from the album “One Nation Under”
SMACK
Slave, you get what you bring, tried, or you get what we give.I feel like I’m stuck in between, again and again.
Loathe, I’ve been subjected to what you’ve said.
You’re pissing harder than what you know is right,
A joke where you stand, no thought overflow, look down on the upside.
Take, you’ve taken more than enough away.
You say tomorrow is just another world
That’ll choke in your throat, so you dope up the flow, down on the upside.
Break, a broken spirit is what you gave.
You hold the pieces of what you know are mine.
Crawl back in your hole, and choke on the bone of what’s left on the outside.
Never again, just leave what is mine, throw you away, test me over time.
Too bad things aren’t what they seem, my friend, to be, my friend.
Too bad this is all I try.
Too bad things aren’t what they seem again.
I’ve washed right out of my dear old past that was the filth on me.
CHECK YA
Once I told you about my secrets, I say I trust you, but that don’t seem right.Harsh decisions is what has made us grow ever slowly towards other sides.
Forget about the time, it’s up to me, you left me, now it’s over, I’m over again.
So think about the time, it’s meant to be, you think about it over and over.
You might try, you might wait, and you might erase me, cold as ice.
You might care, you might imagine my decision to stay, but it’s over this time, glad it’s mine.
What controls you to that behaviour? Is resolution too tough to fit right?
Now it’s over, I’ve made decisions, my own conclusion, I let it sit there.
Cause with a bomb I’ll check you, and the wick is sensi, don’t stand too close y’all.
With a bomb I’ll wreck you, and the B-side’s scary, don’t you pass this way now.
When the band starts creeping and the fans start seeing what has taken so long,
It’s a bomb that checks you and the wick that’s sensi.
You might try, you might wait, and you might erase me, cold as ice.
You might care, you might imagine my decision to stay with you,
But it’s over this time, glad it’s mine.
ERASE
You seem to think that times have changed, it’s all around beside me, what you cry.Endless, ever waiting, like the time I felt so jaded.
Don’t you ever try? So where’s your alibi?
It feels like someone killed my soul and told me what to say.
Now I am old and faded, I’m super jaded, I spend my time alone.
Give me back my life, erase me; spend my time, don’t spend my time.
And now you consequently think about the fate you made, it’s what you pride.
And the thought of losing face is just too great for you to be the one who’s left behind.
You’re on the other side.
I’m standing beside myself.
I feel like sleeping, erasing me was,
I feel like flying, erasing me was,
But I never do what I say I will.
It feels like someone killed me, so before you take this step,
Why don’t you put yourself inside me?
He can never be just like me, and I know, and you know, but he takes my place.
It feels like someone killed my soul and told me what to say.
Now I am old and faded, I’m super jaded, I spend my time alone.
Give me back my life, erase me.
Spend my time, don’t spend my time.
THE OTHER SIDE
I am the one you’re waiting for, yes I am the one.Who decides when times aren’t right?
Well, who’s left out? Well, I’m left out.
Don’t try, just leave it; it’s all bitter change.
Can’t we stay the same and give it all back to fall,
Setting the course for an ever after.
Standing tall, be my all, setting the course for an ever after.
I want to be, I’ll never walk alone when time is on my side.
What goes around, it comes around in time.
She’s the only time spent right; let’s talk it out, we’ll talk it out,
Cause I am the one you’re waiting for, yes I’m the one.
Don’t try, just leave it; it’s all bitter change.
Can’t we stay the same and give it all back to fall,
Setting the course for an ever after.
Standing tall, be my all, setting the course for an ever after.
I want to be, I’ll never walk alone when time is on my (side).
I don’t believe it’s right, and all the answers will
Never keep me warm at night when I am by myself.
Back on the run, enraged with the other side.
Deliver us all from dreams that I want to hide.
Back on the run, it’s safe just to be alive.
Consider the one that’s left on the other side.
I want to be, everything else that grabs when you’re under.
I’ll always win alone, let alone.
Give it all back to fall, standing tall, be my all,
Setting the course for an ever after.
I'll never be, I’ll never walk alone when time is on my (side).
I don’t believe it’s right, and all the answers will
Never keep me warm at night when I am by myself.
