All lyrics © Chris Auman
(LET IT) RICOCHET
(from the (Let it) Ricochet" b/w Straight Line 7" 2006)
To the treetops, that's where we'll go when the floors drops out
When the ceiling falls through the cardboard walls
We can find our way to the caves
And hide ourselves from the waves
We've got nowhere else to go now
We've got nowhere else to be
We've got no one we can blame anyhow
Let it ricochet, let it rattle 'round your ribcage
Let it disappear after all these years
We can still find our way home
Find our way on our own
We've got nowhere else to go now
We've got nowhere else to be
We've got no one we can blame anyhow
STRAIGHT LINE
(from the (Let it) Ricochet" b/w Straight Line 7" 2006)
And I know you're still angry
And I know you're still mad
And you're right, I'm just jealous of you
And all the things that you have
And I try to walk a straight line
And I try all the time
And I try to walk a straight
I keep trying.
Yeah, I know you're coming around
I know you got a good thing going
Out there on the edge
And I know you got a good thing going
Out there on the edge
And I try to walk a straight line
And I try all the time
And I try to walk a straight
I keep trying.
Yeah, I know you're coming around
I know you wanna spill some blood tonight
Let's do it side by side
I know you wanna spill some blood tonight
Let's do it side by side
And I try to walk a straight line
And I try all the time
And I try to walk a straight line
I keep trying.
RETURNING
(from the Whatever Happened to Soft Targets EP 2007)
Things are returning to where they belong to
Things are returning to where they belong
They know it’s true, as we do, know it’s true
Things are returning to where they belong
They know it’s true, as we do, know it’s true
Things are returning to where they belong
They know it’s true, as we do, know it’s true
Things are returning to where they belong
CLEARING THE BRUSH (ON BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN)
(Instrumental)
(from the Whatever Happened to Soft Targets EP 2007)
I'M CRUSHED
(from the Whatever Happened to Soft Targets EP 2007)
I'm crushed, isn't that enough?
Why would you care, you're not even there
I'm torn, like the day I was born
Torn from someone else, left up to myself
CHORUS
You could stay for a long time
But you’re coming on wrong
I can tell that I could never tell you nuthin’
You’re comin’ undone
I'm destroyed, you're not paranoid
But I destroyed myself, it was no one else
Well I try, don't you know I try
You want to know the truth?
You want another lie?
BLACK RADIANCE
(from the Whatever Happened to Soft Targets EP 2007)
Green leaves, tall trees
Casting their shadows on the wall
No one knows what goes on here
No one knows at all
Black sun shines on
Reaches over the wall
No one thinks about it much
No one thinks much at all
I'M SOLD
(from the Whatever Happened to Soft Targets EP 2007)
Same song different key, bores the hell right out of me
Everytime you think you found yourself
You're really finding some else
CHORUS
Every time they give you something new, it turns our it's the same
Every time they give something different, it turns our it's the same
I swear if I hear that one more time I'm gonna explode
Every time I think there's something new, it turns our it's the same
And I'm sold
Same shit different day
The less you know the more you say
Everytime you think you found yourself
You're really finding some else
CHORUS
Every time they give you something new, it turns our it's the same
Every time they give something different, it turns our it's the same
I swear if I hear that one more time I'm gonna explode
Every time I think there's something new, it turns our it's the same
And I'm sold
(from the We Hate You Soft Targets CD 2007)
Go ahead if you want to
Go ahead if you need to
You know that we’ll never leave you
No, I’m not about to
CHORUS
Everybody needs someone to talk about
Talk about and turn and walk away
You know they’ll never get it
You know we won’t forget it
It will work if you let it
And you’ll never regret it
CHORUS
Everybody needs someone to talk about
Talk about and turn and walk away
MAYBE YOU WOULD
(from the We Hate You Soft Targets CD 2007)
Maybe you will
or maybe you won’t
maybe you do
or maybe you don’t
on account of the time
on account of the truth
or in spite of the time
or in spite of the truth
But maybe you should
or maybe you would
or maybe you can't
‘cause I never could
CHORUS
Tell everyone you talk to
Tell everyone you know
And if they don’t believe you
Tell them where they can go
I got the time
and I got the right
and I got the will
if you got the fight
On account of the stakes
On account of the trust
They're not saying we should
They're saying we must
Tear it all down
And paint it all red
Cause they got the book
and that's what it says
CHORUS
Jesus Christ, Robin Hood
You got to find out which one’s good
Is it a crime to be misunderstood?
