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We can control the medium
We can control the context, the presentation Well, is there anybody on the receiving end Reaching out for some kind of connection? [Chorus:] Come on and wash these shores away Come on and wash these shores away I'm looking for the crest Looking for the crest of a new wave We can be the bands we want to hear We can define our own generation Well, is there anybody on the receiving ends? Are you ready to brave new directions? [Chorus] Let breathe new dawn - this art is dead No sense of original thought in the mainstream So, is there anybody on the receiving ends? We can eclipse all that came before us [Chorus] |
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from Against Me - New Wave (2007)
I can't sleep
Dry red eyes wide open Starin' at the white stucco ceiling Turn on the TV Watch music on television Have I heard this song before, did this already happen? Derived influence In style of dress Similar trends in camera technique and editing Sync up the cuts (sync up the cuts) To the bass drum kick (to the bass drum kick) All the taste-makers drinking from the same glass Is there anybody thinking what I am? Is there anybody thinking what I am? Are you restless like me? Are you restless like me? Are you restless like me? And all the insiders rumor About a decline in sales All the buzz is happening in the new digital market place FBI warning Printed on the flip side Under penalty of law piracy will be prosecuted And in MRR (and in MRR) Someone asks the question (someone asks the question) With the instant availability of information And content so easily obtainable Is the culture now a product that's disposable? Are the punks still singing the same song? Is there anybody thinking what I am? Is there any other alternative at all? Are you restless like me? Are you restless like me? Are you restless like me Like me? |
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from Against Me - New Wave (2007)
If she wants to dance and drink all night
Well, there's no one that can stop her She's going till the house lights come up or her stomach spills onto the floor This night is gonna end when we're damn well ready for it to be over Worked all week long, now the music is playing on our time Yeah, we do what we do to get by, and then we need a release You get mixed up with the wrong guys You get messed up on the wrong drugs Sometimes the party takes you places that you didn't really plan on going When people see the track marks on her arm, she knows what they're thinking She keeps on working for that minimum As if a high school education gave you any other options, you know They don't know nothing about redemption They don't know nothing about recovery Some people just aren't the type for marriage and family No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to be a junkie No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to sleep alone No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to be a junkie No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to sleep alone She's out of step with the style She don't know where the action's happening You know the downtown club scene ain't nothing like it used to be You reach a point where there's not a lie in the world That you could use to make the boys believe you're still in your twenties But they keep getting younger, don't they, baby? She's not waiting for someone to come over and ask for the privilege She can still here that rebel yell just as loud as it was in 1983, you know There ain't no Johnny coming home to share a bed with her, and she doesn't care No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to be a junkie No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to sleep alone No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to be a junkie No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to sleep alone No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to be a junkie And if she had to live it all over again, you know she wouldn't change anything for the world |
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from Against Me - New Wave (2007)
East and West could not agree
So their generals gave call, gathered troops at the border With guns at ready, drawn and aimed Each side was praying to a God to bless them with strength and courage It was in His name artillery lit the sky on fire The people sang protest songs to try and stop the soldier's gun Protest songs in response to military aggression Protest songs to try and stop the soldier's gun But the battle raged on Sirens filled the air, and the ground shook with war Civilian casualties had been a cost that was predetermined When interviewed for report, victims pleaded in frustration Their claim: that this was a war without reason And bureaucrats engaged in debate to try and reach a resolution The people sang protest songs to try and stop the soldier's gun Protest songs in response to military aggression Protest songs to try and stop the soldier's gun Protest songs in response to military aggression Protest songs to try and stop the soldier's gun But the battle raged on While the broadcast, like their prayers, went unanswered and ignored God, like the rest of the world, just watched in silence There was purpose to be served, there were fortunes to be earned Before a peace could be called to stop the fighting, they sang... Protest songs in response to military aggression Protest songs to try and stop the soldier's gun Protest songs in response to military aggression Protest songs to try and stop the soldier's gun Protest songs in response to military aggression Protest songs to try and stop the soldier's gun Protest songs in response to military aggression Protest songs to try and stop the soldier's gun But the battle raged on |
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from Against Me - New Wave (2007)
[Chorus x 2]
Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what's important to you Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what's important to you Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what's important to you You've got to make a serious decision It could be me up there in stage lights It could be me on the TV in your living room It could be me jet-setting with my band all across the world Appearing live in concert one night only, tickets sold out [Chorus] There I am giving candid disclosure to press in interview There I go on my way through the crowd up to the podium On behalf of our fans we'd like to accept this award Smile for the camera, boys, gold record in hand [Chorus] All of our lives in waiting All of our lives traded for their roses and applause All of our lives dedicated to shoving it right back in their fucking face Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what's important to you Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what's important to you Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what's important to you You've got to make a serious decision Said, you've got to make a serious decision Stop! Take some time to think |
