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nobody want to look back
everybody want to get high tonight
before they run out of time
where’s the felon
the name of the crook
who committed the crime
999 if you really want the truth dial
999 if you can’t see it through
He ain’t Jack the Ripper
he’s your ordinary crook
calling maxwell murder for you
Maxwell got a hand in this plan
he knows who you are in this plan
chop the rock before you bought it
sickness Maxwell knows you caught it
nobody want to look back
everybody want to get high tonight
before they run out of time
where’s the felon
the name of the crook
who committed the crime!
999 if you really want the truth dial
999 if you can’t see it through
He ain’t Jack the Ripper
he’s your ordinary crook
calling maxwell murder for you
they demand an answer
and they demand it quick
or the question’s fade and the wasted days
come crawling back for more
do you know where the power lies?
and who pulls the strings
do you know where the power lies
it starts and end with you
the face of isolation
well this one you recognise
well you can’t get straight
it’s a lonely place
and it’s one you do despise
boredom is for sale now
and helplessness you feel
it’s a wounded dove
and the hawks are above
blood splattered on a reel to reel
do you know where the power lies?
and who pulls the strings
do you know where the power lies
it starts and end with you
I was almost over
my world was almost gone
in a sudden rush
I could almost touch
the things that I’d done wrong
my snuggle’s made of concrete
through silence I could feel
my aim is true I will walk on
through these mountains made of steel
do you know where the power lies?
and who pulls the strings
do you know where the power lies
it starts and end with you
I started thinkin’ you know
I started drinkin’ you know
I don’t remember too much of that day
somethin’ struck me funny
when we ran out of money
where do you go now
when your only 15
with the music execution and the talk of revolution
it bleed in me and it goes give ‘em the boot the roots the radicals
Give ‘em the boot you know I’m a radical
give ‘em the boot the roots the reggae on my stereo
the radio was playin’ Desmon Dekker was singin’
on the 49 bus as we climb up the hill
nothin’ incoming but the reggae drummin’
and we all come from unloving homes
why even bother I pick up the bohle
hey mr. bus driver please let these people on
rude girl Carol was a mini-skirt girl
my blurry vision saw nothin’ wrong.
Took the 60 bus out of downtown Cambell Ben Zandito
he was on there he was waitin’ for me
all the punk rockers and the moon stompers
are out on the corners where they sparing for change
the radio was playin’ Desmon Dekker was singin’
on the 49 bus as we climb up the hill
rude girl Carol was a mini-skirt girl
my blurry vision saw nothin’ wrong.
with the music execution and the talk of revolution
it bleed in me and it goes give ‘em the boot the roots the radicals
Give ‘em the boot you know I’m a radical
give ‘em the boot the roots the reggae on my stereo
black coat, white shoes, black hat, cadillac
the boy’s a time bomb
he’s back in the hole where they got him living
like a rat but he’s smarter than that nine lives like a cat
take him to the youth authority home
first thing you learn is that you got to make it in this world alone
black coat, white shoes, black hat, cadillac
the boy’s a time bomb
now he’s gotten out he’s gotten free he’s gotta go gotta car
his only 21 years old he’s runnin’ #’s
from the bar his pager’s beepin’ he’s got in deep in
what ever he can move on in you know that kid’s a creep in’ in
black coat, white shoes, black hat, cadillac
the boy’s a time bomb
Tears come from the razor that’s been tattooed below his eye
his mother cries she knows that he is strong enough to die
he’s rollin’ in the Cadillac it’s midnight sunroof is down
three shots rung out the herd’s deal the new king is crowned.
black coat, white shoes, black hat, cadillac
the boy’s a time bomb
ran into three Puerto Ricans
these girls took us to the fun house
where we played a lonely pinball machine
hangin’ on the corner of 52nd and Broadway
cars passin’ by but none of them seem to go my way
New York City well I wish I was on a highway
back to Olympia...
