1990년대 후반 경부터 음반 마켓에 선풍을 몰고 왔던 편집 앨범은 사실 엠피 쓰리와 함께 시장 고사枯死의 대표적 주범 중 하나로 따가운 눈총을 받아왔다. 그러나 몇 년이 지나 엠피 쓰리의 천하통일이 가시권 내로 들어온 현재 컴필레이션은 음반 종사자들의 마지막 보루로써 과거의 '필요악' 아닌 '에센셜'로 그 위치를 상향 조정하고 있는 중이다. 그나마 컴필레이션을 사주는 음악 팬들이 있다는 사실에 실낱같은 희망을 품고 있는 것이다. 그래서인지 최근에는 컴필레이션 타이틀의 개수가 기하급수적으로 신장하며 혹시 통제 불능의 상태에 빠진 것 아니냐는 '제 2차 혼란'의 우려를 낳고 있다. 본래 연작으로 계획되었던 것들이 1탄만 발매되고 소리 소문 없이 사라지는 현실 등이 최근 컴필레이션 계가 직면한 공황 상태를 잘 설명해준다. 이미 명작 컴필레이션 시리즈로 입지를 공고히 한 [나우NOW], [맥스MAX] 등이 훌륭히 대변해주듯, 무턱대고 발매하는 것이 아닌 세심한 아이디어와 선곡 속에 진행된 양질의 모음집이 더욱 절실하다는 얘기. 대가들의 [ESSENTIAL] 시리즈 역시 베스트라는 성격만 좀 다를 뿐, 이 방면의 모범적 사례로 거론될 만 하다. 이번에 발매되는 록 컴필레이션 [WITH R]은 그래서 주목을 끈다. 사전 마스터플랜없이 곡을 이합집산離合集散해 내놓는 것을 최대한 지양하고 하나의 메인 테마를 설정, 곡들 간에 자연스러운 흐름을 엮어낸 드문 케이스의 음반이기 때문이다. 주로 멜로디컬한 록을 중심으로 간택된 선곡 리스트만 봐도 앨범이 지향하는 바는 금세 파악된다. 존 메이어를 시작으로 크레이지 타운과 벤 폴즈 파이브를 거쳐 마룬 파이브까지, 사운드의 강도와 세기는 저마다 달라도 캐치한 선율을 공히 그 내면에 품고 있어 쭉 감상하기에 전혀 무리가 없다. 갑작스레 특정 곡의 볼륨이 확 튀게 들린다든지 하는 선곡 상의 미스도 보이질 않는다. 고저의 현격한 차이 없이 부드럽게 상승한 뒤, 꼭지점에서 방점을 찍고 다시 천천히 하강 기류를 타는 분위기 전개부터가 이번 모음집에 들였을 공功과 노勞를 짐작케 해준다.
2004년 현재의 록 스타일을 적극 반영한다는 캐치프레이즈 하에, 수록곡 대부분을 2000년 이후에 발매된 음반들 중에서 셀렉트한 점도 돋보이는 부분이다. 투 씨디에 빼곡히 차 있는 양적 포만감부터가 남다른 본 앨범은 현 록 필드의 트렌드를 정확히 집어낸 것만으로도 그 가치를 입증한다. 이 두 장짜리 모음집에 우리가 지금 즐기고 있는 '신세대 록의 현주소'가 들어있다.
