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satisfaction
04:44
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you’ve got the confidence that you’ve got nothing to prove
she’s got the obviousness of all of the eyeballs in the room
i closed my eyes, said yes to the prize, and gritted for my smiles
i fell in line and sold my lies but then the sky it turned to dusk,
that’s when it hit me
i can’t get no satisfaction
why can’t i be me?
a spring in your step can really take you across town
i’ve got my permission slip i open every door around
check my credentials they say, this man he walks alone
check my referentials they say, no one fucking knows
so just let go
i ditched my kids, my wife, and freed the cat that I named dave
i bought a bike and a tank of gas and set off for something strange
chemics ease all the days before nights before lights are fluorescent and small
chemics ease, chemics ease, chemics ease, chemics ease
can’t we see it doesn’t got to be any one way at all
i can’t get no satisfaction
why can’t i be free?
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careful on your way out
03:19
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have you come to the day when everything changed
all the things you were told all your faith and beliefs
black is white and the saints are thieves
all the characters stayed the same, but the names had changed
they have changed
the names have changed
so you lick your finger, for the winds direction
but the response is silence, and the day meanders
but your eyes are open and your rage wants spoken
do you claim it as mine, or hide between the lines?
can you open your eyes, to see their disguise
when we’ve all but spoken, i think the words are broken
it’s such a beautiful hell, i mean we live so well
careful on your way out, careful on your way
bad karma for a life of doubt, bad karma for a life of doubt
can you turn it around, will your voice be sound
cause i’m over this, so are you coming with?
truth be told, i can’t feel old
so do you wanna wait, or do you wanna escape?
do you wanna escape?
escape?
so you give it your best, and you try for the test
but their language is boredom, and your mind is so sordid
so do you swallow it, or do you sell their shit?
do you claim it as mine, or hide between the lines?
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it’s more than plausible
for them it’s deniable
cause we think it’s certifiable
but they’re so damn reliable
guilt free genocide
rich people for climate change
the richer you get, the sooner it comes
it’s what they call, a win win
where do we put the poor people
once we don’t need their labor
it’s an inconvenient problem to have
it’s an inconvenient truth, but not for them
guilt free genocide
rich people for climate change
to say it was the plan all along,
well we can’t give credit, but they’ll sell you it
mother nature’s a mysterious one
don’t you think, can’t you wait to meet her?
it’s an inconvenient problem to have
it’s an inconvenient truth, but not for them
you told me that we’d be okay
you sold me but still garnished my pay
put the pedal to the metal
is this your wish?
pedestrians walk at their own risk
you told us that you were fit to lead
but you just led us for dead
put the pedal to the metal
is this your wish?
pedestrians walk at their own risk
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fun police
03:22
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check your phone, check the tape, check your attitude
come on over we can fix your altitude
no i’m sorry the rules they are not cool
and yes it’s true they’ve turned you into a fool
it’s inhumane, I know you know it too
we can find your soul, off your knees, get outta the pew
who made you the fun police
did you always wanna grow up to be a narc?
did you always wanna grow up, did you always wanna grow up?
can you say that you’re having a good time?
but you could just be confusing yours for mine
i know it hurts but we’re all just trying to be good
a few less rules, could maybe help if you could
cause it’s inhumane I know you know it too
we can find your soul, off your knees, get outta the pew
i’ve got a secret, well not a secret, but it can’t be said enough
there’s no boundaries, but your boundaries, say out loud all the ones you hate
i don’t need your country lines
i don’t need your sexual repression
i don’t need the church’s stance
they’re all just ideological infections
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enemies
04:57
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what are you waiting for, when you leave it up to them?
i don’t wanna watch, and i don’t wanna see
i don’t want my eyes to be only the glare of the screen
i’m not gonna be your voyeur
i’m not gonna pay for your luck
i don’t wanna be your voyeur
i’m not gonna pay to watch you
i wanna live to be free
i wanna shout, and spread my disease
you can sit and hate if that’s all you believe
but i’m gonna be the enemy
it’s like a social anxiety curse
you’re not the first, and it brings out the worst
it’s like an orbit around the sun
it hurts to stare, cause you’re never there
all of the cynics know, choose the martyr over the saint
cause every time we’d rather kill you than leave you alone
what are you waiting for, when you leave it up to them?
i wanna live to be free
i wanna shout and spread my disease
you can sit and hate if that’s all you believe
but i’m gonna be the enemy
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2kool2dance
04:20
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it can be so hard to dance in key
but some people do it so easily
you’ve got such a pretty smile
won’t you come and dance with me
are you watching or playing the game?
the rules are shitty, and we’re just more of the same
conflict, the name of the plot
you could stomach it, but you’re calling the cops
you’re too scared to dance tonight
you’re too scared and it’s every time
stay cool, it’s how you spent your life
if it’s all you ever do
social anxiety is not a disease
and it won’t get better staring at a screen
i’ll make you a handshake deal
i won’t laugh at you if you don’t laugh at me
are you watching or playing the game?
the rules are shitty, and we’re just more of the same
conflict, the name of the plot
you could stomach it, but you’re calling the cops
you’re too scared to dance tonight
you’re too scared and it’s every time
stay cool, it’s how you spent your life
if it’s all you ever do
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burn burn
03:53
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can you tell me why, you keep it all inside
can you take a pause, to see the fog
so let your eyes adjust, until the voices hush
are you a soul, or a role?
choir choir the beautiful liar
the church bell rings, it’s under our skin
fire fire, to the highest buyer
burn burn, but we never learn
when they ask us why, we’ll start with a sigh
could we see the smoke before everyone choked?
debt to our eyes, fixed on the prize
history’s only rule,
history is cruel
you know everything that I see
you know everyone that i wanna be
you know that I need it more than you
i’ll read the words from your mind, we’re through
but for now, Ill be cool
i won’t be so loud, only your fool
because my confidence, lacks of lack of confidence
now now now, I’ll prove my worth
i’ll take everything that i see
i’ll give it to you my bride to be
cause the kids need things, and then the kids need kids
just tell me what next, can we consume?
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vansanity
04:54
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in the night i go to the trees
and i beg, i beg and plead
we wanted it, we got it
every branch i ask it why
why here, why hear in the in the sky?
we wanted it, we got it
every man, every man for himself
your identity is just vanity, every man, every man for himself
my anxiety seeks tranquility, every man, every man for himself
smiles and eyes all lacking brevity, every man, every man for himself
we can’t see it doesn’t need to be
every single man every man for himself
in the day i stare till i’m blind
calculating in my mind
we wanted it, we got it
the intervals of fluorescent color
every single bit, worth less than the other
we wanted it, we got it
every single man every man for himself
we wanted it, we got it
i’ve looked around town, you’re nowhere to be found
but the streets have your name, why aren’t you ashamed?
you know it’s wrong, but now we need a new law
you justify your greed, you say it’s them or me
you always need it all, you made it one big brawl
power money and fame, why aren’t you ashamed?
i don’t wanna know, how far you would go
so just admit it to me, that you’re a fucking sleaze
every single man, every man for himself
why aren’t you ashamed?
you’re just a fucking sleaze
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