I’m having a hard time understanding
it gets all too demanding
she’s all gone and I’m stranded
something burning deep inside of me
all I know it’s 4 o’clock and
she ain’t never showed up and
I watched a thousand people
go home from work
hangin’ on the corner of 52nd and Broadway
cars passin’ by but none of them seem to go my way
New York City well I wish I was on a highway
back to Olympia...
how many times will it take me
before I go crazy
before I lose everything
something burning deep inside of me
ran into three Puerto Ricans
those girls took us to the fun house
I don’t wanna be alone again.
hangin’ on the corner of 52nd and Broadway
cars passin’ by but none of them seem to go my way
New York City well I wish I was on a highway
back to Olympia...
I said the feeling isn’t fear
there’s something wrong
it’s just telling you to move
I lock step I’m gone
There’s a fire on the corner and it’s never gonna stop
killer in the neighbourhood never got caught
I lock up my door step out and I’m gone
Waitin’ for the buses but the buses won’t come
all the docks are quiet
there’s somethin’ wrong
and there’s no ships comin’ in
I lock step I’m gone
where there once was a riot
there’s somethin’ wrong
there’s a whole lot of nothin’
I lock step I’m gone
the stop signs broken and the meters goin’ down
wild dogs are runnin’ themselves into the ground
everything was clear for that moment in time
if I don’t come back well throw me a line
the ending isn’t here
but it’s comin’ real soon
the feeling isn’t fear
it’s just telling you to move
well the docks are quiet
there’s something wrong
and there’s no ships comin’ in
I lock step I’m gone
where there once was a riot
there’s somethin’ wrong
there’s a whole lot of nothin’
I lock step I’m gone
bootin’ up, shootin’ up bring on the brightness
see the son of god is comin’ up and I see a likeness
internalise the lunacy of the misery is showin’
when you’re brought up you’re caught up in a system that’s goin’
noone answers noone takes that call from you
noone answers noone takes that call from you
noone answers noone takes that call from you
junkieman tell me what your story is...
junkieman tell me what your story is...
junkieman tell me what your story is...
junkieman tell me what your story is...
water I despise
some parents house is on fire
slowly the house gonna burn to the ground
the neighbourhood will watch will retarded sound
someone be a witness please tell me that he’s crazy
but he’s not and they know that and they can’t get him cause he’s not
crazy
beat lock him knock him take him away his authority
hit ‘em, ship ‘em, club ‘em submitted conformity
noone answers noone takes that call from you
noone answers noone takes that call from you
noone answers noone takes that call from you
junkieman tell me what your story is...
junkieman tell me what your story is...
junkieman tell me what your story is...
junkieman tell me what your story is...
my hand went blind clairvoyant I make love to my trance sister my trance
sister went on and my trance parents see from the balcony I looked out
on the big field it opens like the cover of an old Bible
And out come the wolves
their plans trampling the snow the alphabet I stand on my head and
watch it all go away,
bootin’ up, shootin’ up bring on the brightness
see the son of god is comin’ up and there’s a likeness
internalise the lunacy the misery is showin’
when your brought up and caught up in a system that is goin’
noone answers noone takes that call from you
noone answers noone takes that call from you
noone answers noone takes that call from you
junkieman tell me what your story is...
junkieman tell me what your story is...
junkieman tell me what your story is...
junkieman tell me what your story is...
god d*mn it man I almost had it threw me out the door and called me
a faggot
I ain’t done I’ve only yet begun West Oakland is the place where I’m
comin’ from
I’m checkin’ out I’m never comin’ back again
I’m checkin’ out I’m listed M.I.A.
god d*mn it man I almost had it well I did it again yeah I do it outta
habit
well I’m numb it ain’t no fun I’m less than zero when you add up the
sum
I’m checkin’ out yea it ain’t no doubt yea
a courtship built from anger is what it amounts
I almost had it I almost had it I came so close man I almost had it
I’m checkin’ out I’m never comin’ back again
I’m checkin’ out I’m listed M.I.A.