Welcome to the real world, she said to me Condescendingly Take a seat, take your life Plot it out in black and white Well I never lived the dreams of the prom kings And the drama queens I'd like to think the best of me Is still hiding up my sleeve
They love to tell you Stay inside the lines But something's better On the other side
I wanna run through the halls of my high school I wanna scream at the Top of my lungs I just found out there's no such thing as the real world Just a lie you've got to rise above
So the good boys and girls take the so called right track Faded white hats Grabbing credits and maybe transfers They read all the books but they can't find the answers And all of our parents They're getting older I wonder if they've wished for anything better While in their memories Tiny tragedies
They love to tell you Stay inside the lines But something's better On the other side I wanna run through the halls of my high school I wanna scream at the top of my lungs I just found out there's no such thing as the real world Just a lie you got to rise above
I am invincible I am invincible I am invincible As long as I'm alive
I wanna run through the halls of my high school I wanna scream at the Top of my lungs I just found out there's no such thing as the real world Just a lie you've got to rise above I just can't wait til my 10 year reunion I'm gonna bust down the double doors And when I stand on these tables before you You will know what all this time was for
Cigars in the summertime Under the sky by the light I can feel her read my mind I can see it in her eyes Under the moon as it plays like music every line There's a rug with a bleeding dye Under the fan in the room where the passion's burning high By the chair with the leopard skin under the light It's always Penny and me tonight
On the plane step with both my feet Riding in seat number three on a flight to NYC Got my bean in a coffee cup next to my seat Catch the view and another good book to read Sitting at home over the friendly skies missing her eyes It's always Penny and me tonight
'Cause Penny and Me like to roll the windows down Turn the radio up push the pedal to the ground, And Penny and Me like to gaze at starry skies Close our eyes pretend to fly It's always Penny and me tonight
Staring at a million city lights But still Penny and I are all alone beneath the sky Feel the wind brushing slowly by If I could soar I would try, to take these wings and fly Away to where the leaves turn red But no matter where I am instead Singing along to feeling alright Or making it by pink moonlight It's always Penny and me tonight
'Cause Penny and Me like to roll the windows down Turn the radio up push the pedal to the ground, And Penny and Me like to gaze at starry skies Close our eyes pretend to fly It's always Penny and me tonight
Penny likes to get away And drown her pain in lemonade Penny dreams of rainy days And nights up late by the fireplace And aimless conversations about the better days
Singing along to feeling alright Making it by under pink moonlight It's always Penny and me tonight
'Cause Penny and Me like to roll the windows down Turn the radio up push the pedal to the ground, And Penny and Me like to gaze at starry skies Close our eyes pretend to fly It's always Penny and me tonight
Penny and me tonight Penny and me tonight Penny and me tonight
Educated with money. Hes well dressed not funny. And not much to cay in most conversations. But hell foot the bill in all situations. cause he pays for everything. Girls dont like boys, girls like cars and money. Boys will laugh at girls when their not funny. Paper or plastic dont matter. shell have it vacations and shopping sprees, theses are a few of her favorite things. Shell get what she wants if she is willing to please. His type of girl always comes with a fee. Hey now theres nothing for free. Girls dont like boys girls like cars and money. Boys will laugh at girls when their not funny. And these girls like these boys, like these boys like these girls the girls with the bodies like the boys with Ferraris. Girls dont like boys girls like cars and money. (lets go) Girls dont like boys girls like cars and money. Boys will laugh at girls when their not funny. And these girls like these boys like these boys like these girls. The girls with the bodies like the boys with Ferraris. All of these boys and all of these girls are losing their souls in a material world. All of these boys and all of these girls are losing their souls in a material world. All of these boys and all of these girls are losing their souls in a material world. All of these boys and all of these girls are losing their souls in a material world. (fade)
I don't know where to begin I don't know how to get out there to see you I don't know where to dig in I don't how to get in there...to feel you
It's been too long and I'm about to be in time for me It's been too long and I'm in time
Baby there's something about you that I can hold on to I'm going to hold on to that Baby there's something about you that I can hold on to I'm going to hold on to that
I never thought I would win I never thought much about that (It's been a long time coming) I never stopped to begin Thinking about the process (It's been a long time coming)
It's been too long and I'm about to be in time for me It's been too long and I'm in time
Baby there's something about you that I can hold on to I'm going to hold on to that Baby there's something about you that I can hold on to I'm going to hold that
And I'm going to be there.... be there...... alright
I don't know where to begin I don't know how to get out there to see you
Baby there's something about you that I can hold on to I'm going to hold on to that Baby there's something about you that I can hold on to I'm going to hold on to that
It's been a long time coming I'm going to hold on to that
Farah now that we're here Can you tell me for exactly how I should Have done Farah drives with here eyes closed Do you ever inflict unwanted Memories I know you and I know won't take You long to make me smile
Farah angelic girl I'll have you know it's you and me Potentially Farah don't pull the carpet From under me Indifference is killing me
Am I wry Oh my Fallacy Fallacy in my words Am I wry I know you and I know you're not afraid To say the least
Diamond ring Diamond ring But you can't find it Cold as the night Diamond ring Diamond ring But you can't find it Cold as the night Diamond ring Diamond ring But you can't find it Cold as the night Diamond ring Diamond ring But you can't find it Cold as the night
I've seen you hangin' round This darkness where I'm bound And this black hole I've dug for me The silent plea within With hands touching skin The shock breaks my disease And I can breathe
And all of your ways And all you dream Falls on me, it falls on me. And your beautiful sky The light you bring Falls on me, it falls on me.
