1. |
rope vipers
04:49
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Stand back
Stand down
These velvet ropes
are velvet snakes
Stand up
Stand ‘round
Brush your Medusa hair
Then smile into the camera
We might let you in…
We might let you in…
But you won’t like it
Stand here
Stand there
And don’t you dare stare
As the tragedy unfolds
We might let you in…
We might let you in…
But you won’t like it
stand back stand down stand up stand round
stand here stand off stand there stand on
We might let you in…
We might let you in…
But you won’t like it
Stand here
Stand there
These are velvet serpents
Viper ropes around the room
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2. |
Revolution A Go-Go
03:21
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aren’t we hounds for foxes?
the hunt is always on
a walking talking punchline
with a fixed bayonet
revolution is so romantic
sun-dappled blood in the streets
tear it down for progress
this is the ebb of law
if it weren’t for nonsense
this would make no sense at all
isn’t revolution romantic?
burnt off’rings in the moonlit streets
blinding lightning
lightning-blinded
can you see
the sound of coming thunder?
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3. |
chalk made of sand
03:50
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in the note on a wall
scratched in her hand
written in lipstick
like chalk made of sand
she wrote This place tastes like yesterday
This place tastes like yesterday
she gathered her things
her favorite nightstand
she left me her rings
and the chalk made of sand
she wrote This place tastes like yesterday
This place tastes like yesterday
she said "We don't talk"
i nodded "That's right"
so i gave her some chalk
and later that night
she wrote This place tastes like yesterday
This place tastes like yesterday
yesterday…
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4. |
or so they say
05:16
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the stars in the firmament
don’t feel so permanent
like the earth is flipping on its pole
or so they say
there’s a hole in the clouds
where the sun’s afraid to go
yeah, big hole in the clouds
where the sun’s afraid to show
the sounds are supersonic
shifting plates, tectonic
like the earth is slipping from its soul
or so they say
there’s a hole in the clouds
where the sun’s afraid to go
yeah, big hole in the clouds
where the sun’s afraid to show
where the sun’s afraid to show
against fire and brimstone past
we leave the juggle of an ash
but we have a secret weapon
or so they say, so they say
there’s a hole in the clouds
where the sun’s afraid to go
yeah, big hole in the clouds
where the sun’s afraid to show
` wake up the sun
wake up the sun
wake up the sun...
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5. |
minister
05:12
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our minds are like a murder scene
all cluttered up
with blood and parts
from a rusty old machine
our brains are on a balance beam
just tottering
above the mess
staring down into the scene
waiting patiently for patience to arrive
our heads are full of buzzing sounds
and winds that blow
towards this hope
that the man will come around
waiting patiently for patience to arrive
waiting patiently for patience to arrive
waiting patiently for the man to come around
Minister of Justice
Minister of Law
Minister of Pleasure
Minister of War
Minister of Justice
Minister of Law
Minister of Pleasure
Minister of War
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6. |
broken bones
03:48
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spent eight crazy days
on my back in a haze
broken bones will do that
when you’re going through a phase
staring at the ceiling
wonder how it’s feeling
looking down on my bones
while its paint is peeling
since yesterday nothing seems the same
since yesterday nothing seems the same
heard the church bells ringing
heard some angels singing
lovely voices peeling
on a prayer a-winging
since yesterday nothing seems the same
since yesterday nothing seems the same
since yesterday nothing seems the same
since yesterday nothing seems the same
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7. |
I F L
01:29
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8. |
Moonshine Lite
04:37
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she had a silver spur on one glass slipper
she had mayhem in her eyes
she had a fire that was burnin’
the whole damn forest down to size
it was enough make you stop and stare
and hold on like grim-grim death
was it the sunlight in her hair
or the moonshine on her breath?
sunlight in her hair
moonshine on her breath
sunlight in her hair
moonshine on her breath
had a nickel in my pocket
and she was lookin’ fine
if no one else could ride that rocket
maybe a song would make her mine
sunlight in her hair
moonshine on her breath
sunlight in her hair
moonshine on her breath
well, I dropped it in the slot an’
then those wild eyes went wide
like a love dead and forgotten
was standing by her side
we danced the dance of easy need
she pressed her body tight
maybe she was makin’ make believe
either way, she made it right
sunshine on her hair
moonlight on her breath
sunshine on her hair
moonlight on her breath
well, someone dropt a new nickel in
an’ it was probly just as well
the fiddlers started fiddelin’
and she went back to raisin’ hell
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9. |
Ostriches
04:22
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when last we left her
she was ready to litter
like time tight-wound
in a bonnet of blood
what is to be done
when the fire works ring hollow?
what is there to eat
when half the world is swallowed?
put down your arms
throw up your hands
bury your head
into the ostrich sand
kingdom phylum
full of sound full of fury
class and order
one new head to bury
when fire works ring hollow
and half the world is swallowed
when fire works ring hollow
and all the world is swallowed
when last we left off
we were ready to litter
like time wound tight
in a bonnet of blood
when fire works ring hollow
and half the world is swallowed
when fire works ring hollow
and all the world is swallowed
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10. |
Bread & Circus
05:51
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these are days of bread and circus
the Caesars have it made
it is a game with rules to work us
while we are being played
so hungry mouths make hungry eyes
and hungry eyes will starve us out
into the open, pleading
into the open, naked
the halt and the lame
motormouth, try some silence
get off the thumbs, the screen reliance
look at the sun, breathe in the mown grass
sit by yourself and own the silence
into the open, pleading
into the open, naked
grow where you grow
go where you go
get what you get
reap what you sow
into the open, pleading
into the open, naked
grow where you grow
go where you go
get what you get
reap what you sow
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11. |
seen that scene
03:40
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have you ever had a moment
when you were visited by your future?
have you ever had a time
when the past knocked at your door?
we've seen that scene
we've found it wanting
we've seen that scene
it came up lacking
it's a dangerous neighborhood
i been robbed there twice before
it's a place that's just no good
unless, of course, you know the score
does tomorrow hurt your head?
is yesterday just as bad?
has there never been a time
when you feel like you been had?
we've seen that scene
we've found it wanting
we've seen that scene
it came up lacking
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