1. |
The Night is Ours
03:46
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phoned a friend last night on a whim
he showed up late and didn't even come in
and then I made him wait on my hair
gathered my things and my best pals
donned my scarf and my rationales
I finally took shotgun when I said
I'm sorry man that it took so long
I had to try on eight shirts and hit the pregame strong
but we're ready now and we'll surely pay you well
I like you cuz you drive real fast
you turn the music nice and loud and you waste lots of gas
and you make it feel like I'm floating, floating on air
and now we're flyin' oh so high
to be this moment, to never die
to flow together, stars aligned
city siegers, own the night
flood your senses, now's our time
when an eve's agenda seems quite full
let me stretch some time like a black hole's pull
create our own space in this world
so worry not, sweet suburban friends
when the pace gets frantic just take my hand
and keep your mind, heart and eyes as wide open as you can
we'll walk tall and we'll brave the cold
we'll bring the party to the favors, break the social mold
and maybe lose ourselves for a lovely brief moment or two
oft times in the same routine
we flip our circuit breakers down to keep a clean machine
but let me run some power to ya
so that maybe you can get turned on your own
the night is ours
and now we're flyin' oh so high
to be this moment, to never die
to flow together, stars aligned
city siegers, own the night
flood your senses, now's our time
the night is ours
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2. |
Thanks Anyway
04:29
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these city lights are makin' my head spin
i ain't accustomed to the pace
or this rate race of free thinkin' women
but I'll change for you and follow you around
to lock you down I'll try my best but It'll be hard I reckon
cuz there's a problem that persists and even I can see it
it's that I love you all too well and you resent me for it
so I must fly away, way down south
to a simpler life of corn and cows
and I'll rue the day when you move on
but for now I've got way too much time
on my hands to wonder why
why do I love you so much better
the voice inside my head said "get her"
but I didn't see your scarlet letter
now I'll bury my head in sand
head in hands
hush now little lamb, rest your feeble mind a while
as I try my best to show you through placating smiles
that I don't think like you do, in vectors and hard lines
I aim to flow free through the days and I'm no slave to your time
so while you entertain these grand ideas
of me dressed in white
I'll be counting down the days and hours
'til I rid you from my life
but thanks anyway, thanks anyway, my dear
thanks anyway, it was kinda fun anyway, my dear
why do I love you so much better
the voice inside my head said "get her"
but I didn't see your scarlet letter
now I'll bury my head in sand
why do I love you so much better
let me out
let me go
set me free
on my own
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3. |
The Weekend War
03:48
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a green party, free rock show
the white swan, ready to go
the black swan, she takes shots
blood red ceiling, slight of feeling
in the weekend war
she was trashed
caffeine crashed
she's so tired
you can touch all you want
it's innocent to a point
I took her home, it made me blue
she wore one shoe, she is through
in the weekend war
she was trashed
caffeine crashed
she's so tired
and I don't know what went down in here
and I can't help you right now
I can't keep cool
in the weekend war
she was trashed
caffeine crashed
she's so tired
wake up late to friends and mules
I felt bad that I got mad
I drink beer six days a week
after her I quit girls
in the weekend war
she was trashed
caffeine crashed
she's so tired
and I don't know what went wrong in here
and I need Delsym right now
I'm so confused
in the weekend war
she was trashed
caffeine crashed
she's so tired
I can't help you
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4. |
Nice Try
05:17
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looking back we always know
but cage it all inside
our hearts at play on borrowed time
so take advantage for the night
cuz it's only just a matter of time
it's probably just a matter of time
when they're all rooting for you
a playful cast of swallowed butterflies
changes with each song
and when their cue comes
will they bow out with grace
or flutter faintly as the velvet curtain's drawn?
cuz it's only just a matter of time
it's probably just a matter of time
when they're all rooting for you
and all your fun surprises are anticipated
your inspiration, so profound, precisely estimated
hey, don't blame me, I was rooting for you
and if you sense it's culling time
don't feel bad to hear nice try
hey boy don't I look pretty won't you pay some attention to me
I'm super qualified to satisfy I won't let down I guarantee
you've made me fully aware
of just exactly how awesome you are
but I can see for myself and it doesn't look like you'll get far
but nice try
nice try but if you're out for peace of mind
my hands are tightly tied
next time why not try a nice guy
walk him in a line
boredom and peace of mind
cuz it's only just a matter of time
it's probably just a matter of time
when they're all rooting for you
and all your fun surprises are anticipated
your inspiration, so profound, precisely estimated
hey, don't blame me, I was rooting for you
hey boy don't I look pretty won't you pay some attention to me
I'm super qualified to satisfy I won't let down i guarantee
baby just come a bit closer I got something I want you to see
you're always on my mind I know we're right this time
we really ought to be
nice try so when they're out for peace of mind
and your hands are tightly tied
you gotta tell 'em why not try a nice guy
walk them in a line
boredom and peace of mind
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5. |
Beautiful Torture
05:02
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you claim that you're cured
how can you be sure?
perhaps we should take
a long hard look
so go and write the book
can't you ever stop?
