Verse 1:
I’ve got an alien concept
I’d love to introduce you
I think you’d get on
Cause it’s so evil too
I’ve written a people’s history of the world
It starts and ends with silence
I’d love to exploit you
I only want to exploit you

Chorus:
But I need you
Like you couldn’t know
But I need you
And can’t let it show

Verse 2:
It’s so true
I have nothing on you
No power to use,
And no position to abuse
I can tell you’ve been lying
From that smile on your face
But you’re not even trying
I’ve gotta get out of this place

Chorus
Solo

Verse 3:
Is this a war without end?
Cause on your sickness I depend
And our time flows just like sand
I see it running through your hand

It Always Rains On Sunday (Adams)

Verse1:I look behind when running to make sure you are there
And when I meet your tired glare, I catch myself
What are we running from? And why does it chase us friend?
I trip and I meet my end, well not this time

Chorus: It Always Rains on Sunday, when I’m slipping loose x 2

Verse2: It comes down to, the water on my passions flame
Which soaks our time the same, but at least we are running
I feel so sad inside, to think you were satisfied
When we were still and after us they were not running

Chorus

Verse 3: As I look out to, from the cold into the wet
I look upon a waste of sight that you would kill if let.

Chorus

All A Cycle (Adams)

Verse 1: Do you see me when you look right through? Through the mirror I bet you do
Here’s a list of all the things I hate about you Cause all your life you’ve been untrue
Chorus: You’ve been untrue to yourself and that’s what hurts most
You’ve been untrue to me but that’s ok locked in a cliché
Hold that thought or that breath it’s all the same But please don’t extinguish your cool blue flame

Refrain 1: It’s all the same, it’s all the same,

Verse 2: Do you see me crouching in the dead of night?
I’m that figure that gives you a fright
Cold and tired death seems like a new lease of life But that said I’m far too scared of nothing at all

Chorus
Solo

Bridge: Did you know this is all a cycle?
And we’ll see some daylight soon?
No I don’t know, and I don’t care
No I don’t know and I don’t care

Chorusx2

Dead Flowers, Dead Words (Adams)

Verse 1
Let’s sit down and talk for hours
I still have nothing to say
We’ve got those dead flowers
And the rest of today

Refrain 1:
Not that this will change
The agenda carved in you
Vulnerability is in range
Let’s see what you do

Verse 2:
I could spend so long looking at you
But time is short for we who waited
What about those dead flowers getting through?
Oh, look at you

Chorus:
I’m lost for words
Probably better that way
I was thinking all of today
About what there is I could say

Verse 3:
I settled for something simple
A basic message of intention
Still it went too far
And I lost your attention
Still, we have flowers
And a slowly dying day
The anticipation above me towers
‘bout what I plan to say

Refrain 2:
Don’t you think it’s strange?
I’m so bad at expression
I doubt it will change
But this isn’t a depression

Chorus

Verse 4:
It’s the room that makes the difference
And those faceless eyes, full of haste
What about that dying sunlight?
Seems like such a waste

Theme of Absence (Adams/Blakey)

Verse1:
It’s cool in the shade, down by the water
With every move of the tide, my life gets shorter
I know that you’re dying and I know you’re slipping away
But I hate the way I hang on every word you say

Chorus:
Just take this song and loose it,
It’s better for you
Just take my hand and loose it,
In the crowd.

Verse2:
I hold on tightly to your hand
And drown in you, just like I planned
Oh what you are; it lingers with me
Oh what you are, or what you were

Chorus
Solo
Chorus x 2

The Scream (Adams/Blakey)

Verse 1:
I’ve loved so long
But never been rewarded
Lets keep it casual
But don’t be a casualty

Pre-chorus:
And you’re all I want to be
But still you’re just a mystery

Chorus:
And I thought I heard you crying
That night all alone
But I guess you must be laughing
Oh I guess I must have known
That it’s you that I’ve outgrown

Verse2:
You’d better keep your head down
Cause angers flying all around
And I’ve reached too deep for this piece of me
And now I want my pound of you

