it starts right now there s a way i was before but i can t recall how i was those days anymore i m learning how to be here and nowhere else how to focus on what i can do myself i m not telling you all i m going through i m not telling you all i m going through i m not telling you all i m going through i feel fine but i m not telling you all i m going through i m not telling you all i m going through i m not telling you all i m going through i feel fine and leave it all to memory of what we did when we were young and now you could just leave me on my own i m moving toward a new idea you re not what i really needed now you could just leave me on my own but i m not i m not you you re a part of me you re a part of me it s over now there s a way i was before but i can t recall how i was those days anymore i m learning how to be here and nowhere else how to focus on what i can do myself you re the thought that s haunting you re the thought that s haunting me you re the thought that s haunting you re you re the thought that s haunting you re the thought that s haunting me you re the thought that s haunting me you re the thought that s haunting me you re you re the thought that s haunting you re the thought that s haunting me you re you re the thought that s haunting me you re you re the thought that s haunting me you re the thought that s haunting 16

well my daddy didn t pull out but he never apologized rock and roll means well but it can t help tellin young boys lies a baby on the way s a good enough reason to get you out alive get you out without having to swallow any pride all my friends are restless all they do is talk it down two or eight lanes it don t matter it s just another town there s a fool on every corner on every street in everyone and i d rather be your fool nowhere than go somewhere and be no one s so marry me sweet thing won t you marry me your mama thinks i beat anything she s ever seen well this old town s alright with me there s nowhere i d rather be long as they stay mad at one another they can t get mad at me every time i leave here something bad happens to me like a busted hand or finding some man laying where i sleep she don t mean nothin to me that s just how it goes round here it s a cartoon town i played my part and i ain t spoke her name in years so marry me sweet thing won t you marry me your mama thinks i beat anything she s ever seen well this old town s alright with me there s nowhere i d rather be long as they stay mad at one another well they can t get mad at me let s go i don t want anything i done to be nobody s fault even if they got more money and mouth than they got balls that s just how it went down right or wrong it s just that way and just cause i don t run my mouth don t mean i got nothing to say so marry me sweet thing won t you marry me your momma thinks i beat anything she s ever seen this old town s alright with me there s nowhere i d rather be long as they stay mad at one another they can t get mad at me so marry me sweet thing won t you marry me marry me sweet thing won t you marry me

i killed a man cause he killed my goat i put my hands around his throat he tried to reason with the sky and the clouds but it didn t matter cause they can t hear a sound oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh it s just the curl of the burl it s just the curl of the burl that s just the way of the world it s just the curl of the burl splinters in my skin just like needles and pins i cut through the pine love the feeling it gives been out here for days runnin through these trees i m using my hands cuttin through the disease oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh it s just the curl of the burl it s just the curl of the burl that s just the way of the world it s just the curl of the burl i feed the powerless chew it up spit the rest i feed the powerless chew it up spit the rest it s just the curl of the burl it s just the curl of the burl that s just the way of the world it s just the curl of the burl oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh2

one two three four one two three four one two three four any more tears for the birthing pool bear this child directly into misery kiss him in the face with no lips and no tongue but with your little middle index and ring fingers singing i see songs in shapes and colours not nuclear physics or pottery ovens fluid lines that soar like towers patterns reformed just like child actors plunge your hand rip out my spine replace it with a uv light so i can be the beacon of hope that you d always expected these constant broken heartbeats sound like breakbeats looping round and round to me you know he s so much more like spiderman than you will ever ever be so stick with your instincts stick with the imprints with the hieroglyphics that the fan club sent us and roll with the toppers the slow steady choppers bat with your eyelids and lose it with your stutter go ba ba ba la ba ba ba da ba ba ba ba la ba ba ba da ba honey hey i m taking far too many chances on these less than idealistic romances plunge your hand rip out my spine replace it with a uv light so i can be the beacon of hope that you d always expected these constant broken heartbeats sound like breakbeats looping round and round to me you know he s so much more like spiderman than you will ever ever be these constant broken heartbeats sound like breakbeats looping round and round to me you know he s so much more like spiderman than you will ever ever be