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from Against Me - New Wave (2007)
No (no), it's not what we meant to say (it's not what we meant to say)
We don't really love each other What happens when the summer's over? (How long before distance becomes a chore?) I'm approaching with great (great) trepidation I hope you'll understand Before you speak (before you speak) Think about what you're trying to say (think about what you're trying to say) Who else is there to blame for miscommunication? You're getting caught up in the excitement (You making promises you can't keep) You need to leave all your options open Too much momentum This room feels like it's going to explode Too many angles Too many factors to cover Waiting for signal You're searching for a network You have to fight to stay in control of the situation Anxiety, anxiety, you give me no mercy Grind my teeth smooth and flat in my sleep We took some pills to calm us down (We needed help to come back up) Just trying to stay in control of the situation Too much momentum This room feels like it's going to explode Too many angles Too many factors to cover Waiting for signal You're searching for a network You have to fight to stay in control of the situation And we fall apart so easily Too much momentum This room feels like it's going to explode Too many angles Too many factors to cover Waiting for signal You're searching for a network You have to fight to stay in control You have to fight to stay in control No, you don't have to fight to stay in control of the situation |
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from Against Me - New Wave (2007)
I heard the hype about your band, I've seen your video playing on the TV
Publicity photos in magazines; oh, none of it makes me feel anything I would be lying to you if I did not say something that would make me feel like a politician A middle-of-the-road opinion no one finds offensive or challenging I'm not interested; the stage is not a pedestal I don't think you're bad people, I just think that your aesthetic is horrible Please treat me with the same respect and candor; I would appreciate the honesty Yeah, a little less professional, a little more upfront and confrontational Whoa, whoa, whoa, just say what you're thinking Say what you're really thinking Whoa, whoa, whoa, just say what you're thinking Say what you're really thinking Say what you're thinking! ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By GABEL, THOMAS JAMES <i>Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.</i> |
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from Against Me - New Wave (2007)
Golden arches risin' above the next overpass
These horizons are endless We're Americans abroad We're Americans abroad Profit driven expansion into foreign markets And while I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure Said, while I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure This is the best summer that I've ever had European vacation - me and my best friends We're Americans abroad We're Americans abroad Whatever there is to be said is said in English While I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure Said, while I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure Here we are, a rock band looking for new audiences Wherever we go, Coca-Cola's already been We're Americans abroad We're Americans abroad And I just can't help but think that that's comparison While I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure While I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure While I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure While I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure I'm not so sure, I'm not so sure, I'm not so sure |
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from Against Me - New Wave (2007)
I was dreaming of your love
I was lost in your arms embrace Our bodies collide together Whoa, this ultimate betrayal The heart will not resign What could be said, what could be done? I hold out hope For your reciprocation Like an animal These thoughts have gone beyond my control For pleasure Maybe just amusement This overwhelming urge Towards you I feign disinterest While I covet the attention While I crave your affection Ravenous with lust Jackal in heat, spit dripping This mechanical impulse Knows not loyalty or mercy Like an animal These thoughts have gone beyond my control For pleasure Maybe just amusement Like an animal These thoughts have gone beyond my control For pleasure Maybe just amusement |
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from Against Me - New Wave (2007)
If I could have chosen where God would hide his heaven
I'd wish for it to be the salt and swell of the ocean Carried by the currents to all continents' shores Reaching into the depths where the sun's light is never shown Mixed with algae and coral, breathed in by sharks and dolphins Sailed by tanker ships, private yachts, swam in by tourists Working its way up through inlets, lakes, and rivers Swamps, and estuaries, down through limestone into the aquifer Purified by the county, pumped through pipes and out faucets Filled into a glass to meet the thirst of our children And if I could have chosen, I would have been born a woman My mother once told me she would have named me Laura I'd grow up to be strong and beautiful like her One day, I'd find an honest man to make my husband We would have two children, build our home on the Gulf of Mexico Our family would spend hot summer days at the beach together The sun would kiss our skin as we played in the sand and water And we would know we loved each other without having to say it At night, we would sleep with the windows of our house left open Letting the cool ocean air soothe the sunburned shoulders of our children There is an ocean in my soul where the waters do not curve There is an ocean in my soul where the waters do not curve There is an ocean in my soul where the waters do not curve There is an ocean in my soul where the waters do not curve! ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By GABEL, THOMAS JAMES <i>Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.</i> |
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from Against Me! - Live In London (2006)
Regime change under a Bush doctrine of democratic installations.
