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1. |
Glister City
02:17
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You live in a hole,
You want to take a stroll,
Down a sweet street avenue,
So pack your bags and start anew.
The truth is true,
The lies are vast,
They don’t know how to newscast,
Don’t even pay attention,
To what they say.
Bang, bang.
In glister city,
Down on all the streets of pity,
Hey,
Go away.
Bang, bang.
In glister city,
Looking down it’s not a pretty day,
So run away.
And all the rooms are nice,
Really a steal for this price.
Every wall is lined with glitter,
And the streets are free of litter.
Hey,
Hey hey hey.
But bang, bang.
In glister city,
Down on all the streets of pity,
Hey,
Go away.
Bang, bang.
In glister city,
Looking down it’s not a pretty day,
So run, run, run, run, run, run, run away.
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2. |
(I Think) I’ll Run Away
02:17
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I know summer is coming on,
But I feel cold in your arms,
And I don’t feel no love.
I think I’ll run away.
I breathe in the morning,
And there’s no sign or warning,
The sun burns us to a dust,
I think I’ll run away.
If you were to say,
That there’s no way.
No stars to shine,
And we can’t grasp a single line.
I think I’ll run away.
I know life is hard,
But I can’t walk another yard,
I’m stuck feeling cold.
I think I’ll run away.
There’s something in how I live,
And here’s something that I give,
But you just leave me alone.
I think I’ll run away.
If you were to say,
That there’s no way.
No stars to shine,
And we are running out of time.
I think I’ll run away.
I know summer is coming on,
But I feel cold in your arms,
And I don’t feel no love.
I think I’ll run away.
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3. |
You & Me
03:14
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You and me,
We’ll fly as high as we can.
You and me,
We live in the sun we don’t get a tan.
You and me,
We’ll take a train to paradise and back.
To paradise and back.
I think I’m in love and I wonder why they’re running around,
Sitting here laughing while they bury their heads in the ground.
I feel like I’m soaring on a breeze,
Dancing through the golden trees.
And they get confused and they leave,
But that’ll never happen to us.
You and me,
We’ll fly as high as we can.
You and me,
We live in the sun we don’t get a tan.
You and me,
We’ll take a train to paradise and back.
To paradise and back.
I feel like I’m soaring on a breeze,
Dancing through the golden trees.
And they get confused and they leave,
But that’ll never happen to us.
Coz you and me,
We’ll fly as high as we can.
You and me,
We live in the sun we don’t get a tan.
You and me,
We’ll take a train to paradise and back.
To paradise and back.
To paradise and back.
To paradise and back.
To paradise and back.
To paradise and back.
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We were stressed for hours,
I think I’d pass out right.
The only dreams we hold tonight,
Are minutes till the light.
Now we lay down,
For seconds at the most.
Now we lay down.
I’m getting older,
Need to put my hands to string.
I’ll play the tambourine,
It’s not as easy as it seems.
I play all the louder now,
To get through what I mean.
I play all the louder now.
I wasn’t trying very hard today,
But I’ll remember along the way.
I won’t stack sins like bricks,
When I build my home someday.
Maybe we’ll be different,
Now that we have showered.
Maybe we’ll be different now.
We were stressed for hours,
I think I’d pass out right.
The only dreams we hold tonight,
Are minutes till the light.
Now we lay down,
And it’ll be the last time.
Now when we lay down.
Maybe we’ll be different,
Maybe we’ll be different now,
Maybe we’ll be different.
Maybe we’ll be different,
Maybe we’ll be different now,
Maybe we’ll be different.
Maybe we’ll be different,
Maybe we’ll be different now,
Maybe we’ll be different.
Maybe we’ll be different,
Maybe we’ll be different now,
Maybe we’ll be different.
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5. |
If Only
02:26
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Lying in my bed at night,
You have left my without light,
There are dark things on your mind.
You have walked around the bend,
In the maze and it’s the end,
I look back on days we left behind.
If only you were by my side,
If only to take some time,
I only to hold my hand,
If only I could understand.
Why don’t you just spit it out?
Why do you always p-p-p-pout?
And why can’t you just m-make this easy?
Can’t you see you drag me down,
You’re the crushing depths that make me drown,
The things you say, the leave me queasy.
If only you would just say,
Whether you’re here to go or to stay,
If only you would take my hand,
If only we could understand.
You just fade in and out,
You’re never at home when I call,
This isn’t you and if it is I don’t want no part of it.
If only you could see,
Just how distant you’re making me,
If only you could understand,
I don’t want to hold your hand.
If only you could understand,
If only you could understand,
If only you could understand.
If only!
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6. |
What am I to Do?
02:42
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I can’t shake this dreaming,
My head is reeling,
I can’t shake these thoughts of you,
Oh what am I to do?
Oh what am I to do?
What am I to do?
Oh what am I to do?
I can’t help being down,
When you are not around,
But if you will hold me,
Then I will be happy.
I will be happy.
Then I will happy.
Then I will b-b-b-be so happy.
I want to stick by your side,
But you won’t stick by mine,
I can’t shake these thoughts of you,
Oh what am I to do?
Oh what am I to do?
Oh what am I to do?
Oh what am I to do?
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7. |
Boston Massacre Song
03:10
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See how they throw,
These stones of snow.
See how they cry,
And make martyrs of the ones who’ve died.
The soldiers and the crowd,
Can’t agree on what went down.
We’ll torch the skies,
Till the clouds of lies leave town.
And I can’t be with you tonight.
Boston’s in revolt I’ve gone to fight.
Now forever more,
Coats of red floor through the door.
And break,
The freedom they’ve been ordered to take.
When they learn that five are dead,
The patriots will have news to spread.
This massacre they’ll use to promote,
The situation that occurred when the king claimed freedom’s boat.
And I can’t be with you tonight.
Boston’s in revolt I’ve gone to fight.
See how they throw,
These stones of snow.
See how they cry,
And make martyrs of the ones who’ve died.
And I can’t be with you tonight.
Boston’s in revolt I’ve gone to fight.
And I can’t be with you tonight.
Boston’s in revolt I’ve gone to fight.
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8. |
Coal Beat Towns
04:39
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I live in the coal beat towns,
Where there’s nobody else around.
And there’s no echos to my songs,
But nothing ever brings me down.
Time just starts and stops around here,
Maybe it’s been years and years.
But I won’t soak the rugs with tears,
Cause nothing ever brings me down.
But oh, who am I kidding?
When every day I find myself wishing.
That it didn’t work me up.
But better up than down,
Better up than down.
I’ll admit I was a fool,
Skipping on the public pool.
I spend my life inside a rule,
And that don’t even bring me down.
(I think)
But oh, who am I kidding?
When every day I find myself wishing.
That it didn’t work me up.
But better up than down,
Better up than down.
I live in the coal beat towns,
Maybe it’s been years and years.
I spend my life inside a rule,
But that don’t even bring me down.
But oh, who am I kidding?
When every day I find myself wishing.
That it didn’t work me up.
But better up than down,
Better up than down.
(Better up than down, better up than down)
(Nothing ever brings me down, nothing ever brings me down)
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