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American Elegy
04:16
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see the pale, green look on her face
sick from carrying the burden of this place
tired and weary, but she stands up straight
so god bless the usa
god bless the usa
the only place I wanna stay
the only words I wanna say are
god bless the usa
hey
to the true red, white, and blue we pray
she's no angel, she's no saint
just the bearer of the torch to her grave
if you squint you can still see the flame
so god bless the usa
god bless the usa
god bless the usa
god bless the usa
god bless the usa
if she were never born
never conceived
where would we be now?
walking on bare feet
through empty streets
we're better off, somehow
god bless the usa
god bless the usa
god bless the usa
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say it to me, say it one more time
how I should learn to smile and say it's fine
how I should walk along and nevermind
how I should learn my place and fall in line
broadcast it on the tv screens
say what you couldn't mean
overload the internet
just in case we didn't get it yet
you already know who I am
still you can't understand
i'm more than just a man
i'm the motherfuckin' spirit of the hollow land
you really wanna know my name?
you really gotta change your ways
you really wanna know my name?
heads up, down here on the ground
we already know what's been goin' down
beat me with your battered book of lies
explain to me what I can't realize
a man can't fit the world inside his mind
and a man can't change what's preordained
he's a lucky motherfucker just to be alive
etch it in to the bathroom walls
carve it in to the bathroom stalls
privacy don't mean a thing
when power is the ruler and the dollar is king
you already know who I am
still you can't understand
i'm more than just a man
i'm the motherfuckin' spirit of the hollow land
you really wanna know my name?
you really gotta change your ways
you really wanna know my name?
heads up, down here on the ground
we already know what's been goin' down
give it to me now
you really wanna know my name, motherfucker c'mon
lord, you gotta change your fuckin' ways, hey
you really wanna know my name?
heads up, down here on the ground
we already know what's been
you really wanna know my name?
you really gotta change your fuckin' ways
you really wanna know my name?
heads up, down here on the ground
we already know what's been goin' down
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i picture myself in a red room
dark except for the candle light
on the wall hang pictures of you
on the floor lie pieces of my spine
hey, get over it
hey, get over it
i take a step towards the wall
i press my cheek to a picture of you
my knees get weak and i fall
i curse what you have put me through
hey, get over it
hey, get over it
hey, get over it
hey, get over it
hey, get over it
hey, get over it
take a hammer to the side of my brain
beat me 'til i go sane
bleed me dry and take what's left of me
hey, get over it
get over it
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4. |
Enemy_
04:11
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every day you wanna talk to me
every day you wanna talk to me
i only got so much energy
i only got so much energy
every day you wanna put me down
every day you wanna put me down
stamp my face straight into the ground
every day you wanna put me down
do you wanna be my enemy?
do you wanna see my body bleed?
search with your eyes closed
not understanding all you see
and you're bound to be my enemy.
every day you wanna throw a fit
every day you wanna throw a fit
i'm gettin' fucking sick and tired of it
every day you wanna throw a fit
every day you wanna scream and shout
every day you wanna scream and shout
yell at the sky and curse the clouds
every day you wanna scream and shout
it's killing me.
<chorus>
do you wanna be my enemy?
do you wanna be my enemy?
i only got so much energy
i only got so much energy
its killing me.
<chorus>
do you wanna be my enemy?
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5. |
RadioSlaveUSA
08:28
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if you see me comin' you'd better run
got my finger on the trigger of a loaded gun
and I can't wait to shoot
like a lone rider of oblivion
i take graves for names, and then talk to none
so I'm beggin' you
to make your move
nothing good lasts too long anyway
my rage has plagued what used to stay
in place before I met the likes of you
so if you see me comin' you'd better run
got my finger on the trigger of a loaded gun
and I can't wait to shoot
all your love was just a fantasy
all your warmth was only make believe
you eat the weak, the helpless become your prey
but we know every dog has his day
if you see me walkin' in the settin' sun
hand hangin' low, hand by my gun
you'd better commence to move
i'm comin' for you, the lonely one
who cries for wolf when there are none
so I'm beggin' you to listen to
these songs they sing in the light of day
when everyone else has gone away
when everything's misunderstood or true
so if you see me comin' you'd better run
got my finger on the trigger of a loaded gun
and I can't wait to shoot
no
all your love was just a fantasy
all your warmth was only make believe
you eat the weak, the helpless become your prey
but we know every dog has his day
yeah, if you see me comin' you'd better run
got my finger on the trigger of a loaded gun
if you see me comin' you'd better run
got my finger on the trigger of a loaded gun
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6. |
Innermission
04:04
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7. |
A.S.P.D.
