1. |
I Will Light You On Fire
03:10
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And I can't just sit here thinking
"my fleet is sinking,
make room at the bottom of the sea"
Or, "don't upset the wealthy,
it's unhealthy,"
everyone has a price,
sometimes I have two
And if I lack point or purpose
on the surface
it's only 'cause I was trying to fit in
And some years are uneventful
inconsequential
and some years, I don't show up at all
And I will build a wall to watch it tilting
knock it over, start rebuilding
just to keep from wasting time
Salute the march of the newly peaceful
from the mine shaft to the steeple
to the courthouse and back again
Why don't you don't I join the protest
I’m still asleep, you're not impressed
and we'd be better off uninvolved
O come on, come on tell me something
sell me something or I’m jumping
and I cannot live that way for long
And you know this requires discussion
or preferably, a concussion
why can't we talk about something good?
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2. |
Don't Ever Do That Again
03:00
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it's not smart or clever
to plug in the machine
and pull the lever
it's a mistake
and it's a mistake to tell you
that it's a mistake
but even so, i'll tell you,
it's a mistake
you have gone from thinking what you thought
to learning how to rot
don't ever do that again
you're upset when no one sees you've grown,
your voice is not your own
don't ever do that again
you were groomed to be perfect for the part,
then say you're much too smart
to ever do that again
you have done what you knew wasn't right,
and wasted your whole life,
don't ever do that again
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3. |
Golden Soldiers
02:49
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Pull on your boots and stand up straight
get back in bed and sleep too late
the battlefield will go unstained
by abandoned tanks and wrecks of planes
If no one cares, then no one fights
and no one falls from brutal heights
into the camps of enemies
with whom they somewhat disagree
Golden soldiers, ignore the alarms
and your shoulders beg, “lay down your arms”
is it worth the fight and worth the pain
to lose your right to complain?
Let marksmen try their best to miss
their targets will be glad for this
the sad ones stay in sad platoons
they'll leave behind the trenches soon
The trench is put to better use
by planting seeds that will produce
fine trees carved with initials of
the lucky ones who fall in love
Surrender is a noble end
for fights with nothing to defend
and there won't be reasons for the fight
once soldiers of the world unite
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4. |
Nothing's All Right
02:30
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the word hit my street
i found out, i found out
meant nothing to me
but look out, yeah look out
bad news can't come cheap
i found out now nothing's all right
the light that came on
was blinding, yeah blinding
and then it was gone
but i will remember
and i won't move on
i found out now nothing's all right
help me, help me to comprehend
why the people i choose to offend
doubt my motives are true and sincere
i can't tell them what they'd like to hear
the word hit my street
i found out now nothing's all right
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5. |
This Is A Test
02:09
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oh, here's this again
a two-minute warning
wake up, get out
it's nearly morning
we were the tails of dogs
and the chisels of engravers
now we are the podiums
of the great communicators
it is not a fear of heights
it's a fear of getting taller
by standing on a stack of
borrowed dollars
this is a test this is a test
i will not pass, i realize
there's a name for those who know
and a room for those who wonder
and a "no" for every name
that's not followed by a number
every picture's an impostor
waiting to be redesigned
and hung in a home
for the criminally blind
and you should never trust
someone who is smarter than you are
and you won't ever hear from those
who've got farther than you are
'cause you are who you are
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6. |
the New Breed
03:11
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oh, is this the new breed
that i read about in the papers
do they confuse me
as suggested by the papers
they're pulling flowers
to get the weeds
blame the mess on
the new breed
hang them up by their necks
make them pay for being smarter
now you're a success
and you can't go any farther
they're pulling flowers
to get the weeds
blame the rest on
the new breed
oh no, i think i might have been wrong
oh no, i think i might have been wrong
what'd you say, boy, what'd you say, boy?