Pre-chorus
Chorus Verse2:
You weren’t my first or last
But now I’m learning, learning from my past
If words could scream I know just what they’d say
But you’ve taken all my words away

Pre-chorus
Chorus

Vitriol (Blakey/Carpenter)

Verse 1:
I’ve only seen a place like this before In my mind
Whilst I was searching for that piece of you
That I could never find
You held me like I hoped you would
And I looked up to you
But you don’t need me for your games
And I don’t care if you do

Chorus:
I have rage but I want love
Give me one, and I will take the other

Verse 2:
I noticed your tender heart breaking
But not enough to mention
It seems you wanted everything,
Except my attention
Chorus:
I have rage but I need love
Give me one, and I will take the other

Status Frustration (Adams)

Verse 1:
Two weeks, it’ll be so different
It won’t be missed
It’s fine, my hope is spent
Yeh, you know what I meant
Stop wasting my fucking time
Cause I’ve not been there
I’m sure, you’ll be just fine
Ok, as if you care

Chorus:
You’re not what I thought you were
That’d be so much better
You are and you were, you are and you were

Verse 2:
Living on the edge still?
Don’t trip or fall
And yeh, if looks could kill
That’d kill it all
Enjoy it whilst it lasts
Cause I’m nothing like that
Are you fucking laughing at me?
I couldn’t cope with that

Chorus

Bridge:
This is getting beyond a joke
My patience is so thin
Give me something to rely on
At least an indication of sin

Verse 3:
You’d be lucky to do so well
As to find something else
These are thoughts I promised not to tell
But now I’m sure, there’s someone else

Chorus
Solo

Another Song About You (Adams)

Verse 1
I saw that picture,
and that writing on the wall
Just like that dream we had,
that made me feel so small
Tired, lied to and jaded
And tied to the past
Today seems to have faded
Cause I’m alone at last

Repeat

Chorus:
I lost today in a haze of not knowing where I am
And I don’t know where you are, but will you let me in?
I’m so alone, and I don’t know, if you know what I mean I said…(repeat)

Verse 2
Wake up to the symphony of life
It’s the only thing that gets me through
There could be more, I’m so sure
And there goes you’re cue

I should be happy about what I said?
I’ve never been opened like that before
And those feelings in you are not dead
And I need it so much more

Moving Tempo (Adams/Blakey)

Verse 1:
When I’m out and around I see you standing there
I look up from the ground, you’re so demanding of me
But tell me if you’ve heard, that happiness ends here
The look on my face should make things pretty clear

Chorus:
But I was feeling strong
Then you came along

Verse 2:
Like every man I need a hand, and yours was better than most
Your going down was never planned, but worked out fine anyway
And beneath that hot, swift tempo, another one moves and I feel it
It all seems so simple now

Chorus:

If Not Now (Adams/Blakey)

Verse1:
You never gave me a chance
Looked just above the outside
I tried to disguise my feelings
How could I ever see inside?

Chorus:
But if not now, then when will you give us a chance?
Tell me how, I’ll do anything
I shouldn’t let you get to me this way
But I do, I do.

Verse2:
Should’ve taken the advantage
When your friends left you alone
But I couldn’t get through your shield
Oh to make my presence known

Chorus

Verse3:
Making too much effort, kiss of death
They only want what they can take
You gave me cause to catch myself
Thank the lord you weren’t a mistake

Chorus

Rehab’s Blues/Le Haine (Adams/Blakey)

Verse1:
There is no feeling here
Locked up and wasted
Are you still reeling dear?
Well I get what you had tasted

Chorus:
But we’ve got opiate behind the moon
And these wings will take me there soon

Verse 2:
What isn’t a haze?
I’m getting breezy
I’ve been here for days
Oh please tease me

Chorus:
Bridge

Verse 3:
Therapy is easy
Addiction sucks
Catch me sleazy
Well we just ducked

Chorus: (Le Haine)

I hate how it all stays the same
But I just can’t forget your name
And I’ve touched every part of you
Except your heart
Get the anger out of your head
They say that to me all the time
So I remember bad things instead
Either way it’s a grammatical crime

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