1. |
pause play
02:54
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I‘m the efficient kinda guy
Willin´ and eager still it never turns out right
My Friday’s got a Sunday feel
All somehow muted
still one can claim keepin’ it real
Oooh - Can‘t get away
Oooh - Pause instead of play
Oooh – I´m stuck on repeat
Can‘t shake the feelin’ that the joke‘s always on me
Each morning check that we‘re alive
Brave little soldiers queueing up to stand in line
Missing the hang of poetry
Still everyone seems
Kinda keen to sign that deal
Oooh - Can‘t get away
Oooh - Pause instead of play
Oooh – I´m stuck on repeat
Can‘t shake the feelin’ that the joke‘s always on me
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2. |
come around again
03:44
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Well, sure I´ve been searchin high and low
Got no direction but I´m ready to go
And all it got me was a second hand shirt
Strange kinda offers and a learning curve
Hey, hey
Don´t come around again
Don´t come around no more
Some say it´s bitter but I like the taste
Rather half empty always been that way
They say I´ve sold my soul under price
They say it´s wrong but it feels alright
Hey, hey
Don´t come around again
Don´t come around no more
So come on, tell me `bout your lucky strain
Tell me how you learnt to shake that pain
No more hiding when the boat´s getting rocked
Shoulda know better but I can´t get enough
Hey, Hey
Don´t come around again
Don´t come around no more
And if you think you´ve got it all worked out
I´ll fuck it up again
Yeah come on watch us shuffling on
Keepin it up and don´t expectin´ rewards
How can I relate to your way of prayin´
When you won´t listen to a word I´m sayin´
Hey, hey
Don´t come around again
Don´t come around no more
And when you think you´ve got it all worked out
I´ll fuck it up again
And when you think you´ve got it all worked out
I´ll fuck it up again
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3. |
minor commotion
02:36
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Come on n hear my old engine‘s whine
Can´t get no relief
Come on, so won‘t you gimme a hand
Come on, you gotta help me off my crooked knees
Young hopefuls turnin’ veterans
In the blink of an eye
In case you’re outta swing with the times
Come on in man and join the frickin‘ line
It takes a minor commotion
To kick you out of your dreams
Only a lil’ bit of friction
Until your frayin‘ at the seams
You’ve headed straight to the candy
You´re gonna skip all the meals
Livin‘ in constant fear now
That you‘ve ruined your teeth
You fell for all them promises
And now you‘re kept on a leash
Sometimes it really makes me wonder
How we‘re really payin‘ for the shit that we receive, aaaaw
It takes a minor commotion
To kick you out of your dreams
Only a lil’ bit of friction
Until your frayin‘ at the seams
You’ve headed straight to the candy
You´re gonna skip all the meals
Livin‘ in constant fear now
That you‘ve ruined your teeth
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4. |
little sign
03:24
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What have we got ourselves into - It´s been goin´on for weeks
The tension´s always palpable - With noone but ourselves to blame
It only takes a little spark - to set this house ablaze
Still you claim everything´s alright - When I can´t take it anymore
Can I get a reaction – just one little sign
A crackle in the connection - or are we off the line?
As much as I try holding on it drives me outta my mind
Can I get a reaction – just a little sign
As much as I try holdin on it drives me outta my mind
They say if opposites attract – we´re sure reverse polarity
Instead of even current flow - we´re heading for short circuitry
And so the more I wanna play - the more it seems you´re scratchin´back
The more I´ll try to get it right – the rope feels closer round my neck
Can I get a reaction – just one little sign
A crackle in the connection - or are we off the line?
As much as I try holding on it drives me outta my mind
Can I get a reaction – just a little sign
As much as I try holdin on it drives me outta my mind
So tell me, tell me, tell me, please – what would it take to make things right?
Why talk about excitement dear – when you´re in for security
It´d only take a little sign - to get my feet back into line
Cos with your eyes like sparks – my heart´s still like gasoline
Can I get a reaction – just one little sign
A crackle in the connection - or are we off the line?
As much as I try holding on it drives me outta my mind
Can I get a reaction – just a little sign
As much as I try holdin on it drives me outta my mind
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5. |
drop the mask
04:21
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It‘s the evening of the day
‚Can’t trust noone’ I‘ve heard you say
I‘m hangin‘ in trying to comprehend
What went wrong that drives you round the bend
Just don‘t take it out on me
Just don‘t take it out on me
Leave me here searching for clues
A lack of recognition blues
A little approval from your side
Turns into a guilt trip every time
Just don‘t take it out on me
Just don‘t take it out on me
Just don‘t take it out on me
Just don‘t take it out on me
Just can‘t fake it
Refuse to wear this mask no more
I just can´t fake it
Just to keep on keepin‘ on
It‘s said that time heals everything
But not a distance growing within
How can we turn this thing around
When every offer gets turned down?
