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1X0N3
04:53
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shield your eyes for the lies are crumblin'
all-a the wise men sit round bumblin'
the professor has peeled back the veneer
the preacher man says the end is near
ain't it such a shame, you can scream but nobody will hear
ain't it such a cryin' shame?
cover your ears for the fear, you shouldn't be here
everybody knows the show will bring you to tears
the sycophantic liars run amok
the crooks are in the back of the truck
ain't it such a shame, it's the same thing year after year
ain't it such a cryin' shame?
one by one, we come undone
the battle is over, but the war is never won
ash to ash and dust to dust
on every day must set a tired sun
ain't it such a cryin' shame?
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Steppënmellon
04:40
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forget your friends and enemies
all that matters now is me
i can give you what you want
i can give you what you need
you got it, you got it figured out
in your mind
but the rain is fallin' down
and that mask is meltin' like fresh paint on a hot day
the steam is risin' up
and i can see the sweat beads drippin' down your face
lord, set me free
god, love and greed
what has been will be again
there's nothin' new under the sun
sure as hell i'll be your friend
but of these you must keep only one
i got it, i got it figured out
in my mind
lord, set me free
god, love and greed
i can do without all this talk about
reignin' in the new age
who cares what the people say?
all the land is hollow, close your eyes and follow
you don't have a better way
so get down on your knees and pray
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she finds a seat, takes a drag on a cigarette, leans back on the wall
she does her best to keep it hidden, not to be so conspicuous and all
he looks around for a ring or a man, sees neither and makes his move
before he can speak, she puts her number in his hand and says, baby, you know what to do
low lights goin' down
nobody's around
she went until the risin' of the sun
and that was how his lonely heart was won
she wags her tail, slithers like a snail over to the kitchen the next day
he's sittin' high and mighty, lookin' at his aphrodite, searchin' for the words to say
but a pain strikes his chest as he looks to the west while the words, they fade away
the mighty king is stricken by a perilous condition on a sunny summer day
low lights goin' down
nobody's around
she went until the risin' of the sun
and that was how his lonely heart was won
do it to me baby one more time, mama, do it one more time
give it to me baby one more time, mama, do it one more time
do it to me baby one more time, mama, do it one more time
low lights goin' down
nobody's around
she went until the risin' of the sun
and that was how his lonely heart was won
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One Last Cigarette
04:05
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pay my tab and tip my hat to the barkeep
take my leave as i walk on into the night
look for the stars, but the stars don't look for me
try to find the end of the road, but no end is in sight
i don't wanna live, but i won't let myself die
i just wanna smile, but sometime all i can do is cry
meet me in the middle of nowhere, i'll be smokin' a cigarette
dreamin' of the days i never got to live yet
gimme three wishes, i wouldn't know what to do
gimme three kisses, i'd give 'em right back to you
gimme one reason why i can't find somethin' new
it couldn't be i'm trapped upon this plane with nothin' left to do
i don't wanna breathe, but i just can't help myself
i wanna leave, but i sit still as a shelf
all i need's somebody to hold me, but i just want to be alone
waitin' for the end to be a friend and take me home
maybe it's lookin' for me
as i walk through the city
maybe it wants me, too
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sometimes i feel like a motherless child
sometimes i feel like a motherless child
sometimes i feel like a motherless child
and i'm a long, long way from home
true believer, a long way from home
sometimes i feel like i'm already gone
sometimes i feel like i'm already gone
sometimes i feel like i'm already gone
way up in the heavenly land
true believer, a long way from home
sometimes i feel like a motherless child, lord
sometimes i feel like a motherless child
sometimes i feel like a motherless child
and i'm a long, long way from home
and i'm a long, long way from home
i'm a long, long way from home
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