The Hives

Hear them saying that a lot's a lot
You think that is all that matters?
You've done your math well
You've checked the figures
You've done your math, tell
Who is the bigger man
Can't explain it but you've got a hunch
Well, that's always something
Climb up the ladder, step up a notch
Climb up the ladder, can you see what you got?

But if you do it, do it good, Brutus
Real good, like a little man should

Did your whole world tell you work the mob?
Because it's all you can do
Try for a lot, still you have a little
Harder to happen, mister, you couldn't figure ... out
Of the road still you can't get it right
Can't get a lot for a little
You keep trying, ended up in the middle
Having a name like that ended up with a riddle

But if you do it, do it good, Brutus
Real good, like a little man should

Rewind and look at what you got
An ambition but you lost the plot
Shoot us, Brutus, prison time is going to do
What's expected of you

Real good
Like a little man should

I know that it has been
a long time coming
Your bought your tickets
you waited in line
You were walking
and now you find
yourself running
To get closer to the
giant neon sign
Allow me to
Give you a clue
You're looking at black and white
Seeing our name in lights
Make you feel alright
we're here all night
We rule the world
This is our world
We rule the world
This is our world
T H E H I V E S
T H E H I V E S
T H E H I V E S
T H E H I V E S
You hold your breath
and now it's silent
The humming of the amps
is all you hear
Introducing for the
fourth time running
Cause if you don't know
we'll make it very clear

You know it's true
You're looking at black and white
Seeing our name in lights
Make you feel alright
we're here all night
We rule the world
This is our world
We rule the world
This is our world
T H E H I V E S
T H E H I V E S
T H E H I V E S
T H E H I V E S
When you're all ripped up
around a quarter to ten
Gonna piece you back together
by eleven and then
When you sweated it out
and you're all soaking wet
Then we'll do it again
When you're all ripped up around
a quarter to ten
Gonna piece you back
together by eleven
and then
When you sweated it out
and you're all soaking wet
Then we'll do it again
We rule the world
This is our world
We rule the world
This is our world
T H E H I V E S
T H E H I V E S
T H E H I V E S
T H E H I V E S

So you go by
I cannot lie
Pounder for maze
The truth's away

I sure know how this things will shift
I even know the time of day
It's not a question of quantity
More sure a question of quality

Oh mommy mommy, hey daddy daddy
You're both second hand assumptions
Oh mommy mommy, hey daddy daddy
You're both genepool convulsions

I'm not so dumb

I got a thumb
But on the phone
Apposable
But in re-dealing on the daily road
Superiority is nothing but
A friendly man with monkey hands
A friendle mom with monkey pawns

Oh mommy mommy, hey daddy daddy
You're both second hand assumptions
Oh mommy mommy, hey daddy daddy
You're both genepool convulsions

Well is it true what they say about it?
They say it's new, but I had to doubt it
And then they tell you everything about it
Had enough?
I got some people sayin' this way
I got some people sayin' that way
I got some people sayin' there's no way
Ain't it tough?

See the idiot walk
See the idiot talk
See the idiot chalk up his name on the blackboard
See the robot walk
See the robot talk
See the robot write up his name on the ballot
They say, this is what I need to get by
The truth is, baby, it's a lie

Well is it true what they say about it?
You oughta do what I do and doubt it
He won, you know he's gonna do something about it
Ain't it sad?
And if you don't wanna feel like a putz
Collect the clues and connect the dots
You'll see the pattern that's bursting your bubble
And it's bad

See the idiot walk
See the idiot talk
See the idiot chalk up his name on the blackboard
They say, this is what I need to get by
The truth is, baby, it's a lie
It's a ...
It's a lie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ie-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

This is what it boils down to...

If you review the winning combination
Body at work and a mind on vacation
Who had the brain where it started to sink in?
It was you

You've seen the idiot walk
Seen the idiot talk
But you never learned nothing
And nothing isn't over
See the robot walk
See the robot talk
Still you never learned nothing
And nothing isn't over
They say, this is all I need to get by
The truth is, baby, it's a lie

Bitter taste
In your mouth
It's too late
To get it out

Everytime
I'm around
You try to leave but
I'll be standing in your way

You want antidote
I got the poison
You want antidote
I got the poison

Second try
To say goodbye
Kick this habit but
I'll be standing in your way

You want antidote
I got the poison
You want antidote
I got the poison

The Dead Quote Olympics
The Dead Quote Olympics
The Dead Quote Olympics
The Dead Quote Olympics

Can't make an omelette without breaking an egg
And I can't make a headache if I don't aim at the head

You had enough of their thoughts, have your own
Then you wouldn't have to be such a clone
That just won't get you nowhere, you thought it would?

