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Soldier On
03:45
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This should be easier
Everyday we start from scratch
Give this to her in case I don't return
I waited for you
But this is not a goodbye
Suddenly we were pushed out
Into the middle of the street
They need a final proof of our loyalty
I waited for you for so long
But this is not a goodbye, it's "soldier on!"
I never dreamed of it this way
I never dreamed of it at all
I have a firm belief in alcohol
I waited for you for so long
But this is not a goodbye, it's "soldier on!"
No, there's nothing you can do
"Everything is normal, everything is as it was"
I waited for you for so long
But this is not a goodbye, it's "soldier on!"
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2. |
The Price
03:04
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You'd be mortified
to know I know,
and I know it all
I could stall, but for how long?
It all feels inevitable
I agree it's a drag
Does it feel the way it ought to feel?
Are you OK?
The price we pay
Who really knows these days?
Tally ho! And anchors aweigh!
Counting backwards from five
Our lady of perpetual sorrow
Feels so horrible
What a joy to be alive
Does it feel the way it ought to feel?
Are you OK?
The price we pay
Decadence, decay
All the good eaten away
The price we pay
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3. |
The Open Sea
04:21
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Falling through the frozen lake
Coming up under the ice
Sky never seemed so blue
Sun never shone so bright
I'm awake
I'm aware
I know just where I am
Things are just things
Throw them all into the sea
Your diamonds, your golden rings
Throw them all into the sea
I'm awake
I'm aware
I've never felt so alive
And the slow white electricity has finally opened up my eyes
The horizon ahead
The horizon behind
The wine dark sea is in me
And I won't be staying dry this time
The open sea
Hazy space beautiful
Lonely alien love
Dark red night, black the air
With zero moon above
I'm awake
I'm aware
I've never felt so alive
And the slow white electricity has finally opened up my eyes
The horizon ahead
The horizon behind
The wine dark sea is in me
And I won't be staying dry this time
The open sea
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Sitting at the table with your eyes closed
Consuming all the news that's fit to be disclosed
Build a wall around you letting nature run its course
Do you ever feel like you are broken?
What's it like to realize you've awoken?
Pull all the shades down letting nature run its course
Let's burn the motherfucker to the ground and let nature run its course
Do you ever feel like you are broken? (Fell off the wall)
What's it like to realize you've awoken? (To nothing at all)
I'm angry all the time. Frightened all the time
1st thought: am I insane?
2nd thought: the brain named the brain
3rd thought: avoid all pain
last thought: am I insane?
We've all got our confessions to make
Suit yourself, I'm not a goddamn liar any more
I talked myself out of it
I can see you're still alive
Red with indignation
Yellow streak down your back
Feeding off our admiration
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5. |
Just So
03:23
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Not everything has to be just so
nothing has to go according to plan
so don't go off looking for yourself
in the reflective eyes of the ordinary man
Unfocus your eyes
Look up to the skies see a man with blue wings
no he's not here for you yet, but he circles overhead
he never blinks
How do you know that?
How does one know anything?
Welcome to this buttoned up fiasco
this well-to-do mass-casualty event
You say you're looking for an old soul
who can help you steer your multi-sailed dilapidated wreck
Why would you say that?
Why would one say anything?
It's just so
Am I under arrest?
The weatherbeaten four horsemen are taking a rest
So come sit by the fire, enjoy the fire
But first answer the question
It's just so
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6. |
Perfectly Natural
03:10
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I'm pretending to scratch an itch
I'm cursing underneath my breath
I'm hiding from the sunlight
So what are your plans
I have no idea what to do with my hands
Heart in throat, I'm acting perfectly naturally
I know just what you mean
Each hand clutching a cold steel bar
A corded phone wedged between my ear and my shoulder
You only think that you're going someplace better
I've unplugged the answering machine
Now I pick up only after fifteen rings
I break the spell, I'm acting perfectly naturally
I know just what you mean
Each hand clutching a cold steel bar
But what if what's in our nature isn't natural?
And all our sinister thoughts are perfectly natural
It's only natural
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7. |
Windows Down
04:00
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We'll roll away from here
I got my walkman in my bag
You got your Public image Ltd. badge
We'll roll away from here
Riding around got the radio on
The windows are down the radio's on
We'll float away from here
Riding around with our heads in the clouds
London Calling is on, we're playing it loud
Riding around with the radio on
The windows are down the radio's on
you know how sometimes you just know?
well, I think I know
Something's got a hold on me, I know you know
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8. |
Mephistopheles
04:50
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It's like overlooking a steep ravine
The urge so strong, but I manage to stay on my feet
Every time free will takes a turn for the worse
Every time they try to speed up the slow burn
Breathe in and breathe out under a balloon high above ground
Floating around, going up, coming down
When I met Mephistopheles he seemed all right
Bloodshot eyes, he sat down next to me leaning in tight
He said "listen to me
'Every time free will takes a turn for the worse,
'Every time they try to speed up the slow burn
'They call out my name, looking for someone to blame
'When I'm floating around, going up, coming down
'When you become the one you most despise
'You pass by every mirror without looking into your own eyes
'Listen to me," he said "listen to me"
We're throwing rocks at the cars as we walk down Blackstone Blvd
On our way to the bars that you've probably never even heard of
There's a deep sense of unease in this place
Under the trees, under water, on the ground, and in outer space
Who would you believe?
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9. |
Streets of Pompeii
03:27
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State your name, your age, put your finger to the ink
This won't hurt that much, but probably more than you think
Always the silent sinner in the midst
Is pocketing his tight clenched fists
All quiet on the border
All clear on the streets of Pompeii
Listen up, this is why we have stories to tell
It's ok, it's fine, oh well
What do you say to those people who know they're always right?
Static on the radio, I listen every night
Don't try to describe it, it's better left unsaid
By the voices inside your head
All quiet on the border
All clear on the streets of Pompeii
Listen up, this is why we have stories to tell
It's ok, it's fine, it's hell
are you real or are you layers of flesh and steel are you real?
All quiet on the border
All clear on the streets of Pompeii
Listen up, this is why we have stories to tell
It's ok, it's fine, all's well
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10. |
Break Your Heart
03:32
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There are secrets through every keyhole
the likes of which you'll wish you'd never known
throwing sand into the eyes of policemen
and forgetting all the right words to say
realize
You can break your heart, but the world will go on as before
we all play our parts, just remember to exeunt omnes through the door
So your god, as I understand him, doesn't love me very much
she just looked at me and shrugged
every time
that you break your heart, know the world will go on as before
we all play our parts, just remember to exeunt omnes through the door
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I can't breathe under water
I can't tell you what's right
Petrified forests and salty seas
A carpet for the king
Holy rollers right on cue
Doing the shit they do
All these wastes of time are killing me
What's the matter? What do you mean?
You can't expect things to get better
you can't just expect things to get better
You can't expect things to just get better
It's just you cannot expect anything to get better
I can't breathe in the cities
Kerchiefs in the night
Wearing black robes
over the white ones
Traveling through time
You can't expect things to get better
you can't just expect things to get better
You can't expect things to just get better
It's just you cannot expect anything to get better
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12. |
All The Time
03:36
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What am I doing here?
I used to run in circles all the time
No wheel with which to steer
I drive around in circles all the time
well, I hadn't imagined this way at all
Do you think it's all right?
Well, it won't do me any good
I do it any way every day
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13. |
7/2
04:20
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