And would you change that if you could?
Maybe you would.
GLASS
(from the We Hate You Soft Targets CD 2007)
Glass, tiny shards of glass they're from your broken past
The cuts they make are small but the scars were made to last
Glass, tiny shards of glass they're from your broken past
You better make it through this time ‘cause the doors are closing fast
SYSTEMS
(from the We Hate You Soft Targets CD 2007)
We'll shut your systems down
We will shut them all
We'll shut down every one
We will we shut them down and we’ll watch as you fall
We'll crush your cities now
We will crush them all
We'll crush them every one
We will crush them and then we’ll watch as you fall
CHORUS
Everyday is not the same
We'll burn your buildings down
We will burn them all
We'll burn down every one
We will burn them down and then we’ll watch as you fall
We’ll shut your factories down
We will shut them all
We’ll shut down everyone
We will shut them down and we’ll watch as you fall
LINE TO MY HEAD
(from the We Hate You Soft Targets CD 2007)
There’s a line to my head (4x)
And that’s where this line starts
There’s a line to my heart (4x)
And that’s where this line starts
There’s a line to my hands (4x)
That’s where this line starts
That’s where things start falling apart
If think you know a better way then that’s ok
Just dial up the answer and call
There’s a line to my heart (x4)
Everytime that my phone starts ringing
Everytime that the girl starts singing
TRAITORS & SPIES
(from the We Hate You Soft Targets CD 2007)
I found a way out, so don’t you freak out 2x
No!
You want something to do, I do too
You want somewhere to go, baby, I know
You want to be somebody else, get ahold of yourself now
You want somewhere to stay, stay away
I found a way out, so don’t you freak out 2x
No!
You want something to do, I do too
You want somewhere to go, baby, I know
You want to be somebody else, get ahold of yourself now
You want somewhere to stay, stay away
There are rumours and there are lies
There are traitors and there are spies
I get so frustrated when it gets this complicated
There are traitors and there are spies
SEE YOU ON THE WAY BACK DOWN
(from the We Hate You Soft Targets CD 2007)
You and me, we are the same
And we know how to play their game
What we give is what we get
And we ain’t got nothing yet
I’ll see you on the way back down x4
It means nothing to me when you’re down x2
We ain’t got time to get it right
No, we just have tonight
We ain’t have time to get it wrong
No, we ain’t have that long
You and me, we are the same
And we know how to play their game
They’ve got to see it to believe it
And they ain’t seen nothing yet
I’ll see you on the way back down x4
INSIDE YOUR LOVE
(from the We Hate You Soft Targets CD 2007)
I see you’ve chosen your avenues
I see you’ve chosen to hide
I see you’ve chosen something over nothing
But that something that you’ve chosen
has done nothing but hurt my pride
And can I get back inside?
I see you’ve chosen your path
I see you’ve done all the math
I see you’ve worked out all your problems on the blackboard
but I think you made a mistake, now what do you think about that?
’Cause I got a problem that
And can I get back inside?
Your love
I think I heard you went east
I know you never been east
Then I heard you went west
Put our love to the test, I guess
And then I heard you went south
I know you got a smart mouth
And then I heard you went north
So I’m bearing the torch and I will carry it forth to you
Come on now, can I get back inside?
Can I get back inside
Your love
Your love
BLACK, BLUE BLACK
(from the We Hate You Soft Targets CD 2007)
Riders of the storm
Where do you get off
Just knock your heads together, boys
It’s time you’re movin on
Creatures of the night
Where did you go wrong
Just get your shit together, boys
It’s time to move along
Defenders of the faith
How do you fit in
You better pray for rain to come again
and wash away your sins
For those about to rock
We sure salute you
And we support the causes
You contribute to
BLOOD
(from the We Hate You Soft Targets CD 2007)
What flows in your veins? Who knows?