Constant war for constant soldiers. What are we gonna do now? De-escalation, through military force. Increase the pressure, Oh Condoleeza What should we do about the situation in Iran and North Korea? Condoleeza. Democratic election under Marshall law. An Iraqi president out of control of our choices. After all this death and destruction Do you really think your actions advocate freedom? The presidents giving a speech in Georgetown To remember the voice of a slain civil rights leader, Do you understand what the martyrs stood for? Oh Condoleeza do you get the fucking joke? Condoleeza Condoleeza Condoleeza What are we gonna do now? Condoleeza Condoleeza Condoleeza What are we gonna do now? |
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from Against Me! - Live In London (2006)
how can you not find everything you need in all of this? potatoes, rice, and bread, we'll burn it as we take it in. sing your heart out, sing it like you mean it, you're gonna sing everything you're thinking, and you're gonna sing it until they're listening. cause if it really brings us all together, i'd say that settles all arguments of difference, surviving just by questioning, can you imagine if we all started demanding? i can play along to every record, front and back every song, and every word means as much to me as every word means to you. they can make an industry selling people the things they want to hear, if this is worth anything, we will sell it for humility, it will take us farther than the posture you're fronting.
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from Against Me! - Live In London (2006)
We want a band that plays loud and hard every night
And doesn't care how many people are counted at the door That would travel one million miles and ask for nothing more Than a plate of food and a place to rest They'd strike chords that cut like a knife It means so much more than t-shirts or a ticket stub They'd stop at nothing short of a massacre Everyone would leave with the memory that there was no place else in the world and this was where they always belonged We would dance like no one was watching, with one fist in the air Our arena's just basements and bookstores across an underground America With this fire, we could light With this fire, we could Just gimme a scene where the music is free And the beer is not the life of the party And there's no need to shit talk or impress Cause honesty and emotion are not looked down upon And every promise that's made and bragged Is meant, if not kept We'd do it all because we have to, not because we know why Beyond a gender, race, and class, we could find what really holds us back Let's make everybody sing That they are the beginning and ending of everything That we all are stronger Than everything they taught us that we should fear |
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from Against Me! - Live In London (2006)
Golden arches risin' above the next overpass
These horizons are endless We're Americans abroad We're Americans abroad Profit driven expansion into foreign markets And while I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure Said, while I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure This is the best summer that I've ever had European vacation - me and my best friends We're Americans abroad We're Americans abroad Whatever there is to be said is said in English While I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure Said, while I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure Here we are, a rock band looking for new audiences Wherever we go, Coca-Cola's already been We're Americans abroad We're Americans abroad And I just can't help but think that that's comparison While I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure While I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure While I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure While I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure I'm not so sure, I'm not so sure, I'm not so sure |
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from Against Me! - Live In London (2006)
We charge into danger.