destination unknown ruby-ruby-ruby-ruby soho
destination unknown ruby-ruby-ruby-ruby soho
he’s singin’ and she’s there to lend a hand
he’s seen his name on the marquee but she will never understand
once again he’s leavin’ and she’s there with a tear in her eye
embraces with a warm gesture it’s time, time to say good-bye
destination unknown ruby-ruby-ruby-ruby soho
destination unknown ruby-ruby-ruby-ruby soho
Ruby’s heart ain’t bleedin’ cause she knows the feeling is gone
she’s not the only one who knew there’s somethin’ wrong
her lover’s in the distance as she wipes a tear from her eye
Ruby’s fading out she disappears it’s time, time to say good-bye
destination unknown ruby-ruby-ruby-ruby soho
destination unknown ruby-ruby-ruby-ruby soho
have you ever seen an angel well I know I have seen
they’ll stay here for a while and then they’ll fly away
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I seen him
when he rolled the dice ya know he never thought twice
never thought twice about being here
some grown up and some grow old but what about the kid who never learned
the rules
spent all these years on this earth when you look back it’s just a
flicker of time
Jackyl was one of the one’s that was vanished yea he was one of the
one’s that was already saved
through all the evil and wreckage he maintained a sense of himself
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I seen him
when he rolled the dice ya know he never thought twice
never thought twice about being here
some men are in prison even though they walk the streets
at night other men who got the lock down are free as a bird in flight
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I seen him
when he rolled the dice ya know he never thought twice
never thought twice about being here
started in ‘87 ended in ‘89 you got a garage or an amp we’ll play anytime
it was just the four of us yea the core of us too much attention unavoidably
destroyed us
four kids on tour three thousand miles in a four door car not knowing
what was going years
it would turn out like this hell no no preminition
to the end, to the end, I’ll journey to the end
to the end, to the end, I’ll journey to the end
to the end, to the end, I’ll journey to the end
to the end, to the end, I’ll journey to the end
Matty came from far away from New Orleans into the East Bay
he said this is a Mecca I said this ain’t no Mecca man this place is
f*cked
three months go by he had no home he had no food he was all alone
Matty said fool menace shame on you he said fool me twice he went back
to New Orleans
to the end, to the end, I’ll journey to the end
to the end, to the end, I’ll journey to the end
to the end, to the end, I’ll journey to the end
to the end, to the end, I’ll journey to the end
she’s automatic, so automatic the way that she moves the way that she
moves
she’s automatic, so automatic the way she moves
I said she *** I was feeling so proud
*** the music so loud
she asked me if I would stand by her side
like glue that I would till the end of the night
she’s automatic, so automatic the way that she moves the way that she
moves
she’s automatic, so automatic the way she moves
my head was spinnin’ a million miles an hour
the chance I was takin’ I get anxious around her
she put her head on my shoulder I started to hold her
swingin’ and swayin’ the morning began
she’s automatic, so automatic the way that she moves the way that she
moves
she’s automatic, so automatic the way she moves
Look up you’re in Cleveland again a solid line that never ends
I’ve got stories you’ll never realise
and I know it I wear it on my sleeve
there must be somethin’ about you that I liked
but right here in the rain you know it just don’t seem right
I always go out I never hide but in Cleveland I should have stayed
inside
good morning heartache you like an old friend come and see me again
good morning heartache you like an old friend come and see me again
testify my love for you I know it runs deep through your body too
from the cold blacktop to the hot concrete the old tan van it ain’t
so sweet
good morning heartache you like an old friend come and see me again
good morning heartache you like an old friend come and see me again
somewhere in America in the city at night
we were far from home but you know it was gonna be alright
the unfortunate get prayed on by vultures eyes 86cents in these pockets
of mine
you can take my money, you can take my time but you can’t take my heart
it’s in the city behind
good morning heartache you like an old friend come and see me again
good morning heartache you like an old friend come and see me again
say goodbye when you see me sign
now I’m crucified Crucify
me the ground is feryile and the grass is green
so many things to be seen
so many bands to be heard
just for once can I be ignored
say goodbye when you see me sign
now I’m crucified Crucify
*** I gonna get away
no reason for me to stay
but I come back an other day
kill my boss and get all the money
***
I said: ‘What the f*ck you’re talking about?
