Peak
Peak years, I don’t hear what they’re saying. Peak years, I don’t care what they’ve said. Going nowhere in this city, going nowhere with this tune. Stood the test of time when I was barely standing. Who’s to say this was a waste? It’s not hard to see this now. I will not miss you at all or the things we didn’t do. Rue the day the sky turned grey. It’s not hard to say this now. It’s not hard to say this now. It’s not hard to say this now. Peak years, I don’t hear… peak years I don’t care. Stood for something sound, but I’m misunderstanding. Singing praise on bended knees. It’s not hard to see this now. All is lost if you are gone, mourn the things we didn’t choose. Rue the day the sky turned grey. It’s not hard to say this now. I will not miss you at all or the things we didn’t do. Who’s to say this was a waste? It’s not hard to say this now. It’s not hard to say this now. It’s not hard to say this now. It’s not hard to say this now. It’s not hard to say this now.
Dandy
Dandy in the underworld, use your head or lose your cool. Dandy in the underworld, chip off the old block for all to see turn out the same. Some self-control is worth it’s weight in gold. Some self-control is twice as pure I’m told. Dandy in the underworld, too much and ya lose control. Dandy in the underworld, don’t sweat the small stuff, poor child you’ve had enough. If you ain’t got the power or can’t seize your potential… every minute is dreadful. Some self-control is worth it’s weight in gold. Some self-control is twice as pure I’m told. Some self-control is worth it’s weight in gold. Some self-control is twice as pure I’m told.
Shoulda
Turned and just walked away and made it look easy babe. We were living astray on two or three bucks a day. Beam me up right off the map any place. This town will deal you out for stock in trade. We done sold rock n’ roll. Pick me up out of this mess, pretty please. Beam me up right off this planet today. Spare me of the stain and clutter from these **** for brains. They ain’t playing it straight with you or me anyways. Beam me up right off the map, pretty please. Beam me up right off this planet one way. Tell me how did everyone just get to be so lame? So it goes, echoed like a broken record. We done sold rock n’ roll.
Enough
You’re learning it’s not quite so simple finding the right people, yeah. And the good times that seemed so special, could have been with anyone else. We put our energy together, it helped when I was thinking out loud. And as I worked towards the future, you were picking out new furniture. Let’s have a moment to ourselves. Let’s take a moment for ourselves. Will it be a day when there won’t be enough. Will there be a day when it won’t be enough.
Gold
Have you ever loved something more than it’s worth? That’s the way it goes round here, but I never wanted much… just a line and hook too real to feel or wheel and deal, with some time to kill. Brace yourself, we’re coming off the cuff, that’s the way we roll. You were good as gold, but the weight of the world will keep you down for the count. She hasn’t lost her touch… just can’t take a joke! No pain, no gain, it’s all the same, it’s alright by me. Ne’erdowells, fixing to size you up head to toe. Say no more, just a deafening trade of blows. Lean in hard, bob and weave yeah, just like the pros. Keep it real and be chill as the tale unfolds. Play the part, keep it sharp, put your nose to the grindstone. It’s a little late for that. Save your words for these deafening trade of blows. Lean in hard, duck and weave yeah, just like the pros. Keep it real and be chill as the mess unfolds. Play the part, keep it sharp, keep your nose to the grindstone.
Best
Swore I wouldn’t waste my time if rhyme and reason will abide. So, what are we doing it for? Swore I wouldn’t waste my time beyond the things we just let slide. What did we do it for? We did our best to keep it civil, when nothing’s further from the truth. Go off and live your best life. And if it hurts to live a little, then pay your last respects and move. Go on and live your best life. You do yo. Swore I wouldn’t waste my time, we crossed our fingers, why ask why. Why’d we do it this time? Swore I wouldn’t waste my time if we could see the end in sight. So, what did we do it for? We did our best to keep it civil, but nothing’s further from the truth. Go off and live your best life. And if it hurts to live a little, then pay your last respects and move. Go on and live your best life. You do you.
