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Generator - Bad Religion
Like a rock, like a planet Like a fucking atom bomb I'll remain unperturbed by the joy and the madness that I encounter everywhere I turn, I've seen it all before, in books and magazines, like a twitch before dying, like a pornographic sea, there's a flower behind the window, there's an ugly laughing man, like a hummingbird in silence, like the blood on my door, it's the generator oh yeah, oh yeah, like the blood on my door, wash me clean and I will run until I reach the shore, I've known it all along like the bone under my skin, like actors in a photograph, like paper in the wind, there's a hammer by the window, there's a knife on the floor, like turbines in darkness, like the blood on my door, it's the generator |
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| 2. |
| 2:47 |
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A refreshing plunge, a drink of palatable water
A deep inspiration on a warm summer day A safe stroll in the middle of a road community A neighbor who in times of need will not turn away I ain't no politician I am a citizen And I wonder if I'm living too far out of bounds Community protection, rehabilitation Police that serve without legitimate right to maim Global awareness, ecological guilt Cultural and environmental awakening I ain't no optimist I try to be a realist I wonder if I'm thinking too far out of bounds Is it too much to ask? Could it be the earth is shrinking? I can see the walls closing in No one can take much for granted anymore Remote control, three cars for every family Corruption at the expense of the simple majority A violent crash, a plunder of the third world Any wretched plot that bolsters our economy I ain't no blind supporter I'm a conscious citizen And I know that we are living too far out of bounds I ain't no politician I ain't no blind supporter I ain't no metropia, I am a citizen And wonder if I'm living too far out of bounds Is it too much to ask? Can we keep the earth from sinking? I can see the walls closing in No one can take much for granted anymore You better not take it for granted anymore I'm not taking nothing for granted anymore |
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| 3:17 |
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A sullen figure walks along a dusty road
His life was holy and he couldn't bear the load He left his people and a simple life behind He raised his torso and he looked into the sky Shouting his questions Looking for direction What do I do now? Now a confused schoolgirl stares at the TV tray The stresses of maturing compound every day She glances up to see her favorite video And gets ideas from Madonna's nasty clothes In need of affection She craves the direction Her heroes offer her Everyone is looking for something And they all assume somebody else knows what it is No one can live with the decisions of their own It seems, so they look to someone else To tell 'em what to be Tell 'em what to wear, tell 'em what to say Tell 'em how to act and think, compel others compulsively Until the world is all like them A righteous student came and asked me to reflect He judged my lifestyle was politically incorrect I don't believe in self-important folks who preach No Bad Religion song can make your life complete Prepare for rejection You'll get no direction from me You'll get no direction from me |
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Everyday we profit so, leaning toward the great unknown
Asking how it pertains to tomorrow Aim for places we've not been, trample paths that go between Yesterday's foundations and tomorrow It's the way they say it's got to be We spear ahead and forge our destiny Who do they represent, who do you believe? Make a sound decision for others to heed Try to set a faster pace Try to build a master race One that will make a contribution to tomorrow It's the way they say it's got to be We put aside our fears and make history The clothes are in the dryer and the writing's on the wall We're trying everything we can to stop this fall Everyday we profit so Leaning toward the great unknown |
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| 2:27 |
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There's a light on in the hallway, so I can't understand
Why you hide underneath the cover There's a baby in your womb, so don't be scared tonight 'Cause Raggedy Ann is in the closet picking posies Two babies in the dark, like diamonds in the sand While Papa's far away making up children's stories The little ones inside, so afraid to be alone She's tired of being brave until the daddy comes home So if you chance to see her, please tell her it's alright 'Cause everyone fights the tendency to snap sometimes It's not a matter of being brave and strong 'Cause noises in the house are terrifying Two babies in the dark, like diamonds in the sand While Papa's far away making up children's stories The little ones inside, so afraid to be alone She's talking to herself now 'cause no one's home I'll put you to sleep at night like a foreign movie I'll sing you lullabies and I'll teach you about everything And I'll only ask one thing Please save me |
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| 2:04 |
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As I walk beneath the valley
I shall fear no evil 'Cause thanks to King George and his rainbow cabinet Today murder is legal God, I know that it's wrong To kill my brother for what he hasn't done And as the planes blacken the sky It sounds like heaven is falling It sounds like heaven is falling You promise me a new day a-dawning I see a thousand points of light Like so many points of hatred, shame, and horror God, I want to be a man But I don't want to die with a rifle in my hand And as the planes blacken the sky It sounds like heaven is falling It sounds like heaven is falling You promise me a new day a-dawning Well, nothing here looks new to me But a score of mothers' sons caught between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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| 3:13 |