Your faith like the pain Draws me in again She washes all my wounds for me The darkness in my veins I never could explain And I wonder if you ever see Will you still believe?
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Am I that strong To carry on I might change your life I might save my world could you save me?
Come my lady Come, come my lady You're my butterfly Sugar baby
Chorus 2: Come my lady You're my pretty baby I'll make your legs shake You make me go crazy
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Such a sexy, sexy, pretty little thing Fierce ****** pierce You got me sprung with your tongue ring And I ain't gonna lie cause your loving gets me high So to keep you by my side There's nothing that I won't try Butterflies in her eyes and looks to kill Time is passing I'm asking, could this be real 'Cause I can't sleep, I can't hold still The only thing I really know is she got sex appeal I can feel too much is never enough You're always there to lift me up When these times get rough I was lost, now I'm found Ever since you've been around You're the women that I want So yo, I'm putting it down
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I don't deserve you Unless it's some kind of hidden message To show me life is precious Then I guess it's true To tell truth, I really never knew 'til I met you I was lost and confused Twisted and used up Knew a better life existed but thought that I missed it My lifestyle's wild I was living like a wild child Trapped on a short leash Paroled the police files And yo, what' s happening now? I see the sun breaking Shining through dark clouds And a vision of you standing out in a crowd
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Hey sugar momma, come and dance with me The smartest thing you ever did was take a chance with me So whatever tickles your fancy Girl, it's you like Sid and Nancy So sexy, almost evil Talkin' about butterflies in my head I used to think happy endings were only in the books I read But you made me feel alive when I was almost dead You filled that empty space with the love I used to chase And as far as I can see, it don't get better than this So butterfly, here is a song And it's sealed with a kiss and a thank you miss
Let the bodies hit the floor Let the bodies hit the floor Let the bodies hit the floor Let the bodies hit the floor Beaten why for Can't take much more One - Nothing wrong with me Two - Nothing wrong with me Three - Nothing wrong with me Four - Nothing wrong with me One - Something's got to give Two - Something's got to give Three - Something's got to give Now Let the bodies hit the floor Push me again This is the end Skin against skin blood and bone You're all by yourself but you're not alone You wanted in now you're here Driven by hate consumed by fear Let the bodies hit the floor
You say hello, inside I'm screaming I love you You say goodnight, in my mind I'm sleeping next to you You drive away from my car crash of a heart And I don't know But you gave me the best mixtape I have And even all the bad songs ain't so bad I just wish there was so much more than that About me and you You talk to him, and it burns me like the sun You talk to her, and you say that you feel like he's the one I talk to me, but you can't hear the pain I feel You don't know Cause you gave me the best mixtape I have And even all the sad songs ain't so sad I only wish that there was more than that About me and you [Bridge] Oh, don't turn around and say bye again Yeah it crushes my head when you call me Your friend and I'm not the same person From back in the day in the back of the class That you thought was gay No I can't find the words cause I lost them The minute they fell out of my mouth And it's love and I'm in it, so give me your lips And just let me kiss 'em And let's get messed up and listen to probably... The best mixtape I have And even all the bad songs ain't so bad I just wish there was so much more than that About me and you About me and you About me and you About me and you About me and you About me and you
Read me the letter, baby, Do not leave out the words. Stories and cigarettes ruined lives of lesser girls, And I wanna know, ?Cause I want you to know, And it?s a strange condition, A day in prison, It?s got me out of my head And I don?t know what I came
I'm tired of your open mouth, Crawling inside my skin, And this play we never quit, The fight within the cross begun, Say that it's too late, When a man's gotta learn to hate.
Forget the time I said I would, Replace me with, But never will, Beyond the facts that are in your face, Ignore the facts beyond your nose, Said it's too late, What a man's got he'll learn to hate.