they're pulling flowers
to get the weeds
blame yourself on
the new breed
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7. |
the Committee
03:08
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our way of life must be preserved
for those of us with the nerve
to never ask why things must be
and never doubt the committee
dissent must be dealt with quick
the business end of a brick
is just the thing in the event
a busy mind needs punishment
the committee does not approve
of the people with the point of view
that the committee really serves no use
they are no good, they've got no excuse
and we are out to bring down those
who would hinder or oppose
our attempts to search this town
in our attempts to bring them down
and anyone who has tried
to get through life not taking sides
should be locked up and never heard
so that order can be preserved
and we are now scheduling talks
for shorter piers and longer walks
and we approve those who discuss
how they approve of us
the committee does not approve
of the people with the point of view
that the committee really serves no use
they are no good, they've got no excuse
to be no good and there's no excuse
for the committee to serve no use
for the people with the point of view
that the committee does not approve
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8. |
Years
01:42
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if i live a hundred years
i want to see that boy broken
and if i live for fifty years
i want to see that boy broken
and if i live for three more years
i want to see that boy broken
i'm not joking, no, not me
it's not much of a threat
but i don't really care yet
i could stick around and sulk for years
moving on is for better men
and i'm not one of them
i will stick around and sulk for years
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9. |
I Get Over
04:09
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i'm told i take compliments well
for such a lowly infidel
then i thought about it
i don't expect that i'll admit
to being the best candidate
i don't speak the language
i get by, i get over
i get by, i get over
it's just my age that prevents
a change in place of residence
i'm not getting any older
with nothing left to achieve
just when i got up to leave
i found out that i ran out
with distance between
we are doomed to be relieved
when it's gone
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everybody's trying to be my villain
and i was unaware of the vacancy
some people predict bad news and hope it never happens
and others are content to assume authority
and maybe someday i will not be destitute
and i will be kicked by a better brand of boot
everybody's trying to be my villain
the line keeps getting longer and that cannot be good
i guess i should be grateful for all of the attention
i guess i should be bitter that i'm never understood
i asked them for a hand and they lifted a finger
due to some concerns about losing their grip
i understood completely and thanked them for the effort
but i'm not one for breaking bottles on a sinking ship
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11. |
Believe Me
02:30
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believe me,
i'm unconvinced that self defense
serves any sort of purpose this time
and if i've broken ranks send in the tanks
or something else as heavy if you can
believe me
i know i've been wrong before
i'm likely to be wrong some more
it seems the pacifist just got his wish
all those who beat on him are getting theirs
and if his plans are shot, the culprit caught
will crumble just like nothing, as before
i don't need anything from anyone
and i would leave if i could live with what i've done
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12. |
O Come On
05:03
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Don't act like
you're an architect
you're just the house I built
I put you in your place
and that's where you will be
Don't listen
when you're spoken to
you know
all you need to know
you've seen
all you want to see
and it was all right
O come on, it's not
as though you're any good
o come on,there's nothing
left to learn
o come on, there're reasons you're not strong enough
o come on, you're worth more than you deserve
I have lost the urge to roam
through no fault of my own
so leave me, leave me
I like it here
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13. |
Let My Burden Be
02:00
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because I was, on the other hand,
intact, then cracked, then a broken man
now a broken man
but I tripped myself intentionally
and let myself fall expertly
where I don't want to be
where no one ought to be
let my burden be
broken just as I
was by my burden
broken all the time
in fact, what I lacked
in solid ground
came back, and with that
I stopped falling down
I stopped falling down
it doesn't matter,
I'm battered from the brawl
and left to wonder
if it was deep at all
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the last time this happened
I became who I am
we cannot risk the same
happening again
so we must be patient
despite provocation
you'll go where you will
and I'll ponder starvation
if you felt like I feel
you'd be writing out your will
and practicing the art
of staying perfectly still
so patience darling, patience
though you feel you might collapse
I am growing you a garden
you are drawing me a map
and if I felt like you feel
I'd be skeptical at best
knowing what I'd know about
how I am with tests
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Golden Shoulders Nevada City, California
Golden Shoulders is a band from Nevada City, California.
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