Just don‘t take it out on me
Just don‘t take it out on me
Just don‘t take it out on me
Just don‘t take it out on me
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6. |
inside out
03:21
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Put a reason to your cause
But you won´t listen anymore
Why do you need all the good advice?
When you‘re too strung out just to go and even try?
Giddy up and make ‘em pay
A western shirt and a band to play
To channel all the energy
Before it all turns into full blown routine
When all the good intentions
Turn you inside out
Don´t get the irony inbetween
And all their hollow reasonin‘
Do I need to know
I can’t decipher what they mean
Come on and face the clowns
Go smile until they frown
Tryin’ to keep straight faces
So - is it adapt or fadin’ away?
Designer punk on a daily rate
The bathmirror never took no lies
So go and try to look yourself straight in the eyes
When all the good intentions
Turn you inside out
Don´t get the irony inbetween
And all their hollow reasonin‘
Do I need to know
I can’t decipher what they mean
Come on and face the clowns
Go smile until they frown
Tryin’ to keep straight faces
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7. |
i can explain
02:51
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Come on, won‘t you come on over
Let‘s set this straight
Covert glances ‘n late night phonecalls
So what‘s left to say
Let‘s ditch our past relationships
To make our own way
So just lean back ‘n enjoy the ride
Nobody said it would be easy all the way
Nobody said it‘s always fun
Whenever I look at you, I
I can explain
Getting’ funny feelings again and again
Oh well, we‘re ten years in now
Sometimes it shows
From center of attention
To part time ghosts
So let‘s wake up to see what‘s cookin‘ - cos this I know
You‘ll always be my inspiration drive
Nobody said it would be easy all the way
Nobody said it‘s always fun
Whenever I look at you, I
I can explain
Getting’ funny feelings again and again
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8. |
battle of hypocrites
03:08
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Was it just you – or was it somebody else
Did I get you wrong or was it something I said
Has this been a mask you accidentally dropped
Do we all get violent when the boat´s gettin´rocked
But what the fuck
It´s a battle of hypocrites - come out and play
It´s a game that we all that we all know too well
It´s a battle of hypocrites - come out and play
It´s a game that we all that we all know too well
The first ones on the playgound – the last ones to give up
Always promised ourselves not to turn into our dads
We believed in rebellion against everyone
While pursuing carrers our parents already planned
How punk is that?
It´s a battle of hypocrites - come out and play
It´s a game that we all that we all know too well
It´s a battle of hypocrites - come out and play
It´s a game that we all that we all know too well
It´s a battle of hypocrites - come out and play
It´s a game that we all that we all know too well
It´s a battle of hypocrites - come out and play
It´s a game that we all that we all know too well
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9. |
random revolution
03:37
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Ooooh - keep on twistin‘ the context til it fits the need
Ooooh - make up a catchy slogan and then hit repeat
Reach the broader public
Appreciative crowds
Despite what everyone‘s having
I think I’m skippin‘ this round
Your revolution - is never gonna swing
All hollow phrases - in sig ni fi cant
Print ‘em on a T shirt, maybe
Write ‘em on your sink
Print ‘em out in capital letters
Still they don’t mean a thing
Oooh - seems like everyone’s waitin‘ for their proper slice
Oooh - come on give us a glimpse - we promise to act nice
Got all the information still we‘re losing the plot
So hard to tell
The good ones from the frauds
Your revolution - is never gonna swing
All hollow phrases - in sig ni fi cant
Print ‘em on a T shirt, maybe
Write ‘em on your sink
Print ‘em out in capital letters
Still they don’t mean a thing
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10. |
automatic blues
02:50
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Do you really believe all the stuff you´re gettin told
Then well go ahead
But how come all the things you´re tryin´ to sell me as new
Have already been said
Don´t get me wrong I´m no misantrophist
Who hates everyone
But the way your embracing everyday´s usualness
Makes me wanna throw up
I just don´t know what you´re tryin to prove
I just don´t know why you ´re givin me the automatic blues
I just don´t know what you´re tryin to prove
I just don´t know why you ´re givin me the automatic blues
From all the struggle man and keepin it up
You´re already numb
Please don´t tell me you´re diiferent from everybody else
When you function so well
Keep on shufflin your feet to the ghost dance beat
It won´t set you apart
Whe the fireworks you´re lightin up to impress
Come in all shapes of black
I just don´t know what you´re tryin to prove
I just don´t know why you ´re givin me the automatic blues
I just don´t know what you´re tryin to prove
I just don´t know why you ´re givin me the automatic blues
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