1. |
Hail The Machine
03:22
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Got a bible and some gasoline
Everything that they say I need
Fueled on alcohol and nicotine
All inclusive inside the great machine
Better had get it right
Signal from the satellite
Keep it safe and clean
They're selling something it's a product we can't see
American go buy up all your dreams
They'll find a way with what they say, keep you on your knees
Sit back, relax and hail the great machine
Distractions get the best of me
Prime time on my TV
Pre-packaged just how I please
Tie that noose, give me my disease
They're selling something it's a product we can't see
American go buy up all your dreams
They'll find a way with what they say, keep you on your knees
Sit back, relax and hail the great machine
Be afraid cause they're always watching
Around the corner down on your street
They'll deliver it at any second
And never miss a beat
They're selling something it's a product we can't see
American go buy up all your dreams
They'll find a way with what they say, keep you on your knees
Sit back, relax and hail the great machine
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2. |
Diggin
03:12
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Been a hell of year for sad songs
We've been elected to sing along
Climbing out from the breakdown
They'll never catch me off guard again now
I fell asleep through another rainy day in the wasteland
Gray and fear came and ripped out all my insides
Got the upper hand
Shake it up, race down the boulevard
Space out, backseat of a rented car
Domino faster than we think we are
Diggin in my soul
Hey diamond eyes
I told you five-hundred, told you five-hundred times
Waking up a little more than who we are
Diggin in my soul
Been a hell of a year for let downs
Distracted and tired we hit the ground
Gotta make the pieces fit together
Gotta break apart the bitter cold
Gotta make it something to remember
Are you ready to go?
Shake it up, race down the boulevard
Space out, backseat of a rented car
Domino faster than we think we are
Diggin in my soul
Hey diamond eyes
I told you five-hundred, told you five-hundred times
Waking up a little more than who we are
Diggin in my soul
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3. |
Drive-By Holiday
03:30
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Taking our shot today
Gonna live it up, doesn't matter anyway
What we do, anything they say about it
The tentacles are wrapped around our souls
The safety net is always gonna let us down
I say we pack, leave right now
Live it up, leave this town
I know we got a lot to lose
There's never a price to pay
On a drive-by holiday
Taking our shot today
Calling all cars, calling out of work, get away
Gonna sing, nothing they can say about it
Be sensible, less illogical
The safety net is always gonna let us down
I say we pack, leave right now
Live it up, leave this town
I know we got a lot to lose
Always a choice to choose
Never a reason to stay, there isn't a price to pay
On a drive-by holiday
These are times I will remember
Most other times I'll forget
Burn it down, leave all the embers
Life's too short for regrets
The safety net is always gonna let us down
I say we pack, leave right now
Live it up, leave this town
I know we got a lot to lose
There's never a price to pay
On a drive-by holiday
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4. |
Where The Action Is
03:22
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J sighs, stone frown, gets high and then gets down
It's the same old situation
Regret, dead sound, disappearing ground
I see his fists clench in pure frustration
Let it die; let it go, cynical and sour mode, just another episode
Growing tired of growing old, nostalgia trip takes it's toll
Maybe the last thing you need is another drinking song from me
J sings his fears; waste away another 20 years
"What am I even doing here?"
Stale days on deck, better ways of blowing his paychecks
For the best worst reasons
Let it die; let it go, cynical and sour mode, just another episode
Growing tired of growing old, nostalgia trip takes it's toll
Maybe the last thing you need is another drinking song from me
We strive to get a reaction; been the same since we were kids
Complaining lack of action; we'll always be right where the action is
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5. |
Two Conversations
03:46
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He remembers when they moved in
Golden days couldn't seem so far
Away from where they are now
He retreats to the bar
Spills his guts to all the old friends
Keeps it up for a round or two
Until he knows they've had enough
He know what to do
So say it
Say it like you mean it
We're keeping score blow by blow
Always the same two conversations
It just depends what side you know
Fight it all you want, time to let it go
She runs to all her girlfriends
Pity for two, wine at ten
"We used to live for all the weekends"
On and on and on she says
"Everything was going okay
Until I had to drink a case of you"
The truth is that she can taste
Pretty bitter too
And now they lay so silently, sulk in catastrophe
A break from this reality Into a land of dream
So say it
Say it like you mean it
We're keeping score blow by blow
Always the same two conversations
It just depends what side you know
Fight it all you want, time to let it go
Don't get caught up in the middle
Truth can hurt a lot or a little
Cause no exit plan's made from the start
I think it's time to find a world apart
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6. |
Interlude
01:02
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January never seemed so cold; everyone knows it's true
And we all know it's the season to find a reason
To be fake or break the mold
To be fake or break the mold
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7. |
Barflies
03:21
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We sit back, order up another, it's not time to go
Play our part in the beating heart of this guiltless show
Still the same old scene falling right on cue
Feeling like they always do
Faces look the same coming into view
Saturday, six deep and glued
We sit back, order up another, it's not time to go
Play our part in the beating heart of this guiltless show
We stay back, wait for all the others, I know they're close behind
Nights collapse into one another in perfect time
Your enemy remains but the higher ground you choose
Moving on to something new
Hard to turn away with nothing left to lose
And the enemy is always you
We know this is only temporary
That's the last thing on our minds
Sink slow with a little too much to carry
It's a complete waste of time
But it's our favorite waste of time
Our favorite waste of time
Our favorite waste of time
We sit back, order up another, it's not time to go
Play our part in the beating heart of this guiltless show
We stay back, wait for all the others, I know they're close behind
Nights collapse into one another in perfect time
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8. |
Plastic Melts
03:41
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I heard it from the mountain
Heard it from the heavens above the clouds
I don't wanna hear a word right now
I heard it from a madman
Blowing in the breeze sweeping from the south
You know he thinks he has the world all figured out
Cause he's sold on his convictions
For his sake I hope like hell he's right
Say it shines in the sun
Like martyrs come to fix and save me
Like a sure-fire remedy
Living under the gun
Can we let it go and be...