say goodbye when you see me sign
now I’m crucified Crucify
Business man come shake my hand
show me numbers that I understand
your my candle I’m your burnin’ wick
two sides comin’ in quick
say goodbye when you see me sign
now I’m crucified Crucify
Oh yeah, what the people say
the *** ended in disarray
*** Yeah, Tim ***
say goodbye when you see me sign
now I’m crucified Crucify
Little Sammy was a punk rocker
you know his mother tried to take him to war
Sammy now the war is over now
we’re at the wars end
Little Sammy was a punk rocker
now it’s time for you to leave home
Sammy now the war is over now
we’re at the wars end
do you really wanna know what’s happenin’ do you really wanna know what’s
goin’ on
hey girl you better please take a look around you better explore your
heart
and find out for yourself Jenny Demilo you don’t care nothin’ about
me
I never really got a reason never had a use for one before but now I
know
that there’s now a prize but for the wise and the unwise
do you really wanna know what’s happenin’ do you really wanna know what’s
goin’ on
hey girl you better please take a look around you better explore your
heart
and find out for yourself Jenny Demilo you don’t care nothin’ about
me
there’s something coming around
as wicked as it may seem as wicked as anything could be
as it may seem as wicked as anything could be
I know this girl she’s barely alive she’s all haggard she’s only twenty-five
she said she’s never had a friend before I said "hey girl I’ll be your
friend but who’s keepin’ score"
I saw this other little girl on the phone her mother comforts her from
far from home
the little girl was very hesitant my best friend lying dead on the
pavement
there’s something coming around
as wicked as it may seem as wicked as anything could be
as it may seem as wicked as anything could be
I always end up back on the hill
lookin’ down at the land fill
I always go there when I can
my friend Marty said Tim you’re a lucky man
there’s something coming around
as wicked as it may seem as wicked as anything could be
as it may seem as wicked as anything could be
I figured out the problem the problem is you
you didn’t see us comin’ now there’s nothin’ you can do
times are gonna change, change or step aside
it’s my point of view that took you by surprise
the sun’s comin’ up yea the new dawn arrives
a new generation standing stand with anger in their eyes
no love in the city ‘cause there’s no connection
been stricken with disease a racial infection
I’m a battering ram comin’ through to you
in every alleyway on every avenue
Oi-Oi-Oi
actions could erase all the fear that we suffer
people segregated no one understands each other
he’s a different color but we’re the same kid
I’ll treat him like my brother he’ll treat me like his
well an eye for an eye yea a tooth for a tooth
brother against brother should be singin’ with the group
the innercities burnin’ yea it’s screamin’ black and blue
the power and the passion of a million youth
I’m a battering ram comin’ through to you
in every alleyway on every avenue
Oi-Oi-Oi
Oi-Oi-Oi
I figured out the problem yea the problem is you
you didn’t see us comin’ now there’s nothin’ you can do
he’s a different color but we’re the same kid
I’ll treat him like my brother he’ll treat me like his
all the blood that spills of all the guts that fly
the media paints a picture that stands all around pits
the dogs against the cats now who is responsible
the power in the issue the force is unstoppable
I’m a battering ram comin’ through to you
in every alleyway on every avenue
You moved up the ladder at a very rapid speed
we moved methodically and calmly
when you got to the top you see enemies
you say that I’m different you say that I’m different
the only thing different is the way I feel about you
if I knew back then what I know that it would all turn out like this
I’d sit back and I’d watch you squirm cause
you say that I’m different you say that I’m different
the only thing different is the way I feel about you.....
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