Camera
There’s too many of us, can you split the check? Ain’t nobody out here for the melody. We’re thirsty to sell, so let the cream rise up. Cuz grabbing at straws will only press your luck. Don’t bank on the bomb you cannot destruct. You’ll break down the walls, but won’t make a buck. Broken, trampled dream. Broken, trampled, bleeding. Broken, severed dream, hellish. Music for the masses or just sound effects. The patrons go all out for the recipe. The lay of the land is where the drink dries up. Stay true to yourself and they will fill your cup. I’ve been on a roll and cut through the rough. Been down from a fall, it wasn’t so tough. Broken, trampled dream. Broken, trampled, bleeding. Broken, severed dream, hellish. Rejoice in the carnage or in retrospect. These wages were garnished for your benefit. Broken, trampled dream. Broken, trampled, bleeding. Broken, severed dream, hellish.
Reel
Well-to-do friends on loan. Minor suits come and go. Harsh and real as it gets. Don’t play your last card without a safe bet. Costs exceed all I’ve done. Who’ll hum a tune when I’m gone? Soft and sweet as it gets. A bell that chimes loud through all the fakes. Real connection. Real deception. Real depression. Reel.
More Is The Pity (Rain)
The rumors run the show, it tickles their fancy. Just tools of a cruel world, but they’ll come in handy. When you water everything down, it feels as right as rain. If you water everything down, you wash away the thing we had. This barge won’t stay afloat, submerged virtually unknown. Deep blue kaleidoscope, it’s your funeral. One long, summer day, you’ll never get back. One long, summer day. When you water everything down, it feels as right as rain. If you water everything down, it weeds out all the extras. When you water everything down, you wash away the thing we had.
Tradeoff
Two-faced cheapskates, third-rate prima donnas… it’s too late for a trade-off. Stalemate rat race, bet your bottom dollar… it’s too late for a trade-off. It’s too late for a trade-off, nothing changed by it’s own free will. It’s too late for a trade-off, time to flip the script. Dead weight earthquakes, onstage playing possum… it’s too late for a trade-off. Half-baked beefcakes, no taste, spoiled rotten… it’s too late for a trade-off. It’s too late for a trade-off, nothing changed by it’s own free will. It’s too late for a trade-off, time to flip the script. It’s too late for a trade-off. It’s too late for a trade-off. It’s too late for a trade-off. It’s too late for a trade-off.
Welcome To The Club
Welcome to the club, it’s who you know… not what you have done. Cuz it makes no difference to anyone. Wine and dine on my dime, all the ducks are in line. Don’t expect to see a penny more. They will get you high and then drop you so hard. Don’t believe the hype. Welcome to the club, it’s who you know… not what you have done. It don’t make no difference to anyone. Stack the profits sky high, till the well has run dry. It don’t take a genius to figure out. They will get you high, so add up your write-offs. Don’t believe the hype. They bank on nobody paying attention to what we’re selling you now. Welcome to the club, it’s who you know… not what you have done. Cuz it makes no difference anymore.
Kitty Got Your Tongue
I see my face on the front page, a blank stare I can’t change. I don’t think that it’s me. Heavy on the makeup, the powers that be. The hit parade plays it safe, they say hey, we’ve got it made. I just sink down that stream. What a way to wake up, life’s but a dream. But what do I know? A moral lesson, I don’t feel the same. Get more for less, no, I don’t feel a thing. A moral lesson, I don’t feel the same. Cuz the kitty got your tongue. Hey, now what?
Clock Strikes Twelve
Expansive view from a bird’s eye, but tunnel vision grounds me again. Sheep peep the news with a war cry, but trouble hearing spared me the strain. Lay low when the flocks shot down, stay cool as the fields blaze and give me a head start out of town. When hands on the clock strike twelve, the rubble is all you’ll see. We scrap at the first sign of attitude. Roughed up and bruised by your own kind, there’s no limit to how bad it can get. Still on the fence we’re defined by, they make it easy to give up the fight. If I’m still here tonight… will you wonder why? No matter who swallows your pride, they don’t have the beat inside. Don’t have to look deep down to see the signs. When hands on the clock strike twelve, the rubble is all you’ll see. And this way nor that will dig you out. Underground your last words will go unheard. Underground your last words will go unheard.