CIRCUMSTANCES
Come and wash away the sins of two of us.They’re creeping out, crawling out, searching for some decency.
Sold my soul away to keep you coming back, calling back.
They sent it back and told me it was lunacy,
Desensitise me, you fool, I can be anything you want me to.
Just sit right back, are you with me?
Well, if it happens to me, it’ll happen to you sometime.
Are you happy to see I learned my lesson too?
Don’t hesitate, you see me reaching out, calling out.
Is it all about your place up in society?
Last effort, hooked and sold, but then you threw me back.
Within a flash you took out the trash and wiped your hands upon my face.
Desensitise me, you fools, I can be anything you want me to.
Just sit right back, are you with me?
Well, if it happens to me, it’ll happen to you sometime.
Are you happy to see I learned my lesson too?
Cause it comes in time, you’ll learn your lesson too.
Comes in time, goes away, leaves you blind, rapes your mind
And it strips you of your sanity.
Well, if it happens to me this time, it'll happen to you sometime,
A lesson I’ve learned in life.
JEER
You talk about it like I haven’t got it in me.Your wasteful thinking gets you nowhere in your mind.
On top of nothing just another passing fancy,
You let me down but then you make me stay.
You motherfuckers make me want to stick it in you.
You tell me one thing, then you’re walking on my back.
The smiling faces without trust, I see right through you.
You reach for something, don’t you reach for me,
So don’t expect yourself to be there,
Cause if alone is what it is, don’t play fair,
And now it’s time to crawl inside your ‘he said’.
Don’t you drag me down, you’ll be running from me.
Is this what you want, you’re always running?
You can’t accept the fact on how we sit above you.
I raise the question of your full integrity.
You’re always crying like a little fucking sissy.
If you could step outside, you’d fucking realise,
So run for cover when the Zero comes to get you,
Lashing out it, seems to be the only way.
No room to back up what you say ain’t got it in you.
Don’t fuck around us when it comes to unity.
So don’t expect yourself to be there,
Cause if alone is what it is, don’t play fair,
And now it’s time to crawl inside your ‘he said’.
Don’t you drag me down, you’ll be running from me.
Always running, is this what you want?
Drag me through your endless spite.
(Always gonna keep you running.)
Don’t deny me.
HORRORS
Get up, get out.Who’s to blame if we don’t make a name?
Is it someone we didn’t know?
And we see that’s to be is to be,and even that’s still a big unknown,
And if we try to be real, there’s a sense that I lose just to get it right.
I can’t believe you don’t see that it’s me and not the ink that you’re holding tight.
Well, it’s my way this time.
It makes me feel like I’ve moved from the back to front.
And the choice is mine,
So let me practice as to what I preach.
Running away seems to be the only choice I ever come by,
By getting my back against the wall you make me realise I’ve come this far.
Again and again you make me feel like something that I have is nothing.
You’re taking your time but then you’ll realise that all of this has made you
Look so complicating.
We’re all just whores.
A time, a place, a mood, but you won’t get it out of me.
You step, you play, you fool, I got the shit pouring out of me.
It’s in the way that I think and I follow what I think is very necessary,
So come on let’s step up, want to find out what it’s like to be me?
All these decisions, so who’s to believe?
It’s all contradiction, so who should I be?
Cause your decision’s not my decision,
So please just leave (go away).
We’re all just whores.
Running away seems to be the only choice I ever come by,
By getting my back against the wall you make me realise I’ve come this far.
Again and again you make me feel like something that I have is nothing.
You’re taking your time but then you’ll realise that all of this has made you.
We’re all just whores.
TOMORROW’S LIGHT
On my trail to chase tomorrow, can you catch me to tame the ride?I’m not fair about tomorrow, then you forfeit your own hand.
I see the light, I trail the light, I know the light.
Can you will the right, as you place the time?
And your rules are blind, as you force me to loathe it.
I’m not wild about tomorrow, I just live for a moment’s time.
Got this place inside tomorrow; I can’t get there, you know it.
I see the light, I trail the light, I know the light.
Can you will the right, as you place the time?
And your rules are blind, as you force me to loathe it.
What’s your case, what’s your fucking deal? I’m not a member of society.
Ripping face as you grip your stay, it’s not avenging enough to try.