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Everybody wants to dance in a playpen
But nobody wants to play in my garden I see the hippies on an angry line Guess they don't get my meaning I'm enchanted by the birds and the blossoms I'm enamored by young lovers on the weekend I like the Fourth of July When the bombs start flashing And I wish I had a shiny red top A bugle with a big brass bell would cheer me up Or maybe something bigger that could really go pop So I could make the gardening stop Come out to play Come out to play And we'll pretend it's Christmas day In my atomic garden All my scientists are working on a deadline So my psychologist is working day and nighttime They say they know what's best for me But they don't know what they're doing And I'm glad I'm not Gorbachev 'Cause I'd wiggle all night like jelly in a pot At least he's got a garden with a fertile plot And a party that will never stop Come out to play Come out to play And we'll pretend it's Christmas day In my atomic garden I hope there's nothing wrong out there I'm watching from my room inside my room |
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| 3:24 |
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The Answer - Bad Religion
Long ago in a dusty village full of hunger, pain and strife a man came forth with a vision of truth and the way to a better life he was convinced he had the answer and he compelled people to follow along but the hunger never vanished and the man was banished and the village dried up and died at a time when wise men peered through brass tubes toward the sky the heavens changed in predictable ways and one man was able to find that he had found the answer and he was quick to write his revelation but as they were scrutinized in his colleagues eyes he soon became a mockery don't tell me about the answer 'cause then another one will come along soon i don't believe you have the answer i've got ideas too but if you've got enought naivete and you've got conviction then the answer is perfect for you an urban spall sits choking on its discharge overwhelmed by industry searching for a modern day savior from another place inclined toward charity everyone's begging for an answer without regard to validity the searching never ends it goes on and on and on for eternity |
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| 2:10 |
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Come and see the brilliant light
Don't let your emotions mask your sight It's the manifestation of a deeper fight That affects me and you My optimism was running high A new world order was on my mind But I couldn't believe it when I heard them say They're throwing it away The fertile crescent is burning today and baby, my emotions are too The cradle of humanity has led us all astray And we're all in this together, don't you know 'Cause our species has nowhere else to go Aggression rears its ugly head Retaliation brings further dread The two are linked by unseen threads That wind back through time I don't agree with this outdated trend Nationalism is an evil friend But hatred is instilled by invisible lines Drawn in our minds And the fertile crescent is haunting us today, and baby, our instincts are too The ghost of humanity is warning us this way And I think we all should heed it, don't you know 'Cause we don't know where else to go |
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| 2:30 |
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You took a time bomb and a case of crackers
And you made a maelstrom of organic debris Then you took a workbench and a rusty anvil And you polished them for everyone to see You have created an unhealthy monster But you're nowhere but nowhere to be found So I guess I'll just cope with my provisions From now until the day they lay me down You took a baboon and made him perfect You took a lion and stripped him of his pride Then you took a million more varities, a scalpel and a sartory And you stitched up a horrible surprise You have created an unsocial monster And you're searched for all over the globe And most believe that things would sure be better If you'd come down here and tell us what you know Who is to blame for this, someone tell me please His handiwork is flawed and it's there for everyone to see Mutations, aberrations and blatant anomalies They multiply and give rise to this monstrosity You took the most abundant, smallest bits of matter And you instilled them with affinity And then you stratified accumulations, weeded out bad variations And blended up your unique recipe You have created a powerful monster With direction and purpose all its own And if you were here, would things be any different? Or are you just a mosaic of thoughts alone? |
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Transfixated on the big blue screen
It's your window to the outside, a melancholy dream A medium upon which you build reality This episodic currency that everybody needs Somebody's delivery lulls you to sleep The man behind the weather map, the editor in chief They control two worlds, power and disease And you cannot suppress your curiosity But see it's only entertainment Superficial urgency, posterboard mentality Only entertainment, tightly constrained, the buzz that remains Is the story of how we run our lives Many are the people poor and suffering From the lack of coverage from the transmission beam And if it ever gets here, you'll be offended too 'Cause you cannot distinguish chicanery from truth See it's only entertainment A superficial episode as life continues to unfold Only entertainment, controlled and copied, they've planted the seed That sprouts into your picture of the world Can't someone protect me? From this electron beam Hey you, Mr. FCC Have you no advice for me? Turn away, turn away Turn away, turn away |
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