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I Want It All
04:40
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I Want It All
Well she was standin’ in the middle of a fire
holdin’ 99 gallons of gasoline.
And she was movin’ with the grace of a tiger
in the middle of a jungle.
You should see
the way she bites her lip
and all her fingertips.
You should see
the way she cracks the whip
and moves her hips
with all authority.
Your love is like a freight train
with a time bomb
in an earthquake
screamin’ up the side of a volcano
in a hurricane.
In a fire I want to feel,
the way you burn is so unreal.
Bring it on.
Bring it on.
There’s nothing that I want more.
I want it all.
Double-barrel mama has her guns aimed right at me.
Well she was spillin’ all her dirty little secrets
with her hand in a fire down on her knees.
And she was breakin’ all her promises to daddy,
she’s an angel and a liar.
You should see
the way she bites her lip
and all her fingertips.
You should see
the way she cracks the whip
and moves her hips
with all authority.
Your love is like a freight train
with a time bomb
in an earthquake
screamin’ up the side of a volcano
in a hurricane.
In a fire I want to feel,
the way you burn is so unreal.
Bring it on.
Bring it on.
There’s nothing that I want more.
I want it all.
Double-barrel mama has her guns aimed right at me.
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2. |
Big Bad World
05:11
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Big Bad World
Everybody wants to be a hero with
seven guns, night vision and the fastest car.
Everybody wants to take control of everything
overnight, and it’s gone too far.
Everybody’s ready to break down.
The world’s gone mad and it’s startin’ to burn.
Everybody’s ready to break down.
The world’s gone past the point of no return.
You know it’s bad
when your dreams are buried alive
and the only thing you love is dead and gone.
Well I know you’re sad
and your dreams will be scary tonight.
It’s only a matter of time…
I’m only human,
but you want me to be a god and
save you from the big bad world,
but I need saving, too.
Would He save me, too?
Everybody does it so you should, too.
The seven sins are becoming just a way of life.
Everybody wants a little piece of everything,
it’s not enough just to stay alive.
Everybody’s on the way down.
The world’s gone mad and I’m startin’ to burn.
Everybody’s on the way down.
The world’s well past the point of no return.
You know it’s bad
when your dreams are buried alive
and the only thing you love is dead and gone.
Well I know you’re sad
and your dreams will be scary tonight.
It’s played out too much in your mind.
It’s all played out way too much inside your mind.
I’m only human,
but you want me to be a god and
save you from the big bad world,
but I need saving, too.
Would He save me, too?
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3. |
Pleasing the Queen
03:43
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Pleasing the Queen
How can she know that she’s on my mind?
I’ve only seen her in a magazine.
But does she know that I’m losin’ my mind?
I’m livin’ underwater in a dream.
How can this be?
I love it so much but it’s killin’ me.
She said good-bye.
Well I can tell by the way she looks at me.
What a fool am I
for thinkin’ I could please the queen tonight!
If she closed her eyes,
I could turn the page.
How can she look so deep in my eyes?
That paper goddess in a magazine.
Her wanton stare is so full of the lies
that make up everything that I believe.
She keeps me up in the middle of the night
intoxicating me as I’m drinkin’ her down.
If I was stronger I would put up a fight,
… intoxicating me as I’m breakin’ her down.
There is no way I can feel her
callous paper heart.
There is no way she can feel me.
Would she feel the pain?
There is no way I could steal her
callous paper heart.
There is no way
she can feel me.
How can this be?
I love it so much but it’s killin’ me.
She said good-bye.
Well I can tell by the way she looks at me.
What a fool am I
for thinkin’ I could please the queen tonight!
If she closed her eyes,
I could turn the page.
… and if I turn the page, I could burn the page.
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4. |
Screamin' In Her Sleep
04:54
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Screamin’ In Her Sleep
She said that she’s not interested
in seein’ someone raise the dead.
She said it’s getting much too late
to see another wine and water trick.
She don’t believe in miracles,
but that’s exactly what she needs
to save her from the lies she tells herself.
What’s she thinkin’ about
when she’s talkin’ to herself?
What’s she talkin’ about
when she thinks she’s by herself?
What’s she worried about
when it always cuts her deep?
What’s she dreamin’ about
when she’s screamin’ in her sleep?
Screamin’ in her sleep!
I can only wish.
I can only say.
I can only hope.
I can only pray.
Greet her with a kiss,
shelter from the rain.
I can only hope You take away her pain.
She said that she’s not interested
in seein’ someone raise the dead.
She said it’s getting much too late
to see another wine and water trick.
She don’t believe in miracles,
but that’s exactly what she needs
to save her from the lies she tells herself.
The lies she tells herself.
What’s she thinkin’ about?
What’s she talkin’ about?
What’s she worried about?
What’s she dreamin’ about
screamin’ in her sleep?
