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I HAD COME UPON A STREET OVER LOOKING THE GANGES RIVER
BODIES FLOAT IN SHALLOW GRAVES THAT WERE LEFT IN MORNING SHIVERS
FILL THE STABLES, LIKE CATTLE MARKED WITH LABELS
BURN THE FIRE, LOST WITH FUNERAL PYRES
IMAGINE BEING TOLD THIS WAS JUST AN ELABORATE HOAX
AND SHEEP THAT FOLLOW BY YOUR SIDE MISGUIDED AS A JOKE
THE COUNT TODAY ROCKETS FORTH AND STAYS
WE BRING THEM DOWN WITH BED SHEETS WRAPPED FOR CROWNS
I'VE GOT MUTED EMOTIONS
BEATS ME UP OVER AGAIN
AND THEY ASK WOULD YOU PLAN A PARTY FOR A MARTYR LEFT FOR DEAD
BY A LEADER MORE EMBARASSED THEN TO TELL THE WORLD INSTEAD
PULL AND PICK STAND AND WATCH THIS TRICK
DANCE AND PRANCE FOR LIKES AND MORE UPTICKS
I'VE GOT MUTED EMOTIONS
BEATS ME UP OVER
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Lie Big and Do It Often
01:52
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INTUITIONS RUNNING HOT
THE MAN ON TOP HAD TOLD THE SWARM
CRASH THE SOUND FOR ALL ARE WARNED
THEY BETRAYED THE POWER I HAD BROUGHT AND SHARED TO ALL WHO LOVED
TRUTH WILL NEVER SET YOU FREE
AS WE DECLARE A VICTORY
THIS WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL DAY
WHO BELIEVES IN ME?
LIE BIG AND DO IT OFTEN
POOR THE COALS ON RED HOT ROCKS
FLAME THE GATES WITH SHATTERED LOCKS
SHOW THE WORLD HOW LOST WE ARE
LIE AND LIE AND LIE SOME MORE
TRUTH WILL NEVER SET YOU FREE
AS WE DECLARE A VICTORY
THIS WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL DAY
WHO BELIEVES IN ME?
LIE BIG AND DO IT OFTEN
THE LEAST RACIST MAN IN THE WORLD
IT'S TRUE I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT
THE LEAST RACIST MAN IN THE WORLD
WHO BELIEVES IN ME?
LIE BIG AND DO IT OFTEN
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The Right Time
02:23
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Is it the right time to take a knee
is it the right time to stand up on two feet
is it the right time when will it be the right
right time when will it be the right
right time when will it be the right time
strum your guitar stay in your lane
don't challenge me to to feel this pain
write me the perfect melody
sing it sweet so I forget this dissonant reality
strum your guitar stay in your lane
is it the right time
when will it be the right time
will you issue permission slips
when you deem it's appropriate
will there be an official announcement
when it's ok to protest
strum your guitar stay in your lane
write me the perfect melody
sing it sweet so I forget this dissonant reality
strum your guitar stay in your lane
is it the right time
when will it be the right right time
Is it the right time to take a knee
is it the right time to stand up on two feet
is it the right time when will it be the right
right time when will it be the right
right time when will it be the right time
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DID YOU FIND THE MONEY FARM?
SCHEMING FOR THE FAME
PUT YOURSELF ON TOP OF THE WORLD
AND BLAST THE REST TO SHAME
CAUSE YOU GOT SOME MONEY NOW
PATTERN YOUR LIFE AFTER POWERFUL PEOPLE
AND FOLLOW THE PATH THROUGH THE DOOR
ONE STEP INSIDE AND YOU'LL NEVER LOOK BACK
YOU RIDE ON THE BACKS OF THE POOR
CAUSE YOU GOT SOME MONEY
POWER
LUST
GREED
YOU GOT SOME MONEY NOW
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5. |
사랑 키스 입니다
01:59
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OH DEE KA(where you going?)
PAA KEE BEE GAH NEH ZINE DAH(it’s rainy outside)
OH DEE KA
NAH EH GEH HWON EH JEE MA(don’t be angry)
OH DEE KA
JEN JANG BALL LI BALI LI CAH JA( DAMN LET’S GO)
OH DEE KA
NAY SIMJANG OH DEEE KA SAY YO
NORE HAPSHE DA
MEE GOOK SADAM IB NEE DA
CIBA KA SAY YO
MO GOOL SHE GAN IB NI DA
OH DOO WOH YA(it’s dark)
SAA DAHNG SAA DAHNG
KISS SUL IB NI DA
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6. |
So Nice for Me and You
03:09
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SOONER OR LATER
WE COME FIND A COMMON GROUND
IT WOULD BE SO NICE IF THAT WAS TRUE
IT WOULD BE SO NICE FOR ME AND YOU
SOONER OR LATER
WE'LL SIT DOWN AND TALK IT THROUGH
IT WOULD BE SO NICE IF THAT WAS TRUE
IT WOULD BE SO NICE FOR ME AND YOU
WE COULD PRETEND THE WORLD WAS A MAGIC PLACE
WITH A HAND TO HELP WHEN YOU'RE FALLING DOWN
SOONER OR LATER
WE COME FIND A COMMON GROUND
IT WOULD BE SO NICE IF THAT WAS TRUE
IT WOULD BE SO NICE FOR ME AND YOU
SOONER OR LATER
WE'LL SIT DOWN AND TALK IT THROUGH
IT WOULD BE SO NICE IF THAT WAS TRUE
IT WOULD BE SO NICE FOR ME AND YOU
WE COULD PRETEND THE WORLD WAS A MAGIC PLACE
WITH A HAND TO HELP WHEN YOU'RE FALLING DOWN
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WE SHARED A HUG IN PASSING
AND HELD HANDS BEFORE WE KNEW
LEFT THE CONVERSATION SENDING SHIVERS DOWN AND THROUGH
I’VE BEEN DREAMING OF YOUR KIND SOUL
I’VE BEEN DREAMING OF YOUR NAME
SORRY FOR THE MAKE SHIFT LOVE THAT BRINGS THINGS DOWN AGAIN
PUTTING UP WITH ALL MY CRAZY
A CULTURE SHOCK THAT ONLY GREW
POWER THROUGH AND FOUND A TREASURE WHERE MY HEART CAN BREAK FOR YOU
WE LIVED UP IN AN ATTIC
THE COLD WOULD SWIRL INTO THE FRAME
I COULD BE LIKE A FURNACE TO YOU
THAT WARMS YOU UP IN AGAIN
BEEN A CRAZY RIDE
I WOULDN'T BE ALIVE IF NOT FOR YOU
YOU SAVED ME MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW
JUST TO SMELL YOU BY MY SIDE
PUTTING UP WITH ALL MY CRAZY
PUTTING UP WITH ALL MY CRAZY
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT FRIEND?