you're vision's all obscured
with sunspots of changes and love
but don't forget what I said to you
just live your life, carry on
but when you wake up all alone
your stomach drops right to the floor
you better stop before it starts
never thought you'd play this part
it's beautiful torture, you've honed your craft quite well
you planted seeds on one day
then drew all the water from the well
you know I used to be Houdini but this mirror ain't see through
this worn-out bag of tricks I've got isn't workin' no magic on you
but I won't forget what you said to me
chill the fuck out, carry on
but when I wake up all alone
and kick my heart across the floor
I'm breakin' all of my own rules
to join the company of fools in love
if silence is golden then call me the tin man
your teasing love won't rust this jaw any faster than oil can
and patience is a virtue but baby please make it soon
this crazy train's long left the station, it's gunning for you
and I won't forget how you looked at me
and I can't help but think that life's a little short
whoa
but we will never walk alone, no
shed your fears and come on home
the world is ours let's take it on
and when the sun is smiling
and honey we are too
we'll look back and laugh
at the fool I was for you
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6. |
Bleeding Black
02:50
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I never claimed that I was cured
so wash your ears out and listen good to me
for all the bullshit I've endured
I'd like the time back if you wouldn't mind please
and wasn't it a fun surprise
to find the hatred in your eyes
this crazy train's jumped off the tracks
heart attack
the crown on your head wasn't real
but I knelt down like a fool anyway
your court denied me my appeal
I pleaded wait but you were too cool to stay
and wasn't it the tits to see
the death of the great Houdini
still wearin' your scars on my back
bleeding black
the tin man's on his back
his brittle armor now riddled with cracks
heart attack
if I could take it all back
wake up alone but still intact
heart attack
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7. |
Play Nice
04:07
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it's right where I left you
hands shoved deep in your pea coat pockets, pacing
a frying egg on your forehead, I hear it pop and sizzle
and should that runny yoke bleed in your eyes
your dull eyes, a gentle brown, will ignite green with ire
and can you hide, we'll see
so play nice
it's right where I left you
neck-deep in your propaganda popup
jotting down recipes to force-feed these godless children
their hungry little mouths are gaping wide
as they await your bitter cake with icing piled two feet high
spit it out
I wanna scream but I'll bite my tongue
cuz I'm the king of we'll see
I'll play nice
now baby be real let's not pretend you don't ok
the way we were raised, were taught in school
to hold these harlots to the flame, to feel no shame
just look nice
it's right where you left me
guarding a heap of tokens at your arcade
whacking myriad mole men to win that flimsy spider ring
but who just cashed in for my giant panda bear
the jackpot siren sounds, I'm screaming "unfair"
there are times that you have to choose
this fortune's ours to share and yours to lose
so play it safe, play nice
now baby be real it's hard to look the other way
when spite's abound, weighing us down
designed in jeans, our DNA
we must pay to play nice
play nice
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8. |
New Wound
03:58
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give me back my freedom from your evil lifeless hands
resolve the mess, untie the rest I'm taking back my life
I'm taking back my life
I have a new wound
tell me why you torture me
and don't know what you do
give me back my inspirado
run into the darkness where I cannot feel you close
leave me please I'm off my knees I'm taking back my life
I'm taking my life
I have a new wound
tell me why you torture me
and don't know what you do
give me back my inspirado
why do I let you get to me
control with personality
I have a new wound
tell me why you torture me
and don't know what you do
give me back my inspirado
why do I let you get to me
I die by letting you live me
suicide equals safety
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9. |
Circle of Power
04:07
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in a lottery you're the king and I'm the 99
these herded sheep and I won't miss our wasted time
paradise just beyond your hand
clue me in to the customs of your land
you say that's it for me
we've hit our capacity
even as those sluts walk by
still I know but won't ask why
you were caught up in your little circle of power
ruling on who's cool and who is hot
blinded by your little circle of power
showing off like you were some kind of big shot
and now I know that what I thought is rooted in the truth
you took this job just for the abuse
blinding signal lights and piercing sirens blare
warning blue boys may closer than they appear
think I'm naive? I've done this all before
your cheap badge doesn't scare me anymore
I'll submit to passing all your tests
condescension, you know you do it best
you smirk and say "good girls avoid arrest"
as your eyes linger on my chest
you were caught up in your little circle of power
bark commands like it's your birth right
blinded by your little circle of power
so glad that you're the judge of what is right
and now I know that what I thought is rooted in the truth
you took this job just for the abuse
though I wish that it were rare
this shit happens everywhere
people find their little niche
and the sadist is stripped bare
and you know that you've found one
by buried laughs and trampled fun
they get the itch to be a bitch
and kill all you could have done
and I tell myself I'd be better
not follow the law to the letter
careful of which lines are crossed
as I looked beyond and you lost
in your little circle of power
and now I know that what I thought, it's of no real use
your headlock on your power trip, it isn't coming loose
your turn-on is controlling us and that's the bitter truth
you get your thrills just from the abuse
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10. |
One Night to Win
08:50
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another long night again
another friend in my bed
a timely respite from the game
enjoy it while it lasts
my head won't stop
well trained to ignore the clock
I'll run for you and I'll steal for you
out on a limb for you so high
and when you quit I'll lie and say you spent it all
so you can sleep, give up, it's fine
but I refuse to take 'er easy
we only get one chance to go hard
another marathon again
another sunrise, beer in hand
a timely respite from the game
enjoy it while it lasts
in time you'll see
how hard this job can be
to move the worlds, juggle the girls
to walk the tight rope wire
and when you quit I'll lie and say you spent it all
so you can sleep, give up, it's fine
but I refuse to take 'er easy
we only get one chance to go hard
we'll never quit 'til we die and spend it all
so don't give up, eyes on me, you're fine
cuz all it takes is one night to win
we only get this chance to go hard
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