Today, I’ll Buy No Sorrow
Went dark in the limelight, way out on a limb. Waved goodbye and beelined for my closest friend. Can’t find Mr. Blue Sky, now I’m seeing red. I guess I’ll let it rain instead. Doo doo doo doo doo doo. Plain Jane with a short leash wherever you turn. Freak scene for the straight-laced who ain’t got the nerve. I’ll walk on the wild side, but you’ve got to learn. Hey babe, this ain’t no Venus In Furs. Hard to work it out, when no-one wants to stick around. If nothing held us down, would we reach for higher ground.
Stay Close
Stay close to my heart, stay close to my soul. Trust in and of itself, **** those who don’t. Stay close to mine, it’s open wide. It just hasn’t always been an open book. It’s nobody’s business and it’s perfect that way. Stay close to my heart. It’s no ******* different and let’s keep it that way. Stay close to my heart.
Free For The Taking
You stood in the way, hoping it’d keep you next to me… if only a minute. I’ll throw you a rope when a hand reaches out from you… free for the taking. Can’t change what is done, it’s been great, now you’ve got to choose…blink and you’ll miss it. Can’t say it was fun and I can’t take another day all on my own. All on my own. All on my own. All on my own. A little sunshine, there’s so little peeking out. Whatever happened, happens. A little sunshine, there’s no need to keep it out. Whatever happens, happened. All on your own. All on your own. All on your own. All on your own. All on your own.
On Yer Mark
For just once in your life, say the word… be heard. So come on out with it, loud enough to make them shout. For the rest of your life, say you will be here. So now get on with it, stand up proud and take a bow. On yer mark, just take a shot. I will be here to rely on when you’re left out by the crowd. On yer mark, just take a shot. I will be here with the light on and my feet up waiting. On your mark, just take a shot. On my guard, just take a shot at me. On your mark, just take a shot… I’ll be there. On yer mark, just take a shot. I will be here to rely on when you’re let down by the crap. On yer mark, just take a shot. I will be here to relax with when you’re bummed out by yourself. On yer mark, just take a shot. I will be here with the light on and my feet up waiting. On your mark, just take a shot. On my guard, just take a shot at me. On your mark, just take a shot… I’ll be there.
Loose Leaf And Bleak
Bliss from a daylong buzz, refreshes the best of us. Loose leaf and bleak effort goes so far. When I wanted her, it was a curse. When I had to go, I swore the oath. Do whatever makes you happy and keeps them on their toes. Here comes a choice to open your eyes and take a chance. Fixed all the ways I’m wrong. You won’t catch me in that same old song. Took it all with a grain of salt and it’s worked so far. My apologies, all apologies. My apologies, all apologies. Here every night starts over with another dumb mistake. Here every night starts over with another dull mistake. Here every night starts over with another dumb mistake. Here every night starts over with another dull mistake. Here every night starts over.
Small Hints
Shortfalls don’t bother me at all, when the day goes wrong and we hold on. I can’t say you’re proud of me now, but everything turns around when we hold out. It’s alright to try and refuse what you don’t want to be. Small hints of an ending. Lonesome doves follow me home to sing me a new song, while we don’t belong. The pros and cons rattle me some, when the pain grows strong, yeah, it’s never gone. It’s alright to cry and confuse what you don’t want to see. Small hints of an ending. Put your life on hold. Put your life on hold. Put your life on hold. Put your life on hold.
Soft Applause
Hit the bottom. Let every drop erase your every care. No less, no more. A subtle breakthrough. Promise and prose. Pretend it’s all real. Enjoy the show. The time has come for all things to carry on. You’ve loved and lost every game at a toss. The money talks, no one cared to shut it up. Those soft applause fanned that flame so long. Sometimes you walk right out of my life, sometimes you walk out my door. Sometimes you fall right into a lie, sometimes you fall out my door. Oh, woah. Goodbye, goodbye dark world. Goodbye, goodbye dark world. Goodbye, goodbye dark world. Goodbye, goodbye dark world. Hit the bottom. Let every drop erase your every care.
