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Black Knight
02:24
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I'm living in a small house (black night)
And no one's gonna bail me out (black night)
My meals come from the landfill (black night)
And my water from the oil spill (black night)
You can buy the laser face (black night)
Pay the workers half the living wage (black night)
You've left me with no choice now (black night)
I'll get you with my dealer's knife
On a black night
The people will not take this (black knight)
Your excess reeks of hatred (black knight)
The way you sneer won't shake me (black knight)
I'll get you with my numbers knife
Black knight, baby
I caught you, baby
Slow dancing in the dark, baby
Never get enough, baby
Leave me in the dust, baby
Ha, you think you're tough, baby
Here to crush your kingdom, baby
On a black night
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2. |
Ob-Long
04:55
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Ob-long
He's drinking for the fourth night in a row
I watch him sinking further in the floor
Ob-long
He's thinking:
'Somewhere in the basement I'm alone'
Ob-long
Ob-long
Ob-long
Ob-long
What's wrong?
Ob-long
What's wrong?
Ob-long
He's stressing
Stretching himself out
A match and a lighter
Ob-long
He's wretching
Pulling at the strings inside his soul
Ob-long
Ob-long Ob-long Ob-long Ob-long Ob-
Ob-long
Ob-long
What's wrong?
Ob-long
What's wrong?
(Ob-long)
I miss you
God I miss you
I need you to come home
(Ob-long)
I hate you
God I hate you
But we can work it out
(Ob-long)
Ob-long
Ob-long
(Ob-long)
What's wrong?
What's wrong?
(What's wrong?)
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3. |
Redeemer
02:50
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I might never leave here
Cocoon full of warm fear
Can we go on a run?
Powdered nose for fun
Party’s started, come now
Passin’ out on the couch
We need more spotty cows
Hand me that pipe
When cells deteriorate
The mind begins to fade
They’ve become so irate
Over life’s sharpest blade
Did you bring the rock, dear?
Cindy’s got the good deal
Your skin’s starting to peel
Pack it, pack it again
When cells deteriorate
My mind begins to fade
I’ve become so irate
Over life’s sharpest blade
Someone call for help, please
I think we’ve got an OD
Look at her pupil’s size
Fly, ambulance, fly!
Look, here come the cops now
Flush it if you need to
That was a close one, jeez
Now where were we?
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4. |
Dragon Bone
03:24
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I’m not obsessed
Maybe I am upset
But who really knows?
Climb under the fence
Like a trap that’s been set
Like a dragon bone, woah
You’re not in the way
You’re just fallin’ over
Got a pull yourself together, baby
Listen to me, listen to me
Listen to me, listen to me, oh
Dragon bone
Dragon bone
Dragon bone
I’m not obsessed
Maybe I am upset
But who really knows?
Climb under the fence
Like a trap that’s been set
Like a dragon bone, woah
You’re not in the way
You’re just fallin’ over
Got a pull yourself together, baby
Listen to me, listen to me
Listen to me, listen to me, oh
Dragon bone
Dragon bone
Dragon bone
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5. |
Rat Race
05:05
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I will die
In the middle of a rat race
The cruelest guy
Born on this place
The evening sky
Is it all a waste?
They will decide
The purpose is erased
I will die
In the middle of a rat race
The cruelest guy
Just say it to my face
Is it okay
That I lie to your face?
‘Cuz every chance
I get, I will take
What do you say?
What do you mean?
What do you say?
What do you mean?
What do you say?
What do you mean?
Rat race
Rat race
Rat race
Rat race
Rat race
Rat race
Rat race
Rat race
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6. |
Burnt Young Man
04:51
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Why do I feel like I'm lying
Every time I open my mouth?
Sitting in a chair in the back yard
In the middle of the night
I know I'm guilty of every crime
You don't need to remind me
I'm the king of wasting time
Why do I feel so ungrateful for nothing and everything?
I am unaligned
I'm not the person that I used to be
I am still only young
Can't wait to see what this life has left for me
Why do I feel like I'm lying
Every time I open my mouth?
