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International Anthems for the Human Race (1998)
Welcome To Our Big Rock Show (1:48) Five guys take a ride Drive a day and half a night Get to see some pretty scenery But if that's all there is to this This band would split right down the seams Southbound, static on the radio We left town But where we're goin' I don't know Somewhere we're gonna play another show Quick get off and gas up at the Conoco
We're driving We drive against the grain Like postmen in the rain
Welcome to our big rock show Wind us up and watch this puppy go Hope you heard a single word we said One little rock to rattle in your head
Hey kid, pit mosh Please avoid the flashpot Yeah, it's really funny 'til an eyebrow gets singed off Your mother's got nothing here to fear or dread Our abrasive is gentle on a baby's skin head Soundchecks Don't forget the spandex This mix is sounding like a bad train wreck It takes some spit and grit and sweat To give you more than you expect
We're driven To give you what we know Like postmen through the show
Got a cryptic coder On the microphone Find the secret message Burried in our big rock show
From New York city to the Golden Gate The Great Lakes to the Rio Grande There's a hip new feeling That we're awfully appealing To the universal common man
So get in line If you'd like to shake our hands
We're the ones We're the popular Americans Oooh yeah, back on the scene
We've come to pledge allegiance At the altar of convenience In our wide-leg baggy jeans And we've pinned our passions On the tale end of fashion Now we're as sexy as our shaving cream
When in doubt We consult our magazines
We're the ones We're the popular Americans Oooh yeah, back on the scene Having fun We're the popular Americans Oooh yeah, bet you wish you were me I bet you wish you were me, yeah Don't you wish you were me, yeah Baby, back on the scene
When you're so prestigious It makes you half-religious In a patriotic sort of way Our money says we trust But you know it's only just A party slogan we were taught to say
Listen in to this I'm transcending English Something's bigger Than the national hymn If you're thick, too thin Green, blue or pinkish Hum together with a cellophane skin
A holy karaoke Prayer in stereo
Here it comes Here's to You An international anthem is overdue Here's to You
To the kings and queens And all the President's men It doesn't matter if you're strong King Kong Lose the things between yourself and Heaven And then, when you're ready, you can hum along
Our holy karaoke Prayer in stereo
From down to here below In gratitude From Coco to Moscow We hope You're pleased With these rhyme schemes And musical score Like never before
O Lord, it's embarrassing I have been a cause for concern "Hallelujah" all the angels sing When castaways choose to return
And so before this sun sets I will rest with no regrets I'm ending with a phrase
Thank You, goodnight At the end of the day You've taken me somewhere Thank you, goodnight All the love that You gave Has taken me somewhere good
Gone is my eloquence Apologies come easy for some With a Saviour, this is making sense I'm sotty for the things I've become And so before I lay down I'm making my rebound By ending with a phrase
Tonight I'm crawling Back from the fallen Like a desperate stray To where I was before I fell away
Let's take a walk into the sky Conversing with the stars to fathom why They're not afraid to burn To lose themselves while turning into light
If we were lovers Like we were meant to be Open arms, broken hearts All the world to see If we were lovers Loving like we say Oh the ghosts of doubt Would crash and burn away If we were lovers
The obvious Will be implied From the simple implications of our lives If we don't get it right I guess they're gonna wait a long, long time
An extraordinary love Offers heal for hurt and kind for cruelty Words are not enough Revolution might begin with you and me
If we were lovers If we were lovers If we were lovers If we were lovers If we were lovers Then we would love
Worldwide Socialites Unite (3:26) At the top of the social ladder I speak Let me welcome you here officially To the back drop of martini clatter Break the ice with superficial chatter I'm glad to be this year's MC To greet the chic and the elite Yeah, you finally get to mix and mingle Pressing flesh until your fingers tingle
Worldwide socialites unite OK, alright