Ride It Out
You’ve seen the world from the end of a coattail. It’s marvel and charm and your own clear way. Now what do you want from me? You saw it all for free. Aren’t you impressed with yourself? You hid from the world, where no-one would notice. Uncovered the scars of yours truly. But they didn’t look the same when you showed them to me, but you did the best that you could. Don’t we all. This place will haunt you one day. The road to the unknown, I walked alone, for your sake. A victim of your old ways. Go, scoff among the young folks, quiet down, drift away and ride it out. Cuz this is the best that it gets, but this ain’t the most that it can hurt. So give em exactly what they really deserve. Cuz this is the best that it gets, but this ain’t the most that it can hurt. So give em exactly what they really deserve.
Do What May
Don’t see what you waited for, won’t stand for the way things were. Still trippin’ down ‘94, late to the 13th floor. Quick to deny what you’re kicking around more and more. Since then it became the norm, it’s stupid the way things work. Tuned out when you knew my heart did what may on it’s own. Tuned out when you knew my heart did what may by it’s own discourse. Wish I knew why, right and wrong on instinct… when we wind up right back where it starts. Wish I knew why, right and wrong on instinct… when we wind up right back where it starts.
Don’t Listen
Get with it, come on, if ya wanna get your feet wet… just dip your toe. Quick send someone with a car, grab your things and pick up and go. But don’t listen, just don’t listen, be swallowed. But don’t listen, just don’t listen. Get with it, come on, don’t it always sound sweet, man? Get bent, get lost, get real… glad to be here. But don’t listen, just don’t listen, be swallowed. But don’t listen, just don’t listen.
With Ease, With Time
Feel so forced into the world? Why bother to be ready. Win some, lose some, laugh and follow, toot your horn. At first, it’s hard to say no… but just walk away. With ease and with time, your voice will ring out. With ease and with time. At first, it’s hard to say no… but don’t watch it go down the tubes. With ease and with time, your voice will ring out. With ease and with time, your voice will ring out.
Two Hands Wait
The right one comes easy with time. On the bright side, everything is daylight. One trouble goes where two hands wait for it. One trouble goes where two hands wait for it. How low you can go. It’s my turn. How low could you go? It’s my turn. For Pete’s sake, let peace be with you. Ignore the hearsay and seize the day too. One trouble goes where two hands wait for it. One trouble goes where two hands wait for it. One trouble goes where two hands wait for it. How low you can go. It’s my turn. How low could you go? It’s my turn. If it’s not in someone, then don’t even try.
Cutthroat
Serving it up for all to see, ran like the wind till it hit me. Say what you want about the scene, but don’t be too hard on whose listening. Scraping the bottom of history, straight to the top of your misery. Hey, let’s be honest… one, two, three… it wasn’t always that easy. But now I’m sharp and I’ll be cutthroat. And I’ll be quick so that it won’t hurt. And I’ll let you know when the worst is over. Then I’ll be sure that my work is done.
In The Meanwhile
If you want me to promise you the world, I will. And if you want to just bury me in the earth, you can. Till you want someone else. If you want me to be a friend, you know I am. And if you don’t, then I’ll crush you in the palm of my hand. If you want someone else. Slow is the way it goes, through those silent nights. Needless to say, I have looked for what eats you inside. It won’t be the last time I fall for your allure. It’s for the better, that I don’t get to use you up. It’s for the better, that you don’t seem to care at all. It’s for the better, we’re alone when the chance we have comes. For that’ll be the day I’m yours. Don’t tell me to wait.
Somewhere They Can’t Enter
Hardly attractive, when you’re standing aloof in my illusion. Starved for attention, can you spare me a moment of affection. Keep it somewhere, keep it somewhere, keep it somewhere they can’t enter. Keep it somewhere, keep it somewhere. Awful intentions that you’re daring to face in lieu of danger. Hot was your temper, but it’s barely burden in your measure. Oh, on the one hand… you can’t lose what you don’t set free. Oh, and it goes to show, that it wouldn’t prove a thing to them. Hardly attractive, when you’re standing aloof in my illusion. Keep it somewhere, keep it somewhere, keep it somewhere they can’t enter. Keep it somewhere, keep it somewhere, keep it somewhere they can’t enter. Keep it somewhere, keep it somewhere.