Watch the gates as I spin my wheels, I’m in a hot rod going straight to hell.
What’s the price, should I try to steal, and will I ever even get to fly?
It doesn’t matter to me; I don’t care about you.
There’s nothing I’d rather see than watch you fail in life.
You know it matters to me, what I think about in you.
There’s something I strive to be, I see it passing by.
On my quest to find tomorrow, I’ll be passing the roads of life.
I’m not scared to beg or borrow, cause I know that I’ll be there.
I see the light, I trail the light, I know the light.
Can you will the right, as you place the time?
And your rules are blind, as you force me to loathe it.
What’s your case, what’s your fucking deal? I’m not a member of society.
Ripping face as you grip your stay, it’s not avenging enough to try.
Watch the gates as I spin my wheels, I’m in a hot rod going straight to hell.
What’s the price, should I try to steal, and will I ever even get to fly?
It doesn’t matter to me; I don’t care about you.
There’s nothing I’d rather see than watch you fail in life.
You know it matters to me, what I think about in you.
There’s something I strive to be, I see it passing by.
SUFFERING
Chance, just one more chance at what you tried, reasons will never let you hide.That’s not considering it’s all the same.
Time, glimpsing the moment in my eyes, pushing me farther than you try,
Just cause you’ve given me what I should hate.
I lost myself to you; now I can’t see so clearly.
Now my decisions, they bring me confusion.
My only solution’s to rid you and throw you away.
As this time goes passing by I see myself surrounded by a place in pain,
It’s the world I see who’s suffering, we’re suffering.
Taste, tasting a bit of what you crave, destined to never come your way.
All sensibility has gone away.
Rage, constantly flowing through my veins, closer to blowing you away.
A victim of disparity is what you gain.
I lost myself to you; now I can’t see so clearly.
Now my decisions, they bring me confusion.
My only solution’s to rid you and throw you away.
As this time goes passing by I see myself surrounded by a place in pain.
It’s the world I see who’s suffering, we’re suffering.
Endless days won’t last forever, see myself held back inside
This painful wall, would you set me free?
Cause I’m suffering, yes, I’m suffering.
Well, I got to get out.
You’re running away, caught you stealing one time,
Picking up pieces you thought were all right.
Don’t like the feeling with the top rolled down,
Now your piecing together what you think is life.
Rage has not seen what is seen through my eyes.
Don’t like the feeling with the top rolled down.
You’ll hate the feeling, so here’s where you fall on your face.
We’re suffering.
UNDENIABLE
Now that we’re a family, I can feel it from all sides.We live to do or die, we’re all the same.
There’s nothing you can’t tell us,
And every single time you step, you’re gonna have a price to pay.
Now that we’ve gone this far, I’m told I’ve gone too far, that’s not true.
Before I go away, I guess I’ll throw away the time I had spent with you.
Don’t you come around me; it’s like planning suicide,
And once it starts it’ll never be the same.
I guess it’s severed ties now, no more hanging for the ride,
All the shit I went through when we parted ways.
Try not to make a sound now, try not to be afraid.
This totally fucking hurts me, does it you?
I’ve been running down this alley, seems like a million fucking times.
Will I ever find my way out of this maze?
Now that we’ve gone this far, I’m told I’ve gone too far, that’s not true.
Before I go away, I guess I’ll throw away the time I had spent with you.
You won’t forget about me, cause I’m someone you can’t deny.
I’m just so sorry it’s true.
You won’t forget about me, cause I’m someone you can’t deny.
(Forget about, don’t think about, with all your prejudiced ways.)
I guess it’s true.
GONE
Turn away, don’t you try.If I’m not back in summerland time, the hell with mine.
Turn away, don’t you cry.
If I’m not back, just sail away and forget the time.
I turned around, but I was already there and I’ve seen your face a million times.
Don’t you walk away, was your timing right, no you couldn’t stay.
And turn around, don’t leave me hanging all night long for you to stay.
I’m telling you that I’m as good as--.
Can’t we talk just one last time? I’m finding out it’s hard to believe.
So many times you’ve crossed my mind, but you’re gone, yes you’re gone.
Give me reasons, tell me lies; the truth be told, no one to deceive,
So follow me but don’t ask why that you’re gone, yes, you’re gone on the other side.