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5. |
Gone Too Far
04:08
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Gone Too Far
Someday I’ll find out the meaning
of everything I’ve lost.
Someday I’ll wake up and realize
that I’m the one who’s lost.
“Dig this hole deeper.”
I can’t go much deeper.
“Dig this hole deeper.”
I can’t go much deeper.
I may have gone too far,
but you’re the one who pushed me down.
I know I’ve gone too far,
but you’re the one who dragged me around.
I know I took it just a little too far.
“Push the button, pull the trigger, do what I said.”
I’d never gone too far,
but now that I have I know I can do it again.
The mercy I’d shown you before was
just a shameless tease.
The mercy you beg for is amusing,
bleeding on your knees.
“Dig this hole deeper.”
I can’t go much deeper.
I may have gone too far,
but you’re the one who pushed me down.
I know I’ve gone too far,
but you’re the one who dragged me around.
I know I took it just a little too far.
“Push the button, pull the trigger, do what I said.”
I’d never gone too far,
but now that I have I know I can do it again.
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6. |
Song Inside My Head
04:18
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Song Inside My Head
When I lay down
at night I think of you
I stay awake all night and listen
to a brand new song
that plays inside my head,
it bleeds about the love I’m missin’.
And to the song,
there is a happy end,
unlike the pain of my submission.
And now you’re gone,
and I’ll only drift away…
You’ll live inside the song inside my head.
Though I’m hurting by myself, I know I won’t be alone.
You’ll live inside the song inside my head.
Though I’m dying by myself, I know I won’t be alone.
You’ll live inside the song inside my head.
And now the rain,
it keeps on pouring down.
I stay awake all night and listen.
I pour a glass.
The empty bottle knows,
it bleeds about the love I’m missin’.
And to the glass,
there is a happy end
unlike the pain of my submission.
And now you’re gone,
and I’ll only drift away…
You’ll live inside the song inside my head.
Though I’m hurting by myself, I know I won’t be alone.
You’ll live inside the song inside my head.
Though I’m dying by myself, I know I won’t be alone.
You’ll live inside the song inside my head.
When I lay down
at night I think of you
I stay awake all night and listen
to a brand new song,
and you take me by the hand.
You’ll live inside the song inside my head.
Though I’m hurting by myself, I know I won’t be alone.
You’ll live inside the song inside my head.
Though I’m dying by myself, I know I won’t be alone.
You’ll live inside the song inside my head.
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7. |
I've Been Dead
04:22
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I’ve Been Dead
I will hear if you’re speaking to me
from the dirtiest part of your heart.
I will accept that you’re lying to me
‘cos I already know the truth.
Take me, I’m ready.
Get rid of it all, no one has to know.
Wake me when you’re ready.
I’ve been here before,
and I promise that I will come back.
I don’t care how your story ends
‘cos you’re making it up as you go.
I’ll pretend to agree with everything that you say
‘cos I already know the truth.
Take me, I’m ready.
Get rid of it all, no one has to know.
Wake me when you’re ready.
I’ve been here before,
but no one has to know.
What did you expect
when I said I’ve seen the end?
Did you think that I was bluffing?
Did you think that I was dead?
What did you expect
when I said I’ve seen the end?
Did you think that I was bluffing since
you didn’t know that I’ve been dead?
Take me, I’m ready.
Get rid of it all, no one has to know.
What did you expect
when I said I’ve seen the end?
Did you think that I was bluffing since
you didn’t know that I’ve been dead?
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8. |
Ye of Little Faith
07:04
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Ye of Little Faith
Make a wish that breaks a promise.
Amputate that helping hand.
Swear the truth but be dishonest.
Get away with all you can.
Disregard the weak and harmless.
Turn your back to those in need.
One last chance if you surrender,
one last chance if you agree.
Follow me if I die tonight.
Hold my hand up to the end
I promise it’s alright.
You never trusted me,
oh ye of little faith.
Now you’re lookin’ for answers
from the wrong guy
in the wrong place.
Just tell me one thing
about you I’ll believe.
What’s the point of trusting you
if you will just deceive me?
Sing a song that has no meaning.
Tell a story with no end.
You’re selling hearts that are still beating.
You’re pushing me over the edge.
You had a chance to prove you’re loyal,
had a chance to make me proud.
No more chances to surrender,
it’s all over now.
Follow me when I die tonight.
Though we’re in the darkness,
at the end I promise light.
You never trusted me,
oh ye of little faith.
Now you’re lookin’ for answers
from the wrong guy
in the wrong place.
Just tell me one thing
about you I’ll believe.
What’s the point of trusting you
if you will just deceive me?
Follow me now that I died tonight.
You said you would hold my hand,
but you’re nowhere in sight.
You never trusted me,
oh ye of little faith.
Now you’re lookin’ for answers
from the wrong guy
in the wrong place.
Just tell me one thing
about you I’ll believe.
What’s the point of trusting you
if you will just deceive me?
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