sun rises above the factory but the rays don t make it to the street through the gates come the employees beat down and draggin their feet lefties handin pamphlets workers comin in two people on the pavement never be the same again she placed it in his hand well they must have seen the sparks neither understands what just happened to their hearts another mornin of this place has ripped me out of my dreams realizin life s a waste as the whistle blows off steam one thing i m betting on nothin s ever gonna change it s like our progress has just stalled and everyday s the same she placed it in my hand co workers seen the sparks i couldn t understand what just happened to my heart hello my name is david your name is veronica let s be together let s fall in love hello my name is david your name is veronica let s be together til the stars go out well all we need is for somethin to give the dam bursts open we suddenly live the boot off my throat life is returning the boot off my throat let s all emote dawn breaks across this town and a new dawn breaks for me take the pains of the underclass tryin to smile through gritted teeth we must now all join up and throw off the shackles of shame united we can t be defeated they shall hear us proclaim i placed it in his hand comrades seen the sparks couldn t understand what happened to my heart hello your name is david i am veronica let s be together until the water swallows us hello you must be david i am veronica let s be together until we re all finally crushed well all we need is for somethin to give the dam bursts open we suddenly live the boot off my throat life is returning the boot off my throat let s emote well all we need is for somethin to give the dam bursts open we suddenly live the boot off my throat life is returning the boot off my throat let s emote

i got a timebomb in my mind mom i hear it ticking but i don t know why i call the police but they don t like me i hear em whispering when i walk by ohhhhhh ohhhhhh oohhhh i got a landmine in my bloodline i m not immune to getting blown apart she s like a claymore that s what she s there for she s waiting round here to get blown apart ohhhhhh ohhhhhh having her on my brain s like getting hit by a train she s gonna kill me oh celeste oh celeste oh celeste oh celeste i got a timebomb in my mind mom it s gonna go off but i don t know when i need a doctor to extract her i got a feeling she d get right back in again ohhhhhh ohhhhhh oohhhh i got a timebomb in my mind mom i got it badly for a stick legged girl she s gonna kill me and i don t mean softly i got it badly for a stick legged girl ohhhhhh ohhhhhh having her on my brain s like getting hit by a train she s gonna kill me oh celeste oh celeste oh celeste oh celeste oh celeste

i used to like walking with my eyes down i d sleep all day and fret away the night hours but then i saw the sun and felt its light s power and i found out the planet ain t no private house now i turn a brave bully to a shy coward make a loud lout silent as a quiet mouse then i make them hand over the white cloud and then they re leaving me with a polite bow and i ve got plans i haven t time to write down i ll incite a riot fire flying all around when i m crying out i m howling with the wild hounds don t wanna buy an ounce for me the right amount is the entire pound i only like it when it s dimed out i only like it when it s dimed out i only like it when it s dimed out when it s dimed out when it s dimed out when it s dimed out i don t chase after clocks or calendars i bow down not to masters gods nor managers cause all the greatest artists they were amateurs unembarrassed dressed in only bandages and i don t read rules or adhere to rituals i m an impatient underdog indivisible and my challengers are talentless imbeciles when my chalice is full i am invincible i don t listen to parents or priests or principals inconsiderate of little individuals when they ration out their miniscule residuals shit by the fistful as long as there s a law i ll be a criminal i only like it when it s dimed out i only like it when it s dimed out i only like it when it s dimed out when it s dimed out when it s dimed out when it s dimed out when it s dimed out when it s dimed out when it s dimed out when it s dimed out i turned it up to four and couldn t feel it i turned it up to five it wasn t real yet turning it up to six wouldn t reveal it seven was a secret eight was reaching nine was decent but i really liked it when it dimed out i only really like it when it s dimed out i like like it like it dimed out i like it like it like it like it dimed out i only like it when it s dimed out i only like it when it s dimed out i only like it when it s dimed out when it s dimed out when it s dimed out when it s dimed out whatever s inside let it climb out that was his plan and it s mine now5

a sword of fire and an axe of cold vision of the sibyl has foretold armies gather on the battle plain all will fall and earth will die in flame here on the battle plain we will die in flame in falcon s feathers soaring overhead choosing warriors among the dead twilight written in the runes of crones freya weeps upon her golden throne upon her golden throne we wait for her alone call us unto your hall take us into your thrall the battle rages but they fight in vain when all is done it must begin again

what about the time you were rollin over fall on your face you must be having fun walk lightly think of a time you d best believe this think is real put away that gun this part is simple try to recognize what is in you mind god help us help us loose our minds these slippery people help us understand what s the matter with him he s alright i see his face the lord won t mind don t play no games he s alright love from the bottom to the top turn like a wheel he s alright see for yourself the lord won t mind we re gonna move right now turn like a wheel inside a wheel i remember when sittin in the tub pulled out the plug the water was runnin out cool down stop acting crazy they re gonna leave and we ll be on our own seven times five they were living creatures watch em come to life right before your eyes backsliding how do you do these slippery people gonna see you through

