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Snapshots (of the human mind)
Looking forward back in time
Absent minded nursery rhyme
Mother Goose’s pick-up line
Live in fear of the divine
Can you hear the distant whine
Of the gears inside my head slowly turning
It’s not early it’s too late
tempted by the hand of fate
there’s a padlock up on heaven’s gate
choose unwise your lifelong mate
you understand try not to hate
that your whole life is predetermined
(Chorus)
The point. Is sticking in your eye
But only I can find
the earth the moon and sky
Pictures in my mind
What’s it mean infinity
Endless junk on an endless sea
Further than your eyes can see
Open cans of destiny
Blind fighting to be more than free
Those that kill should be more discerning
Open doors that cleanse the soul
House of mirrors unstated goal
Stars get eaten by a black hole
Reclaim the things the thief he stole
Why stop now that you’re on a roll
Life is never good at waiting
(Chorus)
Looking down at the rank and file
Wake the demon for a while
He tips his hat and cracks a smile
But underneath he feels revile
Death is never out of style
Why then, can’t you see it coming?
Liberated from the war
Like morning came the day before
Can’t fake sleeping anymore
Wonder where you can go to score
Life’s not easy like it was before
It just, seems to keep on going.
(chorus)
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Alone
05:35
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Alone
Life’s got me travellin’ down a road I never seen
Livin’ out a dream I thought I’d never dream
Everybody knows what I’m talking about
Killin’ chances for to lead a better life
Every choice I make is just a sharper knife
make sure to walk down the other side
Are there times that you dream about me
How does it feel to never ever know for sure
Are there times that you dream about me
How does it feel to never ever know for sure
Oh, am I alone
Feelin’ sorry for the ones that never see
Life is like a joke it’s just a joke to me
Never think too hard what you’re thinkin’ about
Fortune smiles on me when I need it least
Then I pay my demons and the nightmares cease
No one ever knows what I’m talking about
Are there times that you dream about me
How does it feel to never ever know for sure
Are there times that you dream about me
How does it feel to never ever know for sure
Oh, am I alone
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Biorhythms
04:38
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Biorhythms
You work and struggle in pain and you toil
away he best years of your life
you lie awake in your bed at night
and you fear that you’re not quite right
There ain’t no more work on the farm
and the sun don’t shine so bright
so you sit and you think and you drink for awhile
pretty soon its just another night
When a man with a badge or a drink or a job
stops by to see if you’re all right
your lips say yes and your brain says no
and your heart’s nowhere in sight
And he said “Did ya kill”
yes sir. What did ya kill
I said I killed two birds with one stone
and I killed the engine before I got home
and I killed the best part of me
so I’d never be alone
and he said how’d it make you feel?
which part of you is really real
is it the one who lives in this home
or the one that left you all alone
or the one that fears to take his place on the throne
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The World of Everything Gone Wrong
Welcome to the world of everything gone wrong
Feel free to take a look around
But everything you touch you’re going to have to buy
In the world of everything gone wrong (gone wrong)
In the world of everything gone wrong
Our customers include in no order of importance
Stonewall Jackson, Che Guevara, Eva Braun,
Marilyn Monroe and wars in Vietnam
In the world of every thing gone wrong (gone wrong)
In the world of every thing gone wrong
When the world’s gone wrong there’s one place to go
Where ideas maybe not your own
When the world’s gone wrong only one place to go
Once you’ve been you’ll never get back home.(back home)
Once you’ve been you’ll never get back home.(back home)
Elvis Presley, Jesus Christ, the guy that dropped the bomb
Napoleon and Uncle Tom
We’ve got the best selection that we’ve ever had
In the world of every thing gone wrong (gone wrong)
In the world of every thing gone wrong
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Glow
06:41
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Glow
I can see the glow of the city but it doesn’t affect me
The lure of the lights on the street now it got up and left me
I no longer hear the screams of the people beside me
No time left to lose I got this feeling inside me
I can hear the roar of the sky soaring high up above me
But down here feet on the ground its all just silent around me
Sometimes I can dream that there’s nothing to hold me
No time left to scream its like you bought and you sold me
But I can’t let it go
I just got to know
Where did I go
Where did I go
So wrong?