03:11
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i don't wanna hear it anymore
i don't wanna hear it anymore
every day you're knockin' at my door
i don't wanna hear it anymore
and I'm afraid
it's not a lie
i see the fire in your eyes again
it's how I feel
i keep it real
so stay the hell away from me, my friend
i don't wanna hear it anymore
i don't wanna hear it anymore
and I'm afraid
it's not a lie
i see the fire in your eyes again
it's how I feel
i keep it real
so stay the hell away from me, my friend
i don't wanna hear it anymore
i don't wanna hear it anymore
i don't wanna hear it anymore
i don't wanna hear it anymore
and I'm afraid
it's not a lie
i see the fire in your eyes again
it's how I feel
i keep it real
so stay the hell away from me, my friend
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8. |
Ego Trauma
04:28
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king of a small town, make your move
i got nothin' to say to you
can't see beyond your cluttered walls
can't see beyond your barnyard stall, well
we can't all be gifted men
perspective could be your best friend, but
you'd rather get red in the face
and give us all just a little taste of
what happened to you when you were young
what happened to you when you were young
pot-bellied and full of heat
the biggest ship in the smallest fleet
in a tank you filled with toys
to stick it to those bully boys
well, you stayed so long you can't recall
what's real and beyond the fourth wall, so
to the depths, you'll drag us there
and we'll be made to sit and stare at
what happened to you when you were young
what happened to you when you were young
what happened to you when you were young
what happened to you when you were young
what happened to you when you were young
what happened to you when you were young
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yeah, feelin' low
the apocalypse is on its way, or so the people know
yeah, where do we go?
we've hit rock bottom, so they say, this volcano's gonna blow
everyone has lost their minds
it's hard to even find the time
to smell the roses and just get away
every day the sun still rises in the same place
but you say that we're all doomed
cry wolf one more time and do it with a straight face
no one's gonna believe you
yeah, this tv show
it's got no teeth and the plot moves too slow
yeah, the actors have no lines
so they just bitch while the director sits
and leads them from behind
everybody screams and shouts
but no one knows what it's about
it makes a man want to blow his brains out
every day the sun still rises in the same place
but you say that we're all doomed
cry wolf one more time and do it with a straight face
no one's gonna believe you
the future is a fevered haze
and panic is the latest craze
please, god, tell us help is on its way
every day the sun still rises in the same place
but you say that we're all doomed
cry wolf one more time and do it with a straight face
no one's gonna believe you
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10. |
Paralyze Ur Mind
03:11
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you can see it on the lonely faces
of every last one of them who roams across this land
see the lines underneath their eyes?
they're lost, confused, they're terrified
this little boy, he wants to be alright
but he don't know how to fight
they paralyzed his mind
you can see it in the way they move
like dancing through a dark room filled to the walls with glue
you don't, you don't, you don't, you don't know
what it feels like to always lose
whoa
well
this little girl, she wants to be alright
but she don't know how to fight
they paralyzed her mind
this little boy he wants to be alright
but he don't know how to fight
they paralyzed his mind
paralyzed her mind
they'll paralyze your mind
they'll paralyze your mind
paralyze your mind
paralyze your mind
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buy a gun
start a war
can you tell me
what are we fighting for?
there's a madman screaming
outside my door
but at least he's free
find a girl
take her in
if we both lose
then we both win
the madman screams
ripped at the seams
but at least he's free
but you can't teach an old dog new tricks, can you now?
you can drink the water, but you're gonna get sick
i've heard it all a thousand times before
it's the same old story
it's the same old tired bore
someone come and tell me what it is I can't understand
break the truth
rape my mind
all so you can climb
a little higher on the vine
the madman screams about a broken dream
and how the shackles he's been wearing won't let his body free
but you can't teach an old dog new tricks, can you now?
you can drink the water, but you're gonna get sick
i've heard it all a thousand times before
it's the same old story
it's the same old tired bore
someone come and tell me what it is I can't understand
we made the tempest
with fog machines
smoke and mirrors
in a fever dream
if we can build it
we can burn it down
arms to arms now
everybody gather 'round
we made the earthquake
we made the sound
we made the ground shake
we brought the hounds
will we destroy what
we did create?
or are we bound to be slaves
slaves to our fate?
but you can't teach an old dog new tricks, can you now?
you can drink the water, but you're gonna get sick, hey
i've heard it all a thousand times before
it's the same old story
it's the same old fucking bore
someone come and tell me what it is I can't understand
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