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Lampoon
02:45
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I think I'm happy
Or at least everyone tells me this
I'm grabbing life by the balls, and I'm gonna pull
And if you want me, you're intrigued by all my addictions
A penny saved, is a penny lost when you're full
When we were young, we were always taught about an open future
That everybody else lost, and I always won
Now that I'm older, I have seen through some of the bullshit in my time
But I'm still confused, and it's really hard trying to save a dime
(woh's)
Money eyes, devoted practitioner
Feeling troubles inside my bubble
Sorry eyes, they sing for the sorrow
Pills today, hope for tomorrow
To get me out of this slump
To get me back into the workforce
To make me feel a little better about my life
(woh's)
I swear to god i'll never do drugs no more
Selling out, isn't that what you came here for
To tell me that I suck
To tell me I should've given up
To tell me I can't handle things when they don't go my way (my way)
(woh's)
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The last year of his life he was tortured
Tortured by the will and the fire
That was burning inside of his heart
Lying wide awake he was aching
Aching for the passion of his lover
And that kiss, could light up the night
I could tell you the dame was a beauty
Held to the highest regard
The girls wanted to be like the madame
And the boys wanted to sing her songs in the park
So how could evil happen in this town?
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We drink a few to remember the best days of our past
Loneliness, a subtle word
Bad choices on our breath
I have been known to have regret for meeting you
Purging on remorse, there's nothing here left for us to do
I wish you would go back to where you came
Doesn't matter who's been changing
Things will always be the same
Buckle down, my brothers
Life is gonna be a drag
But there's hope in your voice
And I'm willing to take the chance on that
It starts with a beat
Pots and pans, spoons in our hands, ready to take the leap
Are you feeling scared? well you should by now
Destiny is in our hands
We start our fate right now
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Flame
03:17
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There seems to be a problem, everyday
Pining over things the TV has to offer, or celebrities wage
Don't you try to fix the system, honey
Because it's bound to fall
We'll be sitting at the top of the rubble, thinking we made the right call
And it goes to show
If there's light, then the flame will grow
I've got all I need
In the face of mediocrity
And the stars and stripes
Never rang true to me
Gotta trust and know who my friends are
Gotta trust and know who my friends are
Pushin' hard just to be alive
The fiction's there, and it's all a lie
How bad do people have to suffer
Recognizing the awful buffer
Farewell to the material man
Set sail, gung ho in his oceans of gold
Ridiculous how high an ego can go
Then sink so low with his heavy old soul
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Conquer The Divide
03:53
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I see you waiting at the station
With your big city tie, and your eager grin
No one will know you tried to fight it
Dreamin' to be an astronaut or a veterinarian
It seems too easy to never leave the office
Got a picture of a beach on your desktop computer
And vacations are the only exception
To drown out the fear, that retirement's not near
Please my dear, don't wait another single day
Cash in the 401k, the stock market's gonna plunge for sure
It's not so easy for me, a teacher with a good degree
Hey man, my kids have got to eat
Underprivileged, so you can enjoy your senate seat
I rage the children to defy your sadist nature, and your generalization
My bones might break, but this structure is coming down
Driving fast cars, wearing fancy clothes
In debt up to your eyeballs in digital gold
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Bad Taste
02:21
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Where were you
When I was growing up
You could have faked it, and write me a letter
To tell me all those times you tried to call
But you were busy living your life as a quitter
Yeah, it's gone to waste
Yeah, it leaves a bad taste
I held my anger
Wish it would never leave
Television taught me how to feel
From women, to social environments
It taught me how to lie, cheat, and steal
Yeah, it's gone to waste
Yeah, it leaves a bad taste
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Home
02:36
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I was born to face revolution
And I came to make some change
But I question it, cuz where did everyone go?
There are people in this world, who haven't eaten today
Sarah McLachlan on the tv, sad animals in a cage
Lie and tell me, you've never changed the channel
Cuz you wanna go home, that's where the heart is
You wanna go home, to cut out some coupons
You wanna go home, sit back and listen to Rage Against The Machine records
You wanna go home, catch up on Cosmos
You wanna go home, or read the bible
You wanna go home, sit back and listen to Woody Guthrie records
Post missing pictures of kids on your Facebook page
They coulda walked right past you, while you were in a daze
It's no so often, you look up from your phone
There are people in this world who haven't eaten today
Sarah McLachlan on the tv, sad animals in a cage
Lie and tell me, you've never changed the channel
Cuz you wanna go home, that's where the heart is
You wanna go home, to cut out some coupons
You wanna go home, sit back and listen to Rage Against The Machine records
You wanna go home, catch up on Cosmos
You wanna go home, or read the bible
You wanna go home, sit back and listen to all your favorite records
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