What flows in your veins? I don't think I know
Nothing but steel and ice I don't suppose
What goes through your brain? Who knows?
What goes through your brain? I don't think I know
Nothing but thoughts of violence I don’t suppose
What lives in your heart? Who knows?
What lives in your heart? Who knows?
Nothing but hate and anger I don’t suppose
Blood makes it right
Blood makesß it wrong
Blood will wash away before too long
WEIRD WEATHER
(from the We Hate You Soft Targets CD 2007)
Weird weather up ahead
Never seen sky look so dead
x2
Get your barricades out of the road
We don’t have time, do what you’re told
x2
Pray if you want, but praying won’t do you no good
Just do what you’re told, believe what we say, understood?
Weird weather up ahead
Never seen the sun look so red
x2
Line your carts up in a row
Nobody here knows where to go
x2
Pray if you want, but praying won’t do you no good
Just do what you’re told, believe what we say, understood?
Those things you hear, the things they say, they're all lies
Just do as your told, believe what we say, all the time
All the time
Every line
And the people
They're doin' fine
MOVING ON
(from the We Hate You Soft Targets CD 2007)
You know that I'm not happy that you're gone
You know that I'm not happy that you're finally movin' on
I know you don't believe anything I say
You know that doesn’t matter to me anyway
CHORUS
But you had to get out (you had to get out) of my way
You had to move out (of my way)
You had to carry it out on the stage
And the worst that could happen
is you try to be gone for too long
You know I wish you the best of luck out there
I hope you knock ‘em dead, girl, every time everywhere
I know you don’t believe that I think that’s true
You don’t believe and there’s anything else I can do
CHORUS
But you had to get out (you had to get out) of my way
You had to move out (of my way)
You had to carry it out on the stage
And the worst that could happen
is you try to be gone for too long
Moving on
(from the The Kids Want Action b/w Don't Ask Why 7" 2008)
If the kids want action tonight then they’ll get it
If they want revolution, they’ll have it by morning
The world is theirs ‘cause we don’t want it anymore (Yes, I know)
If they see brass rings, they better grab ‘em
Grab the all. Grab them all
Don’t grab nothing. Grab them all.
Grab ‘em before you fall.
The kids want justice, they want the truth
They don’t want lies, they want the proof
The world is ours 'cause they don’t want it anymore (Yes, I know)
If they see something they gotta do
They’ll do it all, they'll do it all
They won’t do nothin’, they’ll do it all
But we did it before you all
They’re suspect
We reject
Their defects
They try to sell us new truth but the truth never changes
They’re suspect
We reject
Their defects
They try to sell us new truth but the truth never changes x2
DON’T ASK WHY
(from the The Kids Want Action b/w Don't Ask Why 7" 2008)
Do every little thing I ask you
Do every little thing I want you to
Do every little thing I ask you
And don’t ask why x2
Take a trip on a train
You won’t care if you see me again
You won’t care unless I want you to
Take a drip down the drain
Pop a pill for the pain
You won’t feel unless I want you to
Did you learn your lesson well?
I can’t say, it’s too early to tell
Did you finish on time?
I can’t say, it’s a problem of mine
Did you listen to what I said?
I did, then it got lost in my head
Do you see where I’m coming from
I think I do but I’m kind dumb
Feel high feel deep can’t get no sleep
You win I lose your choice you choose
But don’t ask why
Don’t ask why
Do every little thing I ask you
Do every little thing I want you to
Do every little thing I ask you
And don’t ask why x2
BIRD COLLISION
(from the Soft Targets Must Be Destroyed CD 2008)
Seeing is believing
Believing is a lie
Lies are liberating
A collision course of course we try
Reason is prevailing
Trespassing om the ground
Trouble is around us
It always can be found
Up in the air
Up in the sky
Who knows
That’s just the way it goes
Up in the air
Up in the sky
Who knows
That’s the way it goes
THE KIDS WANT ACTION
(from the Soft Targets Must Be Destroyed CD 2008)
If the kids want action tonight then they’ll get it
If they want revolution, they’ll have it by morning
The world is theirs ‘cause we don’t want it anymore (Yes, I know)
If they see brass rings, they better grab ‘em
Grab them all. Grab them all
Don’t grab nothing. Grab them all.