No guarantees or safe places. No one can be trusted, everyone is a suspect. And all the money's worthless. The town is trite and exaggerated. The food is turning and the water is poisoned. And it's rotting your teeth right out of your head, sight and hearing have quickly faded. Your gut's expanding, your hairline's receding. The sores are opening and the cancer's spreading. And the antibiotics aren't working, all the drugs just all the drugs are strangely sobering. And the skeletons in your closet have opened the door and then started talking. Just like Miami! Miami! Fucking Miami. Miami! Sharks circling for the feeding. All hope has been abandoned, like ballots drifting into the ocean. Just like Miami! Miami! Fucking Miami! Miami! Sharks circling for the feeding. All hope has been abandoned, like ballots drifting into the ocean. Hey! They're in your room while you're sleeping. They're in your car behind the seat waiting. All the rifle sights are on the back of your head. They're slipping it into your drink when you're not looking. And they're selling it to you as art. It's every other word in movies and songs. All the public is buying, it's business as usual, and the business is capitalizing on your fear, your greed, your perversions and vices. They say you're guilty, they've got the evidence to prove it. The mistakes are obvious, the faults are glaring. The plane is on fire, the fucking ship is sinking. And you're swept away in a hurricane. You're buried in the rubble of an earthquake. It's terminal, inoperable, they're amputating! Massive hemmorrhaging, major fucking complications! Just like Miami! Miami! Fucking Miami! Miami! Sharks circling for the feeding. All hope has been abandoned, like ballots drifting into the ocean. Just like Miami! Miami! Fucking Miami! Miami! Sharks circling for the feeding. All hope has been abandoned, like ballots drifting into the ocean. Miami! |
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from Against Me! - Live In London (2006)
You're coming off kinda contrived and pretentious.
You're not saying anything we haven't heard before. You're caught up in an argument. And you're so lost in modern art. You will lose it all. And you will find again. Don't lose touch. Don't lose touch. S.O.S. texted from a cell phone? Please tell me I'm not the only one, that thinks we're taking ourselves too seriously, Just a little too enamored with inflated self-purpose. Talk is cheap. And it doesn't mean much. Don't lose touch. Don't lose touch. I'm losing touch. I'm losing touch. Constant entertainment for our restless minds. Constant stimulation for epic appetites. Is there something wrong with these songs? Maybe there's something wrong with the audience. Manipulation in rock music, fucking nausea. I'm losing touch. I'm losing touch, and it's obvious |
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from Against Me! - Live In London (2006)
Everyone's a critic, but hey they really respect your talent.
Have your manager call my manager, and we'll make records together. At this level of success in entertainment, there are certain connotations. It's a "you give we take" relationship. The kids just wouldn't understand it. Come on now, how long do think this is really gonna last? How long can you hold their attention? How long before they move on to the next band? On the inside. On the inside. On the inside. Do you wanna know how it feels on the inside? On the inside. On the inside. On the inside. Do you wanna know how it feels on the inside? Coordinate the marketing, label, publicity, touring. Consult on, timing and presentation. Go ahead put this in context. It's 3 points on production, 15% to management, 10% to the agent, 5% to legal representation. We call it our insurance plan to stretch the inevitable as far as we can. Gotta make your money while you got the chance, do whatever it takes to sell it. On the inside. On the inside. On the inside. Do you wanna know how it feels on the inside? On the inside. On the inside. On the inside. Do you wanna know how it feels on the inside? (Let's go) Just how desperate can we be? Go buy our record and see. Just how angry can we seem? Go buy our record and see. Just how fucked up can it get? Go buy our record and see. Just how much can we bleed? We're completely irrelevant on LP and compact disc. On the inside. On the inside. On the inside. Do you wanna know how it feels on the inside? On the inside. On the inside. On the inside. Do you wanna know how it feels on the inside? On the inside. On the inside. On the inside. Do you wanna know how it feels on the inside? On the inside. On the inside. On the inside. Do you wanna know how it feels on the inside? |
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from Against Me! - Live In London (2006)
Not one more word tonight
between here and there Well put a distance the size of the ocean so now his heart can beat a skipping rythm As the cadence carries me I almost drift away far enough to forget but when it comes you cannot hesitate and when found i will write on account and seal it in an envelope addresed to your last known residence Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaoooooooooooooooo and we sink and we drown and what is lost can never be found well these arms they'd swim, until the lungs pulled in when panic was lost in a deep understanding that you will see what is wrong with everything what is wrong with you and me that make all the right reasons to fuck it up your gonna fuck it up Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaoooooooooooooooo (That sounded pretty good to me) (I thought it was pretty good) |
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from Against Me! - Live In London (2006)