I can hear the sound of the footsteps and they’re nearly upon me
Bridges behind me have burned the path ahead tries to call me
The pain in my heart returns but my head tries to calm me
No place left to turn it’s like they’re closing in on me
I can feel the pull of the Earth out there trying to ground me
An ocean full of temptation out there trying to drown me
I ran so far away that I made it beyond me
There’s no time left to live with these shackles upon me
But I can’t let it go
I just got to know
Where did I go
Where did I go
So long?
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Instrumission
02:26
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The Other Hand
05:24
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The Other Hand
So high
Can you see all the people on the ground?
Goodbye, to the world that you thought that you found
I’ll try, get my head and my heart turned around
Goodbye, on the other hand goodbye
On every street corner there’s a man with a story
Behind every man there’s a woman with a plan
Down the alley catch a glimpse of the other side of life
Wake your neighbor light a fire eating dinner from a can
People shootin’ dice sellin’ drugs makin’ money
People workin’ hard give their money to the man
Windows cracked and broken but you don’t look in
Lookin’ out is all right if that’s the only way you can
Walking past the garbage piled high beneath your feet
don’t pick it up it ain’t your problem, walk on by
give a quarter to a beggar just don’t make me stop and talk
it’s surely his own fault that he doesn’t really try
if I had a million dollars then would we still be friends
or is that the only reason you’d be stopping by?
Look around you all you see is a world of people seeking comfort
Is it just too much to ask for a smile from your eyes
So high
Can you see all the people on the ground?
Goodbye, to the world that you thought that you found
I’ll try, get my head and my heart turned around
Goodbye, on the other hand goodbye
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Casanova
06:14
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Casanova
I love what you’ve done with the place
Have you lost weight
Would you like to go out for a beer
Or maybe the symphony, the track or fraternity
Party or should we stay here
We could fire up the barbecue
Bars I could hum a few
Or should I just go?
What did you see in me is it just personality
Or someone in there I should know?
Casanova standing there in front of a mirror
Rehearsing lines all by himself where no one else could hear
Can’t believe that anyone could be so insincere
As Casanova standing there in front of the mirror
That dress sure looks good on you
It brings out your eyes
Would you like to come up for a drink
Your work sounds so interesting whatever you do
There’s my bedroom well what do you think?
Wait why are you leaving so soon Is it something I said
Can I give you a call
Is there something wrong with me, mistaken identity
I’m not really like this at all
I’m Casanova standing there in front of the mirror
Rehearsing lines all by himself where no one else could hear
Can’t believe that anyone could be so insecure
As Casanova lying there in front of the mirror
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And
04:02
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And
And the things you hold in your hand you can’t let slip away
But don’t hold them too tightly or they might break
And Rome wasn’t built in a day, love isn’t made in an hour
You’ve got to find your own way, sometimes you gotta pay
(Chorus)
But I’ll try oh I’ll try, yes I’ll try, try as I may
Even when it’s too dark to light my way
But I’ll try oh I’ll try, yes I’ll try, try as I may
And when the words don’t come, got nothing to say
I’m going to try anyway
And when the eagles glide with their wings open wide
If you could would you fly? Or clip your wings and sigh
And there’s a cold wind that blows through the still of the night
But with it goes all of yesterday’s woes
(Chorus)
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Apocalyptic Inauguration
07:01
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Apocalyptic Inauguration
I remember well the day the earth stood still
Frantic people running everywhere
And St. Peter was there at the top of the stairs
Checking names with their last gasp of air
Mr. President said I declare this world dead
I gotta get out while I can
Before the last word was spoke he said this must be a joke
And his eyes they rolled back in his head
So forgive me father, for I have sinned
When I started playing I really thought I could win
Up to this point I thought the game was fun
But now I feel like my time has come
Whoa, just my be my time to go
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