It Could Be Worse
Simple, until it gets physical… then you’ll be someone I pass without saying hi. Said you were down, any place in town… it could have been worse. We couldn’t change at all, we couldn’t change at all. Did we give them what they asked for? Just too much, too soon? Did it lead you down a dark road? That’s enough, enough. There’s too much to tell, so I won’t. I won’t. I won’t. All for one… when we need you. All for one… when we need you. All for one… when we need you.
Lay Me Down Smooth
Oh, get off of your high horse… it’s a shame to look at. It’s no wonder cheats like you can stretch every part of the truth. It ain’t easy… yeah, I know. Don’t complain to me how this whole damn world gets you down. Oh, now don’t let me down. No more, just lay me down smooth.
Nothing’s More Contagious Than Evil
You weren’t afraid of my body, before you took the skin off my bones. You weren’t afraid of my body, before you were akin to my touch. Too hard to speak your mind though… you’ll have to keep your eyes closed. You were a pain that I tried to ignore, without a peep from my mouth. You weren’t afraid to die fighting for more than what good people try for. But we don’t seem to mind now… don’t need to cling to my crowd. You’ll have to sink to my ground… don’t be afraid to find out how low. You weren’t afraid to try, you weren’t afraid to try.
Hot Pink Flares
How quickly you confuse the thought. So cliche’ the conclusions are. Hot pink flares turn into a spark. Short-lived hey, but the music goes on and on. I’ve laid my tired head down one too many times now. This lonely little life is all you really deserve. This lonely little life is all you’re ready to swim around. This lonely little life is all you’re ready to run around. This lonely little life is all you really deserve. This lonely little life is your world, it’s the only life that you know. This lonely little life is all you’re ready to swim around.
Big Dreams
Who knows what I’ll do when you’re over me? Who knows what I’ll do when you’re over me? Fancy girl, you see big things for yourself… oh, woah. Who knows what I’ll do when you’re over me? Who knows what I’ll do when you’re over me? No matter where you turn to get through the night, no matter who you call to make things right. Every nickel, every dime you toss me… cuts you out a bigger piece of the pie. Big dreams, big joke. There’s nothing I can do to stop you. Big dreams, big joke. There’s nothing I can do to stop you. There’s nothing I can do to stop you. There’s nothing I can do.
Hot Here Under The Roof
Cheap shot, to your room. Sweetheart, it’s your move. Big shock, doom and gloom. Ingmar knows you’re due. He knows you are. He knows you are. He knows you are. He knows. Think hard, through and through.
The Moment You Feel It
To overcome prisons, let me know… the moment you need out. If you’re the cause of distance, let it show… the moment you feel it. The moment you feel it. The moment you feel it. If you want competition, do like so. A stake through the heart, a knock to the skull. A kick in the balls, is that what you want? A slip of the tongue, a twist of the arm. A shot in the dark, is that what you want? The moment you feel it. The moment you feel it. The moment you feel it. The moment you feel it.
As Crude As Watercolor
New words are rolling off my tongue. Till fewer line up and come undone… one by one. Keep it up with a pun, playing with a loaded gun. Thinking of ways to part, but oh the world… I’ll never turn back from. And the wait goes on. How barely it does. Who knows I’m running? As true as day comes and crude as watercolor… soon they’ll wake up older. And the wait goes, and the wait goes, and the wait goes, and the wait goes on. This scene’s so different from ours… it seems so deaf and confound. Too-weird and trivial to perceive, so let it go by.
Last Looks
It’s not just rock n’ roll to some… and we can’t seem to get enough. It’s not just rock n’ roll, because you can see what it does. Who can see it for what it was? Just one sad song to drag you down… and it hurts to know it took me so long to lose myself like that, before my years are up and gone. Not everyone can see right in, but we’re forced to look.
Particularly Shrill
It drains down low, so try and find a way through this hole. To give some love, requires any hatred to flow. Follow where those hopes and dreams go. Forward and backward, till there’s no return. It’s a turn-on, but it’s hollow. Baby, it don’t pay at all. Hopped up on coke with no raincoat. For worse, for better… you know there’s a reason. It’s a turn-on, but it’s hollow. Baby, it don’t pay at all. Soon, you’ll be wondering one day… what is it for? Assuming you want more. Soon, you’ll be wondering one day… what is it for? Assuming you want more.