In the closest alley, In the first doorway, He pushed up against her and closed his eyes. He said "this is probably the worst decision that Ive ever made" She laughed and smiled she said "Im sure you do this all the time...right?" As the morning came, and the city awoke, into the building, the people all went to work. As their rides out of town came, they parted ways, she said "Do you know when you're coming back again?" Dig it deeper, deeper, and farther still Bury it up and over and into the ground. All these lies will grow in ways that we never thought possible. Quiet down, down, down so soft of a sound you can hear it all come back after you. Quiet down, down, down so soft of a sound you can hear it all come back after you. Now you want to take it back, you think you might have fucked up. Waking dreams of concrete, deafening panic, cracking skull, there is yelling all around, get up, get up, please start breathing. And the moment will come when you finally realize the results of decisions and the choices in your life do you hear it all come back after you? |
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from Against Me! - Live In London (2006)
Sleep on pillows made in Singapore
Wrapped in comforters Sweatin' through sheets Drinkin' coffee in the morning Flown in on aeroplanes across the vast seas And your house is made of wood Central air, central heat You've got your furniture of particle board Your doors are locked for, for safety And you walk in leather shoes Pants of denim, a black cotton sweatshirt And you do what you do 'cause doing, you start to form a habit And you drink all night long And you sleep through the morning And if something doesn't break I'm just gonna go, go fucking insane Away And you sweep up the floor when it's dirty You do the dishes, when the sink's full And when the refridgerator's empty Well it's time, it's time, it's time, it's time, to go the store You put your books on a shelf Clothes arranged in the closet You hang the things on the wall that you don't wanna be so easily forgotten I hate these songs I hate the words That the singer is singin' to me I hate this melody I hate this stupid fucking drum beat But I'm not gonna tell anyone What I'm really thinking about Keep the conversations on the surface Just keep on smiling Just keep on saying Everything's gonna be alright It's gonna be alright [x2] Alright [x11] |
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from Against Me! - Live In London (2006)
The party's over
A cd skipping It's the same song repeating Grows more grating with each passing second... And the walls contain a resonation, laughter, and conversation. It was fun while it lasted, but now we should be going. I hope everybody had a real good time The hospitality's partaken, my head is flying my heart's racing to keep up. And I hope I havent overdone it nooo... I hope my body can take it. I hope I make the the occasion. It's only this fucked up i start realizing all this living is just dying and if these are my friends, if this is my home, if this is how i spend my nights, how i communicate, and demonstrate a love of life. My eyes roll into the back of my head, if these are the last words that i ever said No i'm not ready to die just yet. |
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from Against Me! - Live In London (2006)
An inventory has been taken of every belonging
And there's so many values sought in event of emergencies The only backup plan in case it doesn't work out While reasons flap your hands to a former self You know I am becoming a choice, you should make it You're problems Problems with everything Sometimes it's like conversations are a waking dream third party perspective And all the answers to thyself you can almost hear the sound traveling Cause a feeling of anticipation When all of the sudden you know what's gonna happen Before the paranoids they rebuild your world They neither eat nor sleep they are nothing Here in the worst I will become the best of the more, the more problems Problems with anything No more problems, problems with anything |
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from Against Me! - Live In London (2006)
Evelyn sits by the elevator doors
It's been 37 years since James died on St. Patrick's Day, 1964 She could not hold it against him There were times when there was nothing she could do But lie in bed all day beside a picture of them together A picture of better days And just like James, I'll be drinking Irish tonight With the memory of his last work week will be gone forever Evelyn, I'm not coming home tonight If we're never together, if I'm never back again Well, I swear to God that I'll love you forever Evelyn, I'm not coming home tonight In all the years that went by, she said she'd always love him And from the day that he died She never loved again And in his wallet she kept on her nightstand An A.A. card and a lock of red hair She kept secrets of pride locked so tight in her heart It killed a part of her before the rest was gone She said, "if I would have known just how things would have ended up I just would have let myself die" And just like James, I'm drinking Irish tonight With the memory of his last work week will be gone forever Evelyn, I'm not coming home tonight If we're never together, if I'm never back again Well, I swear to God that I'll love you forever Evelyn, I'm not coming home tonight |
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And we will keep ourselves in a place where it's easy to hold onto.
And as the last threats came and went, and this is the way that wars are played Always heading for a front, heading for a front, Hey did we go into the obscurity of an easy to pass on feeling Objection is so cliche. A new way [x4] So can your pop sensibilities sing me the end of the world? Turn gunshots and mortar blasts into a metaphor of how we are all the same. Well there's a lot of things that should be said, (said) so we're hammering six strings, Machine gun in audible voices, this is the party we came for. A new way [x4] we stand in amazement of motion in a world that is constantly revolving. with plans of invasion and arms races racing, yeah, we rock, we rock, we rock, we rock to the new sensation. A new way [x4] |
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