And so Annie waits, Annie waits, Annie waits For a call From a friend The same It's the same Was it always the same? Annie waits for the last time The clock never stops, never stops, never waits She's growing old It's getting late And so he forgot, he forgot Maybe not Maybe he's been seriously hurt Would that be worse? Headlights crest the hill Shadows pass her by and out of sight Annie sees her dreams: Friday bingo, pigeons in the park Annie waits for the last time Just the same as the last time Annie says 밳ou see this is why I'd rather be alone. And so Annie waits, Annie waits, Annie waits For a call From a friend The same It's the same Was it always the same? Annie waits as the last... Headlights crest the hill Who will be the one for evermore? (ooh ooh) Annie, I could be If we're both still lonely when we're old Annie waits for the last time Just the same as the last time Annie waits for the last time Just the same as the last time Annie waits But not for me
Maybe, maybe it`s the clothes we wear, The tasteless bracelets and the dye in our hair, Maybe it`s our kookiness, Or maybe, maybe it`s our nowhere towns, Our nothing places and our cellophane sounds, Maybe it`s our looseness, But we are trash, you and me, We`re the litter on the breeze, We`re the lovers on the streets, Just trash, me and you, It`s in everything we do, It`s in everything we do Maybe, maybe it`s the things we say, The words we`ve heard and the music we play, Maybe it`s our cheapness, Or maybe, maybe it`s the times we`ve had, The lazy days and the crazes and the fads, Maybe it`s our sweetness, But we`re trash, you and me, We`re the litter on the breeze, We`re the lovers on the street, Just trash, me and you, It`s in everything we do, It`s in everything we do instrumental break But we`re trash, you and me, We`re the lovers on the street, We`re the litter on the breeze Just trash, me and you, It`s in everything we do, It`s in everything we do ah you and me, We`re the lovers on the streets, We`re the litter on the breeze, ah you and me, It`s in everything we do, It`s in everything we do....... ah you and me...
So lately, I've been wonderin Who will be there to take my place When I'm gone, you'll need love To light the shadows on your face If a great wave should fall It would fall upon us all And between the sand and stone Could you make it on your own
[Chorus:] If I could, then I would I'll go wherever you will go Way up high or down low I'll go wherever you will go
And maybe, I'll find out The way to make it back someday To watch you, to guide you Through the darkest of your days If a great wave should fall It would fall upon us all Well I hope there's someone out there Who can bring me back to you
[Chorus]
Runaway with my heart Runaway with my hope Runaway with my love
I know now, just quite how My life and love might still go on In your heart and your mind I'll stay with you for all of time
[Chorus]
If I could turn back time I'll go wherever you will go If I could make you mine I'll go wherever you will go
Save me from this prison Lord, help me get away Cause only you can save me now From this misery Well I've been lost in my own place And I'm getting' weary How far is heaven? And I know that I need to change My ways of living How far is heaven? Lord, can you tell me? I've been locked up way too long In this crazy world How far is heaven? I just keep on prayin', Lord I just keep on livin' How far is heaven? (Oh, Lord, can you tell me?) How far is heaven? (I just gotta know how far it is) How far is heaven? (Oh, Lord, can you tell me?) Cause I know there's a better place In this place I'm livin' How far is heaven? So I just got to show some faith And just keep on givin' How far is heaven? (Oh, Lord can you tell me) How far is heaven? (I just gotta know how far it is) How far is heaven? (Oh, Lord, can you tell me?) How far is heaven? I just gotta know how far I just wanna know how far
can't get this pressure point outta my head, I can't get this pressure point outta my head, I feel it in work ya know I feel it in bed, I can't get this pressure point outta my head
I've paid all my bills and I've acted so well And I ain't been cheatin' there's nothin' to tell So why all this pressure I don't understand When all of my neighbours I lend them a hand Doctor oh doctor I'm willing to learn Why all of my bones, well they toss and they turn Mother oh mother I'm begging you please To rid me of madness and cure this disease
A weary old soldier well I have become, With all of this pressure my minds on the run Oh maybe a change and its all for the best Or maybe its something to get off my chest Doctor oh doctor I'm begging you please To rid me of madness and cure this disease Mother oh mother I'm willing to learn Why all of my bones well they toss and they turn Pressure, pressure, pressure, pressure, pressure, pressure, pressure
How the hell'd we wind up like this Why weren't we able To see the signs that we missed And try to turn the tables I wish you'd unclench your fists And unpack your suitcase Lately there's been too much of this I don't think it's too late Nothin's wrong Just as long as You know that someday I will Someday somehow I'm gonna make it all right but not right now I know you're wondering when You're the only one who knows that Someday somehow I'm gonna make it all right but not right now I know you're wondering when Well I'd hoped that since we're here anyway We could end up saying Things we've always needed to say So we could end up stringing Now the story's played out like this Just like a paperback novel Let's rewrite an ending that fit's Instead of a Hollywood horror Nothin's wrong Just as long as You know that someday I will Someday somehow Gonna make it all right but not right now I know you're wondering when You're the only one who knows that Someday somehow I'm gonna make it all right but not right now I know you're wondering when You're the only one who knows that
