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Make War
03:57
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Make War
trapped underneath of your heart
gasp at the speed of your start
asked, what's gonna be my part
the task, make war and make art
what does it mean to be true
(you're) trained to disbelieve news
(the) polls skewed against you
(we're) gonna have to push through
call, and make sure we're heard
stall, their plans deferred
fall, and rise undeterred
snowball, i can't believe the words
what does it mean to be true
(you're) trained to disbelieve news
(the) polls (are) skewed against you
(we're) gonna have to push through
treason in disguise, the season of compromise, yeah
there may be times when we are powerless
we can't afford failure to resist (elie wiesel - paraphrase)
what does it mean to be true?
when it doesn't affect you?
but there's pain in plain view
what will it take to cut through?
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Elevator
03:15
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trapped underneath of your heart
gasp at the speed of your start
asked, what's gonna be my part
the task, make war and make art
what does it mean to be true
(you're) trained to disbelieve news
(the) polls skewed against you
(we're) gonna have to push through
call, and make sure we're heard
stall, their plans deferred
fall, and rise undeterred
snowball, i can't believe the words
what does it mean to be true
(you're) trained to disbelieve news
(the) polls (are) skewed against you
(we're) gonna have to push through
treason in disguise, the season of compromise, yeah
there may be times when we are powerless
we can't afford failure to resist (elie wiesel - paraphrase)
what does it mean to be true?
when it doesn't affect you?
but there's pain in plain view
what will it take to cut through?
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Nevertheless
03:34
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nevertheless, she persisted
you try to take her on, but you can't take it back
it's got a spark of resistance
you're the dry leaves and man, she's a jumping jack
under duress she existed
you tried to take her voice, you made a big mistake
you got everything twisted
you can't take the heat, man you're the snowflake
take a step, now take a look back
and never let up your attack
take a step, now 1, 2, 3, go
the stakes have never been higher
seems like we've been here before, we ain't see nothing yet
never seen such a liar
won't get distracted again, this is the real threat
she's the fruit of your discontent
you've sown all your hatred now it's coming through
we'll maybe start with a little dent
maybe take a hammer to your fake news
take a step, now take a look back
and never let up your attack
take a step, now 1, 2, 3, go
stepping forward from second class
she's got an army and man, she's gonna use it
checkin privilege and kicking ass
not stopping and man, you're gonna wanna quit
take a step, now take a look back
and never let up your attack
take a step, now 1, 2, 3, go
can't stop no oh oh
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Soundtrack
02:42
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walk down to your record shop and buy some revolution.
cut a hole in forget-me-nots and count your contributions
paid up in parking lots and fight your urge to be here
tied down an d taking shots i find it hard to get clear
does anybody care?
stand back we're taking over
the soundtrack is turning on
these days are a Sunday hangin-over
but our words are, ringing through
stand back we're taking over
the soundtrack is gettin' loud
these days are a Sunday hangin-over
but those words, yeah, they're gettin' through
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5. |
Over Simplify
03:39
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when you told me to get it together
i thought i could weather, anything
when i sold my record collection
it was a disconnection from everything
i hope your parachute is open
i hope you're laughing in the streets
i'd like to think this whole thing's over
but i think i'll take an incomplete
like a chump i fought it but i should know better
i kept your sweater but nothing else
and i traveled to new destinations
the Carrie Nations on my car stereo
i hope your parachute is open
i hope your style is wearing on
and i'd like to think this whole thing mattered
and i'd like to think the worst withdrawn
it's a riot of runaways
it's so quiet i could die
but that ain't nothing, no
so let's oversimplify
and you thought i would just stand there and bleed out
technical knockout, but you got it wrong
and i've seen you dwell on what we might have been like
but that's a hitchhike on route never was
i hope your parachute is open
i hope your dreams are moving on
i'd like to think it's all beginning
but we kind a knew it along
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An Exercise in Futility
03:55