Speak to me, all your burning tragedy
Ain't the way it's meant to be
Choose a path accordingly
Sterile, safe and clean
Say it shines in the sun
Like martyrs come to fix and save me
Moral co-dependency
Living under the gun
Can we let it go and be set free
They say there's nothing wrong
I know there's something wrong
Say it shines in the sun
Like martyrs come to fix and save me
Living under the gun
Can we let it go and be set free
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9. |
In Tune
05:36
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When you're feeling down and away, know I'm already down
When you're feelings run astray, know I'm already down
I wish your wounds would cauterize so you'd come back home soon
I wish my mood would stabilize, I could finally tell you
In a crowded room our minds bloom
Bah-dah bah-dah bah-dah-dah
In a crowded room our minds bloom
Bah-dah bah-dah bah-dah-dah
On a dark Saint Valentine's day you were feeling down
On a somber Saturday you would come around
This car can't drive slow enough to make our minds expand tonight
In this late dive we might find a spark to make us come alive
In a crowded room our minds bloom
Bah-dah bah-dah bah-dah-dah
In a crowded room our minds bloom
Bah-dah bah-dah bah-dah-dah
I've had enough of this bad luck
Tell me something I don't know
Let's spark so bright, let's make this right
Tell me something I don't know
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10. |
American Pipe Dreams
05:10
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Head on down the road, you told me to but I never go
Read the lines I wrote and planned for you but I never show
What's a shot that you don't take
What's a the point if it's gonna break
Is it love that we can't shake
Cast your eyes around the ruins that we've grown
Place your bets on all the things still left unknown
Marigold, it's up to you when we hit ground
If it gets old we'll shoot the moon, get it down
What's a shot that you don't take
What's a the point if it's gonna break
Is it love that we can't shake
Cast your eyes around the ruins that we've grown
Place your bets on all the things still left unknown
Marigold, it's up to you when we hit ground
If it gets old we'll shoot the moon, get it down
And if you start to feel regret
Marigold, don't give up yet
It was the last thing on our minds
But we can't escape this time
Situation static station
No pulse, no destination
There's nothing we can do
Just tidal wave into something new
Situation static station
No pulse, no...
We can't stay and waste away
From afternoons to holidays
Gotta break the evil scheme
Can't throw away our American pipe dreams
Save it up for a rainy day
And make our problems dissipate
Cause we know what evil means
Can't throw away our American pipe dreams
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11. |
New Machine
04:01
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Signing off on the wrecking ball, take control of strings again
Throw it up against the wall, feel the new dream creeping in
Years ago it was nothing more than an idea slipping in
And outta my head they poured, building up they start to spin
Memory fading back; time distorts the score
The records worn too thin; cannot replay anymore
Not a time for compromise, new machine is running fine
It's not our type; not our kind, can we rearrange our minds?
I feel it running through the power lines
Time to break off clean tonight
Time to let it go, break our mold, just move towards the light
Stale parade through shopping malls, twisting through the slow decay
Slowing down, a steady crawl; through scripted words to say
Following the straight line; traditional overflow
It's time that we try to find progress in the unknown
Not a time for compromise, new machine is running fine
It's not our type; not our kind, can we rearrange our minds?
I feel it running through the power lines
Time to break off clean tonight
Time to let it go, break our mold, just move towards the light
Hey tired eyes; release yourself from doubt
Old machine is burning out
Hey tired eyes; clear your mind and heavy heart
New machine is a brand new start
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Leland Palmer Baltimore, Maryland
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