Pass the day, lonely nights.
Don’t steal my face, it’s out of mind and it’s out of sight.
I’m on my way, alone inside.
If I could just have another wish, then maybe you wouldn’t die.
How could you do this to me? I’m losing precious time this way.
And do you listen to me? Beyond the stars the other side begins.
I’ve asked a million questions, wait for the answers in the wind.
I know there’s no conclusion; I face myself, the other side within.
MIND JUSTICE
There's no good reason to accept invitation; regret's on the other side.I know this really isn't what I want to be; I'm desperate, see?
Don't fuck with it, no way to fly.
Dope is time.
Can you be yourself when you walk that way?
No reason to what you're doing.
If you choose that road, that's the road you'll stay,
Dope is time, and you won't make time.
I know some freaks, they're pushing crack for your oven, and brown on the needle side.
You know they couldn't give a shit, watching you throw your life away.
You fuck with it, don't fuck with me!
It takes mind justice.
What you gonna do when your well runs dry?
Hustle on the corner for a five and a dime?
What you gonna do when it all goes bye, goodbye? Just one more taste, please?
Tossing, turning, veins are yearning.
Red light, green light, should I stop this?
The feeling's so good, don't know if I can stop copping again now,
I'm copping again now, I'm hitting again now,
Dope is time.
(Is that all that you're ever gonna be?)
from the album “My So-Called Life”
MYSELF
I started listening to my voice of reason,And you know it tells me every time just to walk away,
But suddenly I found myself with back against the wall
And every little thing tears me up inside.
There’s something good that will come of this and I know it’s true.
It’s like the time I once had before I fell into you.
All by myself, I’ll take you for a while, all by myself these days.
I feel the circle coming back around and don’t you know it’s telling me what’s in sight.
There was a time when I could not decide the reasons why everybody goes through this.
There’s got to be something beautiful in this world of mine.
Search for the meaning and when we’re close we run out of time.
All by myself, I’ll take you for a while, all by myself these days.
Come full circle, search for meaning, hope for something as we run and we run out of time.
LINES
I used to think that we were just like so tight, wants some company,Always finding the time, always making the time for us,
And all the time that we spent laughing, loving, always comforting, always coming around.
Will it come back around again?
I used to think that we were cool,
I never thought you’d tell me lies, never thought you’d lead me on,
But you stuck it in my face and you stabbed me in my back, now I’m stuck here on my own.
All I ever wanted was for us to keep that feeling.
You cross me once, you cross the line,
I said come on, I’m gonna make you see the light,
I’m gonna make things turn out right this time.
I’m gonna make you feel me.
Now that you’ve shown me your true colours, guess it’s time to say goodbye,
See you some other time, catch you some other time, I said.
Why did you have to be so catlike, cold-like?
Was it easier to run me around? You were running inside my head.
I used to think that we were cool,
I never thought you’d tell me lies, never thought you’d lead me on,
But you stuck it in my face and you stabbed me in my back, now I’m stuck here on my own.
All I ever wanted was for us to keep that feeling.
You cross me once, you cross the line,
I said come on, I’m gonna make you see the light,
I’m gonna make things turn out right this time.
I’m gonna make you feel me.
Someone tell me what to feel or who’s to blame, did we lead very separate lives?
Everybody that you meet walks to the beat of a different drum, I’m gonna make you feel me.
SORRY
Now I guess those things I said to you the other day were pretty nasty,Cause you ain’t laughing and I’m sleeping on the couch again,
And all this arguing goes back and forth and I wish you could just see things my way,
Wouldn’t it be nice? I’d be king for day, but that’ll never happen,
I realise I put you to the floor, now you’re out the door, and you don’t want no more.
It’s just my jealousy that’s got to me and I guess I know I’m wrong.
Could you forgive me, just talk to me cause I’m begging you this time.
I’m sorry that I said those things that set you off but I guess I’m all stressed out.
I’m sorry that I never let you finish what you need to say, forgive me, we’ll work it out.
Now I know I could be a big pain in the ass sometimes,
But sometimes I feel like telling you to stick it where the sun don’t shine.
And all that means is that we disagree, and that’s fine with me.
And our little girl don’t need to be seeing the shit we do,
Regardless of who’s right or who’s wrong, it just ain’t cool.