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when ya going down? i'm still comin' 'round, the worst is coming along
this is how it feels, crossbones, old wheels, we know i don't belong
ooh
what'd i tell ya, baby? words don't matter now, your dreams are fading through
taking shots for rabies, werewolf eyebrow, nightmares are coming true
ooh
taking off again, folks don't need friends, running our ships on fumes
it's all pretend, working on weekends, starting our shifts in tombs
ooh
when i see ya there i won't mess around, if i can hold to that
i see it coming square, feelin' all profound, rat at tat tat tat
second coming i've heard it all before, won't hold my breath
but we're always holding on, baby holding back, holding on to death
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Fake Elvis
03:55
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Tear a little bit of heart outta this one
Take a little bit more, don't leave no part behind
keep pushing that knife before they take it away, no
keep tearing us apart till nothing left yeah
Close enough
just keep your distance
close it off
it's in your interests
but don't think about it, no
Gotta hand it to ya, know to play the victim
gotta say you let everything hurt your feelings
won't sleep another day 'till you've kicked 'em
won't stand for the news that you're kneeling
Close enough
just keep your distance
close it off
it's in your interests
but don't think about it, no
don't think about it, no
just put your head in the sand
just keep thinking that you understand
make sure that your flags are waving
and don't forget to leave with your armband
Every little thing, every little thing, every little
Every little thing, every little thing, every little
Every little thing, every little thing'll be all right
Every little thing, every little thing, every little
Every little thing, every little thing, every little
Every little thing, every little thing'll be all right
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Moonbeams
03:45
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you make up moonbeams, when you don't like what you see
take in a movie, one that you think i might agree
without a warning, winter is creeping away
a state of mourning, when you don't like what i say
get caught without your umbrella
get caught without your dreams
it's not about your questionable fellas
it's more about that it's more than in may seem
you wake up early when you sleep with your fears
i get kind of worried when we're sleeping in new frontiers
going all out with your tangled up talking through
going all in, man, it might be worth a talking to
get caught without your umbrella
get caught without your neverending stare
it's not about those things that make you well up
it's more about those things we've left nowhere
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Learn Karate
03:29
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driving into town, this guy's tearing up the ro ho ho hoad
take a look around but maybe i just got a bit too old
the words are in the air but i don't know if i can recognize
what the heck is going on - the world been hypnotized
maybe it's time, but maybe it's not about me
but maybe just in case i'm finally gonna learn karate
neighbor's got a sign in his front yard, shake my he he head
but we got a million people with our middle fingers raised instead
waitin' for the other shoe, scared of what's up his sleeve
never seen this before, a bad movie that you'd never believe
maybe it's fine, but maybe it's not about me
that dude's got a gun, i guess i'm finally gonna learn karate
tired of being helpless.
tired of being down.
time to earn that white belt
from the best dojo in town!
picking up the phones cuz we gotta say what's on our mi i inds
picking up the pieces cuz this country's been left behind
taking up the fight like Teen Vogue and National Parks
doing all we can because the future's looking kind of dark
maybe i'm wrong, but maybe it's not about me
maybe just in case i'm gonna finally learn karate
maybe it's time, but baby, it's not about me
Everybody's punching Nazis, and I'm finally gonna learn karate
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The Last Campaign
03:53
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recognize, we're where we don't belong, and these monsters rarely stop to wait
hit 'em in the eyes, your weapon's useless here, and these guys ain't looking for debate
but it's coming. and we need to be prepared.
and we best get humming, before we find the end
hold the door, it's getting cold out there and i don't want to be left behind
avoid the war, avoid the icy stares, avoid those sliced up states of mind
and it's coming, no time to level up.
you can feel the drumming, before we fight the end
a band of unlikely heroes
out to adventure and roam
we're rolling nothing but zeroes
looks like we're not coming home
and it's coming, this is the last campaign
we shoulda tried running, looks like we've found the end
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