PUTTING UP WITH ALL MY CRAZY
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8. |
I Hate This!
01:32
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I HATE THIS
I DON'T WANT TO BE ANGRY ANYMORE
I HATE THIS
I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE HURTING ANYMORE
I TOOK A DEEP BREATH
TOOK A LONG SHOWER
BUT THE FEELING ISN'T GOING AWAY
I SHOOK MY FISTS
AT THE PSYCHOPATHS IN POWER
BUT IT'S HARD TO SEE A MEANINGFUL CHANGE
I HATE THIS
I DON'T WANT TO BE ANGRY ANYMORE
I HATE THIS
I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE HURTING ANYMORE
I LOGGED OUT FLOPPED DOWN
IN FRONT OF THE TV
BUT THE FEELING ISN'T GOING AWAY
I STOOD UP SCREAMED LOUD
FEEL LIKE THEY IGNORE ME
THEY REFUSE TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL CHANGE
I'M NOT A HATEFUL PERSON
BUT I WANT TO SEE YOU PAY
FOR THE UNBRIDLED JOY YOU TAKE
IN THOSE THAT YOU DESTROY
AND UNTIL THEN I'LL FIND IT HARD TO CELEBRATE
I HATE THIS
I DON'T WANT TO BE ANGRY ANYMORE
I HATE THIS
I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE HURTING ANYMORE
OI OI OI OI OI
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9. |
I'll Feel Better
02:02
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I'll feel better when you get better
and we'll all get better when we lift each other up
we can do it we can build this
we can do this we can build it
I'll feel better when you get better
and we'll all get better when we lift each other up
HEY!
exhausted from being pit against each other
what if there's enough for everybody
and this endless competition
is just keeping assholes rich
would it not be a little bit better
if we all just had enough to live
I'll feel better when you get better
and we'll all get better when we lift each other up
we can do it we can build this
we can do this we can build it
I'll feel better when you get better
and we'll all get better when we lift each other up
HEY!
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10. |
Dance Dance Revolution
02:40
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WE ANGER AND RAGE
SIMPLE PATTERNS ENGAGE
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE BASE
STEMMING FROM OFT MEASURED RACE
TELL ME
TELL ME
HOW THIS IS PROGRESS
WHEN SIMPLETONS IMPRESS
FROM THE LIES WHO SEEM ANGERED
BY THE STATE OF ADDRESS
TELL ME
TELL ME
DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION
I CAN'T AFFORD TUITION
BLAZING FROM THE SMOKE
THAT INHALES ALL THIS INTUITION
WOULD YOU BRING ME BACK
TO YOUR SAFE SIDE?
WITH FALSEHOODS INTACT AS PARIAH WORSHIP REACTS
TAMED BY REALITY AND GOOD TROUBLE FOR FACTS
TELL ME
TELL ME
THIS MAKES ME CRAZED AS WE CONTINUE TO FIGHT
FOR THE POWERS IN LOVE WITH THE FAME AND BRIGHT LIGHTS
TELL ME
TELL ME
DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION
I CAN'T AFFORD TUITION
BLAZING FROM THE SMOKE
THAT INHALES ALL THIS INTUITION
WOULD YOU BRING ME BACK
TO YOUR SAFE SIDE?
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I HAD BEEN THERE BEFORE
AND I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK AGAIN
TREMBLING AND SADDLED WITH UNWANTED TRUTH
ABOUT MYSELF
THE HUMAN EMOTIONS SAYING I LOVE YOU FOR WHAT YOU EXPRESS
I FOUGHT A COLD HEARTED SOUL
AND I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK AGAIN
COULD YOU RELAX AND TAKE A MONTH OFF FROM ACTION?
BARING YOUR SOUL TO A STRANGERS POINT OF VIEW.
TAKING THE STEPS TO CHANGE UP THE REACTIONS
SAVING YOURSELF FROM ALL THIS TOXIC GRUEL.
I HAD BEEN THERE BEFORE
AND I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK AGAIN
COULD YOU RELAX AND TAKE A MONTH OFF FROM ACTION?
BARING YOUR SOUL TO A STRANGERS POINT OF VIEW.
TAKING THE STEPS TO CHANGE UP THE REACTIONS
SAVING YOURSELF FROM ALL THIS TOXIC GRUEL.
I HAD BEEN THERE BEFORE
AND I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK AGAIN
have you been labeled crazy or stupid?
or failing to live up to the kind of person others want you to be?
have you been called lazy?
or careless?
or a waste of other peoples space and time?
I HAD BEEN THERE BEFORE
AND I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK AGAIN
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ASIAN MAN RECORDS
Small record label run out of a garage in San Jose, CA.
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