Grab ‘em before you fall.
The kids want justice, they want the truth
They don’t want lies, they want the proof
The world is ours 'cause they don’t want it anymore (Yes, I know)
If they see something they gotta do
They’ll do it all, they'll do it all
They won’t do nothin’, they’ll do it all
But we did it before you all
They’re suspect
We reject
Their defects
They try to sell us new truth but the truth never changes
They’re suspect
We reject
Their defects
They try to sell us new truth but the truth never changes x2
ONE MORE TO BURN
(from the Soft Targets Must Be Destroyed CD 2008)
Don’t take sides
There are no sides here
Don’t run and hide
No place to hide here
We got one more lesson to learn
We got one more
We got one more to burn
It was summertime
We lived outside
In the rain
If it rained
We got one more lesson to learn
We got one more
We got one more to burn
We got one more lesson to learn
And we got one more
We got one more to burn
One more to burn
Everytime I think it’s no concern
One more to burn
One more to burn
Everytime I think we’ll never learn
One more to burn
It was winter time
We lived inside
We didn’t complain
We did not complain
HONESTLY
(from the Soft Targets Must Be Destroyed CD 2008)
I don’t know why you won’t look me in the eye
It just kills me
I don’t know why you won’t lay down and die
Honestly, honestly, it would thrill me
I don’t know when we can ever do this again
Honestly, honestly, it just kills me
I don’t know how when the best time is now
Honestly, honestly, it just kills me
(THERE’S GONNA BE) CHANGES
(from the Soft Targets Must Be Destroyed CD 2008)
What’s that you’re saying?
Is that a come on?
You got a funny feeling?
That’s just your head reeling
And it’s gonna reel for awhile
‘Cause there’s gonna be changes
(There's gonna be changes)
‘Cause life rearranges from time to time
So come on
What’s that you’re saying?
Is this a put on?
You gotta funny attitude
No, I’m not being rude
But I’m gonna be gone for awhile
‘Cause there’s gonna be changes
(There's gonna be changes)
‘Cause life rearranges from time to time
What’s that you said?
Is that a put down?
Is that just booze talking?
Well, here's my boots walking
And they’re gonna walk for awhile
And there’s gonna be changes
(There's gonna be changes)
‘Cause life rearranges from to to time
So come on
EXCITEMENT!
(from the Soft Targets Must Be Destroyed CD 2008)
You want excitement
You want to stay out all night every night
Creep around town while I’m sleeping tight
Well that’s alright
But how you gonna live
How you gonna live when you got nothing left to give
How you gonna live when you can not pay your rent
Your money’s always spent
How you gonna live?
How you gonna know
How you gonna know when your feeling are not true
How you gonna know when you don’t know what to do
How you gonna know
Why don't you tell us, 'cause that's what we really wanna know
How you gonna feel, when the nights drag on and the days drag on
How you gonna feel, when the time comes on and the years drag on
How you gonna feel?