Beyond Recognition
Saw it again, like I knew I would. Distant and calm, underneath all along. Believing your love, was a love of mine. Like it was my own, when I knew I was wrong. It was your cold dim basement, it’s my flooded home. It was the look that I thought you reminded me of. Called you a friend, when I knew I could keep us a part of a one-sided heart. Believing in love was a love of mine. When I was told it would never grow old. It’s alright, I don’t mind. I don’t mind, it’s alright. It’s alright, I don’t mind. I don’t mind, it’s alright. It’s alright, I don’t mind. I don’t mind, it’s alright. It’s alright, I don’t mind. I don’t mind, it’s alright. It’s you and me, girl. It’s you and me, girl. It’s you and me, girl. It’s you and me, girl.
Do-ers And Say-ers
Try and fool me, let your guard down to see. You never wanted to fall in, to fall in, to fall. Tied down loosely with your heart on your sleeve. You never wanted to fall in, to fall in, to fall in love. Passionate words leave you hooked, when you find them in the street… you’re sold. Passionate words leave you hooked, till they lead the way out. Wrong to suffer, when she’s adored. You ought to fault who couldn’t tell her that she’s a bore all by herself now. It’s not her fault, that she’s alone. One slow whimper in every page she turns. One slow whimper in every page she turns. Passionate words leave you hooked, when they find you in the streets don’t try and fool me with your palms out to plead. You never wanted to fall in, to fall in, to fall in love.
It’s The Hair That Makes The Dress Chic!
I’ll be the nocturne hymn you’ll dream upon, a bitter love in dull moments. Down to your utmost whim, I’ll make the best of it. I’ll sew by hand the hem our seams upon, in fits of laughter and slight moans. Until your light goes dim, I’ll do what I can. Forced, then rejoiced with a hum. Though, how I meant well. Though, how I meant well. Through my untrained eyes. Through my untrained eyes.
Familiar Presence
I know where you’re coming from, cuz you’re not the only one who can talk their way out of this now. With some luck, you might as well take your chances somewhere else… if you start to think, they can sense that. I know where you’re coming from this time, it’s no surprise that there’s somebody else. To fess up, would be crazy… even for a song. To fess up, wouldn’t do any better for a soul. I know where you’re coming from this time, it’s no surprise that there’s somebody else. Cuz you run your mouth, like it suits you well… like it’s life or death.
One Word Emotions
When I get mad, it’s out of love, love, love. Whenever you run away from being hurt. And then you feel sad, just out of love, love, love. And then I wonder if you’ve given up? Baby, I’m not the one who’s playing rough. Because it feels bad, it’s out of love, love, love. And then you wallow in it being dumb. And now you feel had, just out of love, love, love. Because, you can’t erase where it came from. But, now our tumbling… just isn’t fun to me. I guess that in love is something that we’re not. Prove to me while we can still smile. Who knows it better than you have. And now we’re crumbling… right out from under me. But, you can run away… because you’re dead to me. I guess that in love is something that we’re not. Baby, I’m not the one who’s playing dumb.
Time Will Tell
Good to know when you’re not home, good to know your reaction. Good to no-one, good for nothing. It’s good to know you still care. Good to go, then come up short. Truth be told at your discretion. Up to no good, cuz we’re unsure. It’s difficult to accept that. Time will tell. Time will tell. Time will tell who’s around. Time will tell who’s around.
A Cute Little Ruin
Pleasure can be hopeless, when it comes through never ending motion. Though it seems and though it seems, you know it seems… just like a dream. Whether there be ocean or a stream, treasure it together… to where it goes. Cuz here we go and there we go… to where it goes. I want to stay young enough to feel your arms around, enough to tell you afterwards… that I believe you’re good.
The Distant Knell
One more night on my own. Careful… what road you’re on. No-one there you can touch, no amends you can botch. When it’s through, cuz it’s through. Tune it out! When it’s all said and done, you can’t feel pain when you’re gone. No more shame to endure, no more of the same kind of bores. Cuz it’s through, yes it’s through. In the wake of the wonders you have felt, there’s no way to rest assure of that sound. When it’s through, cuz it’s through. Tune it out! Tune it out! Tune it out right now! And keep those things to yourself. Keep those things to yourself. Keep those things to yourself.