But I’m just here to say I’m sorry and to hope you accept my apology.
It’s just my jealousy that’s got to me and I guess I know I’m wrong.
Could you forgive me, just talk to me cause I’m begging you this time.
I’m sorry that I said those things that set you off but I guess I’m all stressed out.
I’m sorry that I never let you finish what you need to say, forgive me, we’ll work it out.
And all this arguing goes back and forth, I realise it’s always me creating it.
And all this arguing goes back and forth, I’m sorry that it’s come to this.
I’m sorry that I said those things that set you off but I guess I’m all stressed out.
I’m sorry that I never let you finish what you need to say,
Forgive me, we’ll work it out, so don’t let go, forgive me.
MY SO-CALLED LIFE
Make your first impression, brace yourself, it’s who you are.Try to find yourself, it takes some time, don’t be alarmed.
A million questions fill your mind, you feel unsatisfied,
But don’t sit down, it’s time to figure out the reasons why that I
Can’t seem to find my way back home, but I’m trying.
This time I think I’ve gone too far, but I’m trying this time.
Is this really what you want to be? This time I’m trying.
Paint a picture of a place that’s deep inside your mind.
Look for answers to the questions and the reasons why.
I’m feeling happy and unsatisfied at the same time,
So light a cigarette and take a drink and you’ll be fine but I
Can’t seem to find my way back home, but I’m trying.
This time I think I’ve gone too far, but I’m trying this time.
Is this really what you want to be? This time I’m trying.
This time I think I’ve gone too far, and what have you got for me this time?
Are you leaving me out to dry, and where have you gone, my so-called life?
Cause I can’t find you anywhere.
This time I must make some decisions.
(This time, make or break, let loose this dead weight, no room for mistake, you feel me?)
SOLD OUT
Well I ain’t got much to show for, can you guess the reasons why?Cause we gave responsibility to those who let it pass us by.
Now your words don’t mean that much to me, I got to get you off my back.
I feel the weight upon my shoulders and I never thought would bring me down.
I’ve got this feeling I’ve been sold out and used and I must make some changes in my life,
Cause I refuse to let these people walk on me.
I’ve got this feeling I’ve been sold out and used and I must make some changes in my life,
Cause I refuse to let it be.
All the actions that I didn’t take, I’m gonna try to put my life in place.
We know that actions speak much louder so we learn from our mistakes this time,
And it isn’t very comforting to know that you can carry on so free,
I’ve got to get us off this one-way ride before our lives just pass us by.
I’ve got this feeling I’ve been sold out and used and I must make some changes in my life,
Cause I refuse to let these people walk on me.
I’ve got this feeling I’ve been sold out and used and I must make some changes in my life,
Cause I refuse to let it be.
Why don’t you tell me what I have to do and what to say?
Why don’t you do it cause you know it better anyway?
I’m sick and tired of the games you always seem to play, just go away from me.
I DON’T CARE ANYMORE
Well you can tell everyone I’m a down disgrace,Drag my name all over the place, I don’t care anymore.
And you can tell everybody about the state I’m in,
You won’t catch me crying cause I just can’t win, I don’t care anymore.
I don’t care what you say, I don’t play the same games you play,
Cause I’ve been talking to the people that you call your friends
And it seems to me there’s a means to an end, I don’t care anymore.
And as for me, I can sit here and bide my time,
I got nothing to lose if I speak my mind, I don’t care anymore.
I don’t care what you say, we never played by the same rules anyway.
I won’t be there anymore, so get out of my way, let me by,
I got better things to do with my time, I don’t care anymore.
Well, I don’t really care what you say cause every day I’m feeling fine with myself,
I don’t care what you say and I’ll do alright by myself,
‘Cause I know I remember all the times I tried so hard,
And you laughed in my face cause you held all the cards, I don’t care anymore.
And I really ain’t bothered what you think of me
Cause all I want of you is just to let me be, I don’t care anymore.
I don’t care anymore, no more.
TIME OF DAY
This is how you’ll bleed so you better like, cause I stuck you to the ground.No matter what you say, it’s another lie, changing me, playing me, taunting me every day.
I can’t take any more of your fucking ways.
I was giving you the best, I was giving you the time of day, but you’re just like all the rest.