Your time and your money’s alway spent
You don’t know what to do and you don’t know where they went
When the truth is now unfolding and it's right before your eyes
And fate steps in to fuck you up that’ll be no surprise
You'll know what time it is
FAULTY WIRING
(from the Soft Targets Must Be Destroyed CD 2008)
Something got disconnected and I think
Some wires got crossed
And I know that we can’t get reconnected
‘Cause the signals still lost
There’s a charge for this charge
There’s a price for dischage
There’s a charge for this charge
The price to pay
Something disconnected and I think
Some wires got crossed
And I know that we can’t get reconnected
‘Cause the signals still lost
WE RUN THIS CITY
(from the Soft Targets Must Be Destroyed CD 2008)
We run this city
We run this town
We don’t like you comin’ in
Messin’ around
Tryin’ to keep our people down
Down on the boulevard
People everywhere
I heard it on my radio
I ain’t never goin’ back there
Back to the square
I ain’t never goin’ back there
Back to square one
We run this city
We run this town
We don’t like you comin’ in
Messin’ around
Tryin’ to keep our people down
Out there on the street
People gettin’ tight
See those kids on the corner man, they’re feelin’ all right
But that’s just tonight
Let’s pull up to the corner there, let’s feel all right
Just for tonight
DUST IN THE AIR
(from the Soft Targets Must Be Destroyed CD 2008)
Dust in the air
Please be aware
The more you sink the less you float
I don’t know, but I’ve been told
These captain’s wings they're made of gold
That’s what I’ve been told
I don’t mind. I’ll get there in time
You can keep the roses, I’ll take the wine
I don’t know, but I’ve been told
The only thing that’s changed me is rock and roll
The only thing that saves me is rock and roll
Dust in the air
Please be aware
The more we sink the less we float
I don’t know, but I’ve been told
No one wants to die before they get old
No one wants to die before they get old
No one wants to die before they get old
I don't want to die before I get old
GOTTA LET YOU GO
(from the Soft Targets Must Be Destroyed CD 2008)
I could really use the money
I could really use the friends
Sometimes it feels like a bolt of lightning’s gonna come down and strike me in the end
I could really use the time
I could really lose my mind
Sometimes it feels like a big old hole’s gonna open, up swallow me down, and I’ll leave you all behind
I feel like wasting all night, but I just don’t know
I feel like, lately, always, I gotta let you go
FIGURE IT OUT
(from the Don't Put Out CD 2009)
Well all right, if you got something to say
I’ll shut my mouth, you can say it anyway
You’ve got that look, that look that says it all
You want everything, all at once, you want it all right now
You’re gonna figure it out x2
Well all right, if you got something to say
I’ll shut my mouth, but they don't even know your name
There goes that look, that look that says it all
So full of history and mystery, now the writing’s on the wall
We’re gonna figure it out x4
The only thing that matters right now is that I want you
And you want me to
The only thing that matters right now is that I need you
And you need me to
WHEN THE APOCALYPSE COMES
(from the Don't Put Out CD 2009)
When the apocalypse comes
Dying is salvation and living’s a curse
When the apocalypse comes
It’s gonna get bad then its gonna get worse
When the apocalypse comes
We’ll leave the party a little too soon
When the apocalypse comes
1999’s got nuthin’ on you
Got nuthin’ on you
When the apocalypse comes
Air turns electric, it’ll shock you right out
When the apocalypse comes
Death and Destruction are what’s it’s about
When the apocalypse comes
I wanna be sharp and looking my best
When the apocalypse comes
Always wanted to be the last one left
Always wanted to say goodbye to the rest
Always wanted to lead a group of men to their death
Always wanted to save the world with my dying breath
Yeah, my last breath
When the apocalypse comes
Red skies will burn all day and all night
When the apocalypse comes
We’re gonna take wrong and make it all right
When the apocalypse comes
Last call for judgment last call for the truth
When the apocalypse comes
The Lake of Fire’s got nuthin’ on you
Got nothing on you
When the apocalypse comes
I know exactly what I’m gonna do
When the apocalypse comes
The Book of Names is naming a few
When the apocalypse comes
I won’t waste time sucking up to the blessed
When the apocalypse comes
Always wanted to be the last one left
Always wanted to say goodbye to the rest
Always wanted to lead a group of men to their death
Always wanted to save the world with my dying breath
Then this is the test
And this is the sign
That it’s gonna be fine
And it’s gonna be swell when were livin’ in hell
When the apocalypse comes
I DON’T ACT RIGHT
(from the Don't Put Out CD 2009)
When I heard the news of what happened I just happened to be happening by
(Walking the street) Yeah
Since I wasn’t there to see it I couldn’t look you in the eye
(Obviously) Yeah
I know I ain't perfect I know and I’m not refined
(Is that a crime?) No
I don’t have much to give but can you give me time?
