcom
I was living in Hollywood
I hung out with Jeff Goldblum
We played pool in his den
I practiced meditation
I was feeling pretty zen
But it’s not much fun no more
It’s not much fun no more
I was having me a good time
My portfolio was expanding
I was looking smoking hot
Some would say outstanding
You could see me at the Grammys
Had a bash with Kyle Jenner
She kicked me in the balls
And I screamed like a tenor
I was having me a good time
Yeah I was really kicking ass
I was jumpin’ jack flash
It was a gas, gas, gas
I’d struck out on a vision quest
I was never looking back
The whole wide world opened up
And I rode it like a maniac
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Siren
04:12
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There is a sound coming in
On a strange frequency
I hear it screaming
It is screaming to me
It says, Who in hell do you think you are
What’s that sound vibrating from that whammy bar
It’s scrapes and squeals
It ravages and peals
It is ringing, it is roaring
It is hissing, it is buzzing
Like a siren wails, like a siren wails
There is a sound coming in
On a strange frequency
It cuts right through my skull
Like a machete
And lightning shoots out of my eyes
Tossing diamonds across the skies
It roars and screeches
It stings and bleaches
It is ringing, it is roaring
It is hissing, it is buzzing
Like a siren wails, like a siren wails
There is a sound coming in
On a strange frequency
It is static
But it lights up like a marquee
It shouts, You will never turn this down
This will be the only sound
It burns and screams
It haunts all your dreams
It is ringing, it is roaring
It is hissing, it is buzzing
Like a siren wails, like a siren wails
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From That Moment On
03:41
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And suddenly I could see
All the love I'd been missing
The love denied to me
It was then I came alive
It was then you opened the door
It was then I breathed my first breath
From that moment on
And forever more
Woke me up from my slumber
Wiped the sleep from my eyes
Said, It's time to go my love
Just a word to the wise
I had lived so stupidly
I had hurt and I had been cruel
I had lived so thoughtlessly
I had lived like a fool
But then you came along
And you sent me back to school
Love to watch your hands
Love how they swim in the air
Love the sound of your voice
Lifts me from my despair
You turned on a light
And suddenly I was wide awake
You showed me my heart
And how easily it could break
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Never Gave It a Thought
04:15
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How did I get here
Never much thought about it
Where am I going
Never much thought about it
Why do I do what I do
Never much thought about it
What does it all mean
Never much thought about it
Never much thought about it
Never gave it a thought
Why do I believe in God
Never much thought about it
Why do I eat steak
Never much thought about it
Why do I love who I love
Never much thought about it
Why do I wear these shoes
Never much thought about it
Is there something that I missed
All the girls I never kissed
All the promises unrealized
Is there a thought I never had
Am I good or am I bad
A life unanalyzed
Why am I so angry
Never much thought about it
Why do I hate what I hate
Never much thought about it
Why can't I see what's coming
Never much thought about it
Why do I do what I do
Never much thought about it
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Lost My Mind
04:57
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Thought I knew what I should know
But what did I know
I don’t know
Stumble about inelegantly
A hapless fool
Just can’t be helped
I have lost, lost my mind
Left it over there so far behind
You’d think that I might recognize it
But something always seems to disguise it
Thought I knew myself
But who did I know
I don’t know
Who’s that man glaring back at me
Don’t like his look
And his twisted grin
What went so wrong
I can’t say
All I got are these pieces
What went so wrong
I can’t say
But the pain never ceases
Thought I knew me as I am
But what did I know
I don’t know
I make for one poor old fool
Confused as hell
Confused as hell
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8. |
Losing It
04:09
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Lately I been thinking
That my head ain't on straight
That what I know ain't what I know
Crazy thoughts infiltrate
I am losing it
Losing it bit by bit
I am losing it
Losing it
Losing my shit
I am losing it
Lately I been wondering
If I am out of my mind
Is who I am what I think I am
It's not so clearly defined
I am not on firm ground
Stop, hey what's that sound
Lately I been falling
Down in a black hole
No one's here to pull me
Back from the brink
No one to save my soul
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Hello God
Are you watching this
Isn't time you stepped in
The whole wide world is a-tumbin' down
Kinda wondering where you been
People are fighting and people are dying
A whole lotta hate is going 'round
While you sit back with your indifference
Yeah you're nowhere to be found
Calling out for a miracle
We could use one right now
Calling out for a miracle
God speed
God speed the plough
Hello God
Can you hear me
Well I sure hope to God you can
We are standing here on the precipice
'Bout to be dragged down by the boogeyman
Yeah I know we screwed it up
Shot ourselves in the foot
Won't show us a little mercy
Before the whole thing goes kaput
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Change Your Life
05:44
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Didn’t know nothing when I was young
But that would change in time
I came to understand this not through wisdom
But by reaching for a higher clime
Here there is no one that does no see you
You must change your life
Bask in the divinity of broken beauty
You must change your life
Glow like a lamp
Burst like a star
Rise up to the blue sky blue
Beauty and terror
Just keep going
Let everything happen to you
Lift yourself up beyond sky
Let yourself fly
It’s a revolution of the mind
Let yourself fly
Didn’t know nothing when I was young
‘Cause not much had happened yet
And that what was going on in the underneath
Would pose an existential threat
Have this love for what is humble
You must change your life
Win the confidence of what seems poor
You must change your life
Didn’t know nothing when I was young
But, hey, that’s really just an excuse
I preferred the comfort of my gauzy oblivion
To my real-time world of abuse
Find the reasons that compel you
You must change your life
Become the witness to your own impulse
You must change your life
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Revolution of the Mind
04:42
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Turn on your mind
Tense up
And swim against the stream
You are dying, you are dying
Gather your thoughts
And triumph over the void
The sun is setting, the sun is setting
Have yourself a revolution of the mind
Lift yourself up beyond sky
Have yourself a revolution of the mind
Let yourself fly, let yourself fly
You will likely never see the meaning of within
There is no being, there is no being
Who do you love, I said, who do you love
No way of knowing, no way of knowing
Or play the game existence to the end
Of the beginning, of the beginning
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Sleep Well
04:09
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I'm so tired
I haven't slept a wink
I'm so tired
My mind is on the blink
I wonder should I get up
And fix myself a drink
Sleep well, sleep well
I'm so tired
I don't know what to do
I'm so tired
My mind is set on you
I wonder should I call you
But I know what you would do
Sleep well, sleep well
I'm so tired I'm feeling so upset
Although I'm so tired
I'll have another cigarette
And curse Sir Walter Raleigh
He was such a stupid git
Sleep well, sleep well
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