How the hell'd we wind up like this Why weren't we able To see the signs that we missed And try to turn the tables Now the story's played out like this Just like a paperback novel Let's rewrite an ending that fit's Instead of a Hollywood horror Nothin's wrong Just as long as You know that someday I will Someday somehow Gonna make it all right but not right now I know you're wondering when You're the only one who knows that Someday somehow Gonna make it all right but not right now I know you're wondering when You're the only one who knows that I know you're wondering when You're the only one who knows that I know you're wondering when
Last time I talked to you You were lonely and out of place You were looking down on me Lost out in space We laid underneath the stars Strung out and feeling brave I watched the red orange glow I watched you float away
Down here in the atmosphere Garbage and city lights You've gone to save your tired soul You've gone to save our lives I turned on the radio To find you on satellite I'm waiting for this sky to fall I'm waiting for a sign And all we are Is all so far You're falling back to me The star that I can see yeah I know you're out there Somewhere out there You're falling out of reach Defying gravity yeah I know you're out there Somewhere out there
Hope you remember me when you're homesick and need a change I miss your purple hair I miss the way you taste I know you'll come back someday On a bed of nails I'll wait I'm praying that you don't burn out Or fade away And all we are Is all so far You're falling back to me The star that I can see yeah I know you're out there Somewhere out there You're falling out of reach Defying gravity yeah I know you're out there Somewhere out there
You're falling back to me The star that I can see I know you're out there Oh You're falling out of reach Defying gravity I know you're out there Somewhere out there You're falling back to me The star that I can see yeah I know you're out there Somewhere out there You're falling out of reach Defying gravity yeah I know you're out there Somewhere out there You're falling back to me I know I know
Fumbling his confidence And wondering why the world has passed him by Hoping that he's bent for more than arguments And failed attempts to fly, fly [Chorus] We were meant to live for so much more Have we lost ourselves? Somewhere we live inside Somewhere we live inside We were meant to live for so much more Have we lost ourselves? Somewhere we live inside Dreaming about Providence And whether mice or men have second tries Maybe we've been livin with our eyes half open Maybe we're bent and broken, broken [Chorus] We want more than this world's got to offer We want more than this world's got to offer We want more than the wars of our fathers And everything inside screams for second life, yeah We were meant to live for so much more Have we lost ourselves? We were meant to live for so much more Have we lost ourselves? We were meant to live for so much more Have we lost ourselves? We were meant to live We were meant to live
Well this is just between us but between us let's get high In pictures I have seen her and to see her is truly fine She's on fire She's on fire Flowers in her evening set I get the feeling she won't forget And there's times you'd long to be her but to be her is surely blinding She's on fire She's on fire She's on to me And I'm over me She's on fire
And if I could be inside her light I would steal enough to make my way into the night And if I could be inside her light I might just find I'd be alright
Well it's not just a daydream if you decide to make it your life And this is not between us but between us let's keep getting back to where it's from She's on fire She's on fire She's on to me And I'm over me She's on fire She's on to me And I'm over me She's over me And I'm on to her She's on fire
I try to discover a little something to make me sweeter Oh baby refrain from breaking my heart I`m so in love with you I`ll be forever blue That you give me no reason why you`re making me work so hard That you give me no That you give me no That you give me no That you give me no Soul, I hear you calling Oh baby please give a little respect to me... And if I should falter Would you open you arms out to me We can make love not war And live at peace with our hearts I`m so in love with you I`ll be forever blue What religion or reason Could drive a man to forsake his lover Don`t you tell me no Don`t you tell me no Don`t you tell me no Don`t you tell me no Soul, I hear you calling Oh baby please give a little respect to me... instrumental break I`m so in love with you I`ll be forever blue That you give me no reason you know you`re making me work so hard That you give me no That you give me no That you give me no That you give me no Soul, I hear you calling Oh baby please give a little respect to me... Soul, I hear you calling Oh baby please give a little respect to me...