(Give some time)
I know I don’t look right, I don’t act right do I?
I didn’t start investigating ‘til things had gone for too long
(Way too long) Yeah
But I can admit I’m right, if you can admit you’re wrong
(Don’t sing me a song) No
The past is past and if it don’t last it won’t mean a goddamn thing
(Don’t mean a thing) Yeah
I’m looking at those pretty little fingers, but I don’t see no ring
I don’t look right, I don’t act right do I?
I can’t walk straight, I can’t talk straight can I?
BRIDGE
Oh Lord, You gotta beam me up right now
Lord, I’m just beggin’ you
You gotta believe me
You gotta relieve me from this misery
VERSE
Sometimes you confuse me, make me feel two feet tall
Waddaya mean I gotta go uptown to get downtown?
That don’t make no sense at all
But with your cooperation, we could end this thing right now
I forgive you, you forgive me, it won’t matter anyhow
CHORUS
Cause, I don’t look right, I don’t act right do I?
No, I can’t walk straight, I can’t think straight can I?
I can’t act right, I can’t dress right can I?
No, I won’t act right, I don’t do right do I?
SOME DAYS
(from the Don't Put Out CD 2009)
Some days, I don’t know what to do
Some days, I’d rather leave it up to you
And you know that I always do
Some days, they don’t turn out right
Try as you might, some days don’t turn out right
CHORUS
Shining on the avenue
Lighting up the great plains
Smiling at my enemies
Knowing that I share the blame
It's true
Sometimes, I got lies running through my head
Sometimes, I can’t believe the things I’ve said
Sometimes, I got fires burning in my bed
Sometimes, I almost wish I was...
CHORUS
Shining on the avenue
Lighting up the great plains
Smiling at my enemies
Knowing that I share the blame
It's true
I know a promise is just something you make
You know a promise is just something to break
We know there’s not too much more they can take
They know we’re not going back for their sake
CHORUS
Shining on the avenue
Lighting up the great plains
Smiling at my enemies
Knowing that I share the blame
Feeling like hypocrite
Playing out the last game
Trying to make them deal with it
Knowing that it’s all the same
PUBLIC WORLD
(from the Don't Put Out CD 2009)
I gotta get away
I don’t have time for anther holdiay
Once in awhile, at least once a day
I don’t have time for anther holdiay
How many more times, how many more ways
RUNAROUND
(from the Don't Put Out CD 2009)
I don't know why you run around
I don't know why you burn your house to the ground
Is that how you want it to be?
I know you want to get away
I know there's some place you'd rather stay
Stay away from me
CHORUS
Everybody thinks they got you pegged for something
Everybody's trying to nail you to the cross for nothing
Everything is falling apart but you're still burning
One thing I know for sure is this world’s gonna keep on turning
SECOND VERSE
I don't know why you run around
I don’t know why you wanna get lost then found
And why does that include me
I don't know why you don't act right
I don't know why you take the fifth every night
Is that how you want it to be
CHORUS
Everybody thinks they got you pegged for something
Everybody's trying to nail you to the cross for nothing
Everything is falling apart but you’re still burning
One thing I know for sure is this world’s gonna keep on turning
Right now, I’m finding hard to figure out
Right now, I’m finding it hard and I can’t say
I said, You’re running away, you said, I know
I said, You’re running away, you said, I know
I said, You’re running away, you said, I know
I said, You’re running away, you said, I know
I said, You’re running away, you said, I know
And if after you’re gone
I’ll lie and say I won’t miss you
And say so long
WESTERN CIVILIZATION
(from the Don't Put Out CD 2009)
It’s the decline of Western Civilization
But it’s not the fault of Hipster Nation
It’s just a lack of imagination
That’s been the problem since creation
CHORUS
So what is wrong, and why this song?
Through the day and all night long
The time may come
When all is said and done
And don’t you think that we’ve had our fun?
Oh no, don’t you even think about it
It’s the decline of the Western World
With flags held high and banners unfurled
We don’t have anyone left to serve
We lost way and lost our nerve
CHORUS
So what is wrong, and why this song?