i ve got a war inside my head it s got to set your soul free i ve got a wheel inside my head a wheel of understanding i m a loadin loadin my war machine i m contributing to the system the breakdown scheme i m a shuttin down i m shuttin down your greed for green i am here to gun it down now gun it down i see little flowers at my feet cool breeze clean air hospitality pretty please pretty please pretty please get the hell away from me i m a loadin loadin my war machine i m contributing to the system the breakdown scheme i m a shuttin down i m shuttin down your greed for green i am here to gun it down now gun it down i ve got a war inside my head it s got to set your soul free i ve got a wheel inside my head well a wheel of understanding i m a loadin loadin my war machine i m contributing to the system the breakdown scheme i m a shuttin down i m shuttin down your greed for green baby i am here to gun it down now gun it down4

bound for the black country as the light recedes behind upon the white odonota witch s vision as their guide be wary and keep watch tonight make sure your weapon s at hand here in the land where shines no light death can strike you where you stand there in the ruins borne of darkness approaching the altar as the arrows begin to fly beware the tribe of night they take no one alive so stay wary and keep watch tonight make sure your weapon s at hand here in the land where shines no light death can strike you where you stand

well i wonder which song they re gonna play when we go i hope it s something quiet minor and peaceful and slow when we float out into the ether into the everlasting arms i hope we don t hear marley s chains we forged in life cause the chains i been hearing now for most of my life and the chains i been hearing now for most of my life did you hear the 59 sound coming through on grandmama s radio did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over did you hear your favorite song one last time and i wonder were you scared when the metal hit the glass see i was playing a show down the road when your spirit left your body and they told me on the front lawn i m sorry i couldn t go but i still know the song and the words and her name and the reasons and i know cause we were kids and we used to hang and i know cause we were kids and we used to hang did you hear the 59 sound coming through on grandmama s radio did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over did you hear your favorite song one last time young boys young girls young boys young girls ain t supposed to die on a saturday night ain t supposed to die on a saturday night well they ain t supposed to die on a saturday night ain t supposed to die on a saturday night did you hear the 59 sound coming through on grandmama s radio did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over did you hear your favorite song one last time young boys young girls young boys young girls1

lights out tonight trouble in the heartland got a head on collision smashin in my guts man i m caught in a crossfire that i don t understand but there s one thing i know for sure girl i don t give a damn for the same old played out scenes baby i don t give a damn for just the in betweens honey i want the heart i want the soul i want control right now you better listen to me baby talk about a dream try to make it real you wake up in the night with a fear so real you spend your life waiting for a moment that just don t come well don t waste your time waiting badlands you gotta live it everyday let the broken hearts stand as the price you ve gotta pay we ll keep pushin till it s understood and these badlands start treating us good workin in the fields till you get your back burned workin neath the wheel till you get your facts learned baby i got my facts learned real good right now you better get it straight darling poor man wanna be rich rich man wanna be king and a king ain t satisfied till he rules everything i wanna go out tonight i wanna find out what i got well i believe in the love that you gave me i believe in the faith that could save me i believe in the hope and i pray that some day it may raise me above these badlands you gotta live it everyday let the broken hearts stand as the price you ve gotta pay we ll keep pushin till it s understood and these badlands start treating us good for the ones who had a notion a notion deep inside that it ain t no sin to be glad you re alive i wanna find one face that ain t looking through me i wanna find one place i wanna spit in the face of these badlands you gotta live it everyday let the broken hearts stand as the price you ve gotta pay keep movin till it s understood and these badlands start treating us good whoa whoa whoa whoa badlands whoa whoa whoa whoa badlands whoa whoa whoa whoa badlands whoa whoa whoa whoa badlands whoa whoa whoa whoa badlands whoa whoa whoa whoa4

god reached his hand down from the sky he flooded the land and he set it afire he said fear me again know i m your father remember that no one can breathe underwater so bend your knees and bow your heads save your babies here s your future yeah here s your future god reached his hand down from the sky god asked noah if he wanted to die he said no sir oh no sir god said here s your future it s gonna rain so we re packing our things we re building a boat we re gonna create a new master race cause we re so pure oh lord we re so pure so here s your future god told his son it s time to come home i promise you won t have to die all alone i need you to pay for the sins i create the son said i will but dad i m afraid yeah so here s your future so here s your future yeah here s your future so here s your future so here s your future so here s your future so here s your future2

it s the cruelest joke to play i m so high i run in place only a line we separate so i keep on playing our favorite song i turn it up while you re gone it s all i ve got when you re in my head and you re in my head so i need it you re the only thing i ve got i can t seem to get enough we collide for one embrace so i keep on playing our favorite song i turn it up while you re gone it s all i ve got when you re in my head and you re in my head so i need it i keep on playing our favorite song i turn it up while you re gone it s all i ve got when you re in my head and you re in my head so i need it oh oh hurry up and wait forever i keep on playing our favorite song i turn it up while you re gone it s all i ve got when you re in my head and you re in my head so i need it i keep on playing our favorite song i turn it up while you re gone it s all i ve got when you re in my head and you re in my head so i need it i need it i need it i need it now9