Change is what you need but you never try and I just don’t think you will.
You take from me and never give the time, changing me, playing me, taunting me every day.
I was giving you the best, I was giving you the time of day, but you’re just like all the rest.
It doesn’t really matter what you want from me, it doesn’t really matter that you walked away,
It doesn’t really matter what you put me through, it doesn’t really matter what you say or do.
DRAMA QUEEN
Try the game, it’s all the same, it’s a matter of taste,You’ll try someday to be with the nation of all the rock stars in my mind,
I never thought, you battle tech, I’m ready to bleed from my veins now.
Come on back, it’s just a matter of fact,
You keep on telling yourself the realisations of all the ways you learned to hate.
You’re coming far, you’re gonna break, gonna set the record straight, so concentrate.
I’ve got my mind made up this time, I’ve given all that wasn’t mine,
I gave the shirt that’s on my back and I give and I get none.
Now you’re on to something better, I bet you want your money back.
That’s a serious breakdown, come on bitch, give us all your best shot,
Do yourself a favour, don’r hold back and release the frustrations.
I’m not surprised you’ve lost your mind, I see we arrived at about the same time.
That’s some serious patience, and I just can’t, now you want your feelings back.
I’ll just say your unjust contrast is the same as a slap in the face.
I’ve got my mind made up this time, I’ve given all that wasn’t mine,
I gave the shirt that’s on my back and I give and I get none.
I got my mind made up this time, I fall.
You place your faith in something fake and now you bleed attention.
FLEETING GLIMPSE
The bigger you get, the harder you fall, bringing you closer to my needs.We both understand what’s happened so far, well, my vindication tells me to
Hold onto this long and winding road, hold onto the one you are.
The closer you get, the farther you fall, bringing you backwards every time.
I said I don’t understand, but this time I’ll try, if my reservations tells me to
Hold onto this long and winding road, hold onto the one you are.
Just hold out for one more day, but watch out cause you might regret it.
There’s so much more to who you are.
I’m placing all my trust in you cause this is for the real deal now.
Beginning the end, the hardest of all, it happens to everyone sometime,
So count your regrets, it’s coming to call, and I’m on my way to get mine.
So hold onto this long and winding road, hold onto the one you are.
FREE WITHOUT A STRUGGLE
Forty days, a simple waste of time, count the days when we can be together once again.I’m far away, but you are in my head, you are all I think about, you have all my time,
You and I should be together but I will be denied simple life,
So we say goodbye, so long, I’ll see you again.
Close your eyes and go to sleep and dream about the day we’ll be together again,
Sacrifice so we can be free without a struggle.
Looking back again, there’s fortune in the wind,
Some will say that I’m insane, but I do it all for you.
Contemplate this game, a simple life for fame, you are all I dream about you are on my mind.
You and I should be together but I will be denied simple life,
So we say goodbye, so long, I’ll see you again.
Close your eyes and go to sleep and dream about the day we’ll be together again,
Sacrifice so we can be free from all the struggles that are coming our way.
Close your eyes and go to sleep and dream about the day we’ll be together again,
Sacrifice so we can be free without a struggle.
I just want you to know that I’m empty inside and I miss you like crazy.
How long will you go? I don’t really know, but I’ll try to get home.
So please come back home, the struggle is holding me back.
BELIEVE
I believe what comes around goes around, there’s a time and a place, it just makes sense.To be a man where there’s meaning in life, there’s a message to learn,
But everybody’s concerned about my business, my actions, they’re justified,
And if we say ‘back off’, that means step aside, cause would we do this to you?
What’s your meaning of friend? Have you given it up? I got your friend til the end.
And I believe we should be over this, but we always disagree.
And I believe we learn from each other, and I’ve had enough this time.
I believe in fairness and good things come along to those who are aware of this,
So keep in mind when you’re doing your thing that if it hurts someone it might just bring
Bad karma, dilemmas, they’re coming for you, and you’ll be giving it up.
Then you might learn your lesson, or maybe you won’t,
Cause it’s righteousness, selflessness and everything goes with this,
And I believe we should be over this, but we always disagree.
And I believe we learn from each other, and I’ve had enough this time.
Is this who we are? Have we come too far to tell if we’ll always disagree?