Through the day and all night long
The time may come
When all is said and done
And don’t you think that we’ve had our fun?
Oh no, don’t you even think about it
Oh no, don’t you even lie about it, you can't live without it
It’s the decline of Western Civilization
But it’s not the fault of Hipster Nation
It’s just a lack of imagination
That’s been the problem since creation
But I wouldn’t trade it for all the snow in Scandinavia
Or for all the tulips in Batavia
For all the biscuits in Moravia
But I would trade it for the oil in Arabia
BIG CATS
(from the Don't Put Out CD 2009)
Big cats, they’re lying in the tall grass
They’re waiting for the days to pass
They’re waiting to attack you
Big cats, I’ve known you such a long time
I know we’re of the same mind
I know we’re of the same kind
CHORUS
And that’s no small thing
It’s no small thing
It’s no small thing
Oh, it’s no small thing, for a big cat
Big cats, they’re lying in the hot sun
They know their race is run
They know they've already won
Big cats, I’ve known you such a long time
I know your heart is mine
I know we’re out of time
CHORUS
And that’s no small thing
It’s no small thing
It’s no small thing
Oh, it’s no small thing, for a big cat
Big cats, lying in the tall grass
Waiting for the days to pass
Waiting to attack you
Big cats, I've known you such a long time
I know your heart is mine
I know your heart is mine
Big cats, they're lying in the tall grass
Waitng for the days to pass
Waiting to attack you
Big cats, I've known you such a long time
I know your heart is mine
I know your heart is mine
Big cats, they're lying in the tall grass
Waitng for the days to pass
Waiting to attack you
BIG CATS!!!
ARCTIC CIRCLE
(from the Above the Arctic Circle CD 2010)
Have fun in the Arctic Circle
Have a good time in the wilderness
Got plenty of time to come up for a visit
But I’m waiting on my check from the government
It's been a long time since I've had the time
Have fun running through the jungle
Have a good time in the tropic heat
You can swing on a vine, then you’re gonna be fine
Don’t get to close when the tigers eat
It's been a long time since I've had the time
CHORUS
It's been a long time since I've had the time for this x4
Have fun crawling through the desert
Have a good time in the desert sun
Holy coyotes pushing peyotes
You gotta understand how the desert's run
It's been a long time since I've had the time
Have fun swimming in the ocean
Have a good time sucking up the surf
Swimming in the dark with the killers and the sharks
I wish you the best for what that's worth
It's been a long time since I've had the time
CHORUS
It's been a long time since I've had the time for this x4
RIGHT NOW
You’re gonna love me
Yeah, you’re gonna love me right now
You’re gonna need me
Yeah, you’re gonna need me right now
You’re gonna want me
Yeah, you’re gonna want me right now
You’re gonna miss me
Yeah, you’re gonna miss me right now
Everybody’s got something to prove but you
And I’ve got nuthin’ to lose but you
THE DUST WE RAISE
Oh, the dust we raise
Oh, the mess we made
But we keep on moving anyway
Oh, the times we had
They weren’t all bad
But we keep on moving anyway
Don’t say a word
We got nothing to talk about
Don’t say a word
Don’t say a word
Oh, the history
Life’s sweet mystery
But we keep on moving anyway
Oh, the wars we wage
But the roads get paved
And we keep on moving anyway
Don’t say a word
We got nothing to talk about, you know we don’t
Don’t say a word
Don’t say a word
WORLD WON'T END
We are ready
Ready to play
Attitude counts for nothing
So long as we get paid
The world's not going to end
Just because you got no money to spend
And I think things are on the mend between you and me
But if that’s the way it’s going to be
That’s the way it’s going to be
We are ready
Ready to play
Attitude counts for something
So long as we get paid
The world's not going to end
Just because we got no money to spend
And I think things are on the mend between you and me
But if that’s the way it’s going to be
That’s the way it’s going to be
ALL RIGHT IN THE MORNING
You’ll be alright in the morning
You know you always are
Shine your light in the corner there
You never know what you’ll find
Stay out of the way of the richochet
Don’t let it hit your heart
Burn a hole in the atmosphere
Don’t forget who you are
You’ll be all right in the morning