evolution is a mystery full of change that no one sees clock makes a fool of history yesterday s too long ago don t agree with what i know tomorrow got no place to be i see the line in the sand time to find out who i am looking back to see where i stand evolution evolution see my refection change nothing ever stays the same but you know the name s the game we all know what it means nothing s ever what it seems unforgiven unforeseen i see the line in the sand time to find out who i am looking back to see where i stand evolution evolution take it back home

born down in el paso where the tumbleweeds blow to the middleweight champ of all of mexico dad fought many bloody battles and he raised four sons chavo was the oldest one old man gory could pop like a live grenade raised his boys in the way of the trade hector and mando young eddie g chavo meant the most to me look high it s my last hope chavo guerrero coming off the top rope he came from texas seeking fortune and fame rose pretty quickly to the top of his game defender of the downtrodden king of the hill tag team champion with al madril before a black and white tv in the middle of the night i m lying on the floor i m bathed in blue light the telecast s in spanish i can understand some and i need justice in my life here it comes look high it s my last hope chavo guerrero coming off the top rope red shoes dugan holding his arm high all out of breath i hated all of chavo s enemies i would pray nightly for their death descending like fire on the people who deserved it most almost completely unknown outside of texas and on the west coast he was my hero back when i was a kid you let me down but chavo never once did you called him names to try to get beneath my skin now your ashes are scattered on the wind i heard his son got famous he went nationwide coast to coast with his dad by his side i don t know if that s true but i ve been told it s real sweet to grow old look high it s my last hope chavo guerrero coming off the top rope5

started from the start wearing out the headstones was the end was the right taking out a life loan hey old man when i m going six feet down you gotta make that promise to me a stained glass cross lay behind my head when taken by the undertaker no questions anymore it s higher than the black sky get you lower than the floor hey old man when i m going six feet down you gotta make that promise to me a stained glass cross looking down on me hey old man when i m going six feet down you gotta make that promise to me a stained glass cross hanging over me i was just a young boy my father sounded crazy my death he couldn t bear to see either joking sleeping lazy hey old man when you re going six feet down i gotta make that promise to you a stained glass cross lay behind your head hey old man when you re going under and down i made a sacred promise to you a stained glass cross looking down on you

can i scream we lack the motion to move to the new beat we lack the motion to move to the new beat it s here for us to admire if we can afford the beauty of it if we can afford the luxury of turning our heads if we tried adjust that thousand dollar smile and behold the creation of man great words won t cover ugly actions good frames won t save bad paintings we lack the motion to move to the new beat yeah we lack motion when the day is over the doors are locked on us cause money buys the access and we can t pay the cost how can we expect anyone to listen if we are using the same old voice we need new noise new art for the real people we dance to all the wrong songs we enjoy all the wrong moves we dance to all the wrong songs we re not leading we dance to all the wrong songs we enjoy all the wrong moves we dance to all the wrong songs we re not we re not we re not we re not we re not we re not leading we re not leading we dance all the wrong songs we enjoy all the wrong moves we dance all the wrong songs we dance all the wrong songs we enjoy all the wrong moves we dance all the wrong songs here we go we dance to all the wrong songs we enjoy all the wrong moves we dance to all the wrong songs we re not leading yeah yeah yeah the new beat the new beat the new beat the new beat the new beat the new beat the new beat the new beat the new beat the new beat the new beat the new beat the new beat the new beat the new beat the new beat thank you 9

don t move don t speak even whisper there s something happenin but don t be scared i m too smooth you never see me coming i m never in a hurry i m just movin fast i said how oh yes you know i said how i came to make a bang i said how yeah i said how i came to make a bang pull me i m your fabulous weapon i ll hit your target girl so you see well i m in too tight gonna feel it tonight yeah baby here i stand i m your impossible man i said how yes i said how i came to make a bang i said how yeah i said how i came to make a bang don t move don t speak even whisper you have my weapon girl but don t be scared i m in too tight gonna feel it tonight yeah baby girl gonna take your whole world how yes i said how i came to make a bang yeah how yes i said how i came to make a bang yeah how i came to make a bang yeah how i came to make a bang yeah how i came to make a bang yeah how i came to make a bang yeah how no no okay no yes yessy that last one was retarded no that s wrong alright