Sitting in a chair in the back yard
In the middle of the night
You say it's alright
You say it's all fine, but I know
And I'm so sick of trying to write
I guess this is the life for me
Feeling sick with bags under my eyes
(Oh, you know)
Why do I feel like I'm lying
Every time I open my mouth?
Sitting in a chair in the back yard
In the middle of the night
You say it's alright
You say it's all fine, but I know
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7. |
Colonial Rolloverer
03:51
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One more year of hanging around
Eating and sleeping around
I’ve been 18 years rolling over
18 with a bastard smile
One more year of hanging around
Eating and forcing out
The sound of my voice when there’s no one around
To hear me but the bastard’s child
I’m out of ideas
I’m unignited
I’m so divided
I’m so misguided
Show me what I said on video again
I’m tripping, feeling my way around
Tripping and hoping that I’ll fall down and out
And hoping that I’ll find something out
That’ll keep me from rolling over
I’m out of ideas
I’m ceremonial
I’m so one-sided
I wish I was colonial
Show me what I said on video again
And just this once I thought I’d face my fears
Walk around town just to pass by the years
Talk to a person I’d never talked to before
Just to see what it is I’d feel
And I’m trying hard just to recognize
My mother’s face in the autumn pile
And I’m driving far just to get back home
But I’m still in bed, and I’m still alone
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8. |
Forever Is A Word
03:46
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Forever is a word
You used to use a lot
You'd whisper in my ear
"My dear I'm yours"
But now I've lost my way
I lay in bed all day
In vain attempts at forgetting your name
And every time I see you
I worry when I won't
And every time I see you
I worry when I won't anymore
The months blur into one
Revolving 'round the sun
I shower less
My room's a mess
I'm tired all the time because
Forever's just a sound
You like to throw around
I'm hangin' on your every breath
I live for when I'll see you next
Inert for all I'm worth until my death
And every time I see you
I worry when I won't
And every time I see you
I worry when I won't
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9. |
Open Arms
04:18
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Married at eighteen
Bought a modest house
Worked in the machine
Began to hate his spouse
Together had a child
Divorce a next step
Une femme he beguiled
Oh for weeks he wept
He turned to the drink
A home had he not
I sat; watched him sink
His mind seemed to rot
Beheld his final breath
Guided him through death
I mean no harm
All dressed in black
I do my job
I cannot slack
Please do not beg
And do not cry
Their fates are sealed
I’m your ally
I’ll take good care
They’re safe with me
The afterlife
Is good, you’ll see
This angel’s life
Is hard enough
It’s all I have
My work is tough
Never knew the dad
Was a one night stand
Not even a grad
Received not one hand
Worked nine to seven
Couldn’t grant her son
Believed in heaven
A much better one
Couldn’t take much more
So she swallowed her pills
Fell down to the floor
As her kid felt chills
Beheld her final breath
Guided her through death
I mean no harm
All dressed in black
I do my job
I cannot slack
Please do not beg
And do not cry
Their fates are sealed
I’m your ally
I’ll take good care
They’re safe with me
The afterlife
Is good, you’ll see
This angel’s life
Is hard enough
It’s all I have
My work is tough
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10. |
No Forgives
04:42
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Once again I’m waist deep
In the dream of a city I call home
Once again I’m wasted
Slurring my words on the phone
After tonight I will write off all these fucking debts
Make myself a new life
After tonight I’ll decide if you were worth my time, and
After tonight I’ll forget about those fucks you slept with
You weren’t worth my time
But I’m off to the brew city, baby, oh
I’ll find my own way home
And I don’t need nobody to save me, oh
Movin’ to the city on my own
And I don’t need you to be my savior
But you’re gonna need one soon
Fuck off with your pretty papers
Signed by the devil himself
After tonight you won’t wake up with a sense of pride
And I’m off to the brew city, baby, oh
I’ll find my own way home
And I don’t need nobody to save me
Movin’ to the city on my own
I won’t forgive and forget
I will live and you’ll regret
I won’t forgive and forget
I will live and you’ll regret
I won’t forgive and forget
I will live and you’ll regret
I won’t forgive and forget
I won’t forgive and forget
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