You know you always are
Don’t turn out your light 'cause they asked you to
They can all see in the dark
Slicing the air like a razor blade
Tearing up and cutting out
And if you're throwing your stones in glasses cages then
They're gonna hit your mark
CHORUS
I know you’ve seen easier days
Shine a light and come on
I know there are better ways
Shine a light and come on
But those were better times
Shine a light and come on
Some of those were mine
Shine a light and come on
It’ll be like that again
Shine a light and come on
I know that’s true but I don’t know when
Shine a light and come on
Just look ahead don’t look behind
Shine a light and come on
Look ahead don’t look behind
Shine a light and come on
You'll be all right in the morning
You know you always are
Shine your light in the corner there
You never know what you'll find
Fire needs to feed on your oxygen
Dont let it burn you out
Smoke blows the way that they want it to
That's what it's about
You'll be all right in the morning
You know you always are
Dig in deep to the barricades
Keep your ammo dry
Stay out of the way of the richochet
Don’t let it hit your heart
Burn a hole in the atmosphere
Don’t forget who you are
REPEAT CHORUS
DON’T PUT YOUR TRUST IN ANYTHING
VERSE ONE
Don’t put your trust in no machines
They’ve been wrong for a little too long now
Don’t put your trust in the government
They’ve been wrong for too long
Don’t trust no one else
Don’t even trust yourself
Don’t put your trust in the phone company
They'll bill you wrong, they've been doing it all along
Don’t put your trust in the Internet
Or the past or what hasn't happened yet
Don’t trust no one else
Don’t even trust yourself
CHORUS
If you need something to believe
Then drop your guard down and receive
The promise of nothing's all you need
Expect nothing more and you will find peace
Don’t put your trust in no religion
They’ve been wrong for a little too long now
Don’t put your trust in your television
They’ve been wrong for a little too long now
Don’t trust no one else
Don’t even trust yourself
Don't put your trust in America
You salute the flag, but that won't take care of yah
Don't put your trust in your schools
All those teachers with their rules (Fools!)
You can make the grade, but they won't stop scaring yah
Don’t trust no one else
Don’t even trust yourself
REPEAT CHORUS
Don’t put your trust in double negatives
Don’t do that, no, don’t do not do that
REPEAT CHORUS
THAT JUST HAPPENED
VERSE ONE (after 3)
In your heart you wanna be a soldier
You want to go fight a war for
Glory and honor and money and fame
Now ain’t that a shame
And if that’s true then I have a question
or maybe it’s a suggestion
but to me their the same
Let's give it a name
In your heart you wanna be a hero
Isn’t that what we’re here for
To be honored and worshipped and born again
But it’s only a game
If that’s true then we got some problems
And we better solve them
Find out who'se to blame
Let’s give it a name
CHROUS
That just happened
Let’s give it a name
That just happened
Let’s give that a name
That just happened
It just happened
In your heart you wanna be our new leader
Wherever that’s gonna lead yah
To glory and power and money and fame
Now ain’t that a shame
And if that’s true then I have a question
or maybe it’s a suggestion
but to me their the same
Let's give it a name
CHORUS
In your heart you want to be our savior
You better watch your behavior
To be worshipped and gloried and honored and famed
Here we go again
And if that's true then I got a feeling
But it's not fair dealing with those worries again
Let's give it a name
CHORUS
TROUBLE SQUAD
Trouble! Squad!
BED OF NAILS
Where’d you get that bed of nails?
The one you lie on, the one you rely on
Where did you get that bed of coals?
The one you walk on, the one you get off on
Where did you get that crown of thorns
The one you wear so well, oh honey, I can tell
Where did you get that cross you bear
The one you’re nailed to, the one that’s gonna fail you
When did you board that ship of fools
The one that sails you, the one that fails you
Where did you get those chains you wear
The ones that rake you, the ones that are gonna break you
Take all the sour grapes that you can find
Turn them into sour wine
And when they bind you up to pay your debt
Forty lashes plus one is what you’ll get