The band is grander than I recall The talk is cultured, if a little small Keep parading your charading manners Keep pretending that it really matters Don't ask, don't tell And please don't stare at the emperor In his underwear Special thanks to the snack committee Heavens, don't those tarts look pretty
Worldwide socialites unite Enjoy the conversation But try to keep it light Just avoid the friction And if you feel conviction Well then, baby, step outside Let's keep the "lite" in social Let's keep the social light Let's keep the "lite" in socialite
Worldwide socialites unite Avoid the dreaded question The meaning of our lives And as to God's existence Well, that's your private business And, quite frankly, impolite Let's keep the "lite" in social Let's keep this social light Let's keep the "lite" in socialite
When worlds collide Then drift away I will cling to the pieces The ones that point at the way to go More than anything I want You to know
So here I am Cold and afraid I'm not the kind to cry "Jesus" Or put my heart on parade, but oh There are four words I want you to know
I need You now More than ever, Lord Give me truth over mystery 'Cause when You're around The uncertainties Seem to fade into history
Now that You've heard My empty heartache's lament I'm praying now that You'll be breaking through This heavy shell of cement, and oh More than anything I want You to know
I'm crying out I'm pushing through I'm trading fear and doubts for truth and absolutes Was lost, then found These things I never knew Without You
I wrote this song today Pool side at Flamingo Bay Underneath the coconut trees This sun-baked symphony A little ditty with a melody Drifted to me on a summer breeze
If strange, change in the weather Makes your mood sway Remember every word I say
Love, baby, love This is my theme from summer Winter, spring and fall Love, baby, love In July, August or December Any time at all
It's never simple, dear To be in summer cheer Underneath your Gortex and furs If your colors fade in the wash Of the sleet and snow in Osh Kosh Just keep it cool in all temperatures
If strange, change in the weather Makes your mood swing Repeat this chorus that I sing
Touché, you've hit me with a powerful tune You shake the pettiness of my croon When skies are grey Try this cliché
Everything Will Be Alright (3:19) To everyone I could not meet I'll spell it out in lyrics simple and neat To all of you who never knew this until now
It's flowing in fountains And I'm counting on moving mountains
'Cause I know when You're near me Everything will be alright And I'm sure when You're close by Everything will be alright
So if you wish to help yourself Cry out "Jesus" with a capital "Help" Tell your fear "disappear and fade away"
You get me through, that's what You do You lit me up I'm burning like Lightning up in the sky Even if the sun refuses to shine And stars played hidaway That's alright, that's OK
To everyone I could not meet I know it sounds a little sugary sweet But how can I even try not to explain
Wistful for disco We get a little misty remembering Menudo And all those old pros The Bay City Rollers and Pinky Tuscadero
It must be our breeding Call us like cattle, we come stampeding To the new romantics Everybody wants a love titanic And Tiger Beat keeps us on cue
It's true We were born to worship someone It's true, I do
Yeah, yeah, You You are my superstar And they know who You are You're never fading Yeah, You You are the only One by far Because You are never changing
Jacksons, Osmonds Got digested by the cult that caused them Abba, Poison Oh how the mighty, the mighty have fallen
Though You fell out of fashion And You never made the cover Of a rag like Hit Parader I could never love another When I tasted the bread And when I tasted of the wine I went blind to everything but how You shine
You are my Superstar You are my Superstar You are my Superstar You are my Superstar
I heard it from a friend Who heard it from another She said she liked the way I smiled at You in Monterey
I have more hights than lows And we could add them up But we'd be running out of fingers and toes Oh well, on good days That's usually the way it goes
But tonight I'm so lonely Just put you arms around me And tell me that you love me so much I'm tired of seeking slowly Lately I've been crazy Maybe I'm just getting out of touch Now I'm holding on 'Till the night is gone
I'm an average guy But people like to have their heroes I'm seldom nervous Dry or shy And usually it always shows
Until this feeling goes away Until I get the needed dose Until You put Your arms around And hold me close
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