The Dead Quote Olympics, it's on
The Dead Quote Olympics, you won
The Dead Quote Olympics, I'm done
The Dead Quote Olympics

This time you've really got something, it's such a clever idea
But it doesn't mean it's good 'cause you found it at the library

Yes they were smart but they are dead
And you're repeating all that they said
You know it don't make you clever like you thought it would

The Dead Quote Olympics, it's on
The Dead Quote Olympics, you won
The Dead Quote Olympics, I'm done
The Dead Quote Olympics

You didn't read between the lines so it won't do you any good, it's true
The Dead Quote Olympics
And that moment that you live for, it doesn't live for you
The Dead Quote Olympics
When weekends set standard and pace
We are all showered in books and berets
And that will just get us nowhere, who thought it would?

The Dead Quote Olympics, it's on
The Dead Quote Olympics, you won
The Dead Quote Olympics, I'm done
The Dead Quote Olympics

The Dead Quote Olympics, It's on!
The Dead Quote Olympics, You won!
The Dead Quote Olympics, I'm done!
The Dead Quote Olympics

I really thought that we had
something going faster
that love in plaster
I really thought that we had
something growing stronger
but it grew no longer
I thought this time

I really thought that we has
something set in motion
more than foul devotion
I really thought that we had
something out of the ordinary
more than stationary
I thought this time what we had you
and I said I'm losing my mind
yeah I got bit all the time
and I'm better off dead
cause it was all in my head
Now it's all lost and it's gone
don't I know it
I really thought that we
had something more than a bore
I really thought that we had
something more than a violation
of my imagination
I thought this time what we had you
and I said I'm losing my mind
yeah I got bit all the time
and I'm better off dead
cause it was all in my head
Now it's all lost and it's gone
don't I know it
And I'm better off dead

I really thought it could work out
I learned it couldn't
cause somehow
we couldn't get along
we weren't getting along
A little something on the side
would make you life feel more
worthwhile
You think I won't be long
you couldn't be more wrong
I thought this time what we had
you and I said I'm losing my mind
yeah I got bit all the time
and I'm better off dead
cause it was all in my head
I said I'm losing my mind
yeah I got bit all the time
and I'm better off dead
cause it was all in my head
Now it's all lost and it's gone
don't I know it

If you give up too easily and follow every whim
Lose your mind before it could even begin
Missing link, it might be what you got, so won't you give it a shot?
So you do it all the same and you do it all again
You wake up in the morning and you ain't got a friend
Your boss is coming down on you and you can't pay the rent and then
Back into trouble again

Missing link has got you beaten, battered, bruised
If you had a problem, now it's two
Missing link he took you down a notch, so won't you give it a shot
You're always under pressure
It's harder to be sane when
You wake up and you realize that every day is the same
You can't go back to work and now you know just who to blame ain't it a shame
Back into trouble again

Missing link, I know you tried to cut him loose
But missing link is still a part of you
Think you lost him, but it ain't exactly showing
Got you by the neck and now there ain't no way of knowing
Pretend you got a will but you know just where it's going

Missing link has got you standing on the brink
Left the world to rot and to stink
Left the world, you pick up the pieces of the puzzle
And now you get lot of work done but you don't get a cent
You wake up in the morning and do it all again
Your landlord's coming down on you and and you can't pay the rent and then
Back into trouble again.

Alive!
Dead!
I was inside your head
Had time well spent, I got your mind well bent
Snuck back into shade

Ooooooooooooooooooooo
You searched the globe for them perfect looks
And you searched for answers in all your books
And finally by diabolic accent here I am

Said it's just a diabolic
A diabolic scheme
(Diabolic scheme)

Said it's just a diabolic
A diabolic scheme
(Diabolic scheme)

That's me all right like purity white, and like viciousness black
I give a little then I take it back

Can you take it?
Ooooooooooooooooooooo
Can you take it? Yeah!
Ooooooooooooooooooooo

So what's the attraction? the sucker sing
Profilic depth or static cling?
Well from the greatness to greatnessis where I span
You have me for a moment grab on while you can

Said it's just a diabolic
A diabolic scheme
(Diabolic scheme)

Said it's just a diabolic
A diabolic scheme
(Diabolic scheme)

Diabolic
Diabolic scheme
Ooooo, oo, ooooo
Ooooo, oo, ooooo
Thank you!

I know what you're thinking
You got a mind and it's stinking
You know why?
You got a transparent cranium, a see through head
Oh oh oh oh oh
It doesn't mean a thing
Oh oh oh oh oh
It's just a paper ring
Oh oh oh oh oh
It doesn't mean a thing
I got thoughts in my head and i'm ready to sting
Oh oh oh oh oh
And now you come my way
Oh oh oh oh oh
I spot you from a mile away
Oh oh oh oh oh
So now you come my way
I got cutlery, got napkin, saltshaker pepper spray
You got a head
Gets you ahead
You got a head
A see-through head full of..
Oh oh oh oh oh
You thought you had it made
You wanna cut a piece of cake you gotta have a bit of blade
Oh oh oh oh oh
I'm not so easily lead
Oh oh oh oh oh
You pick up but the line is dead
Oh oh oh oh oh
I'm not so easily lead
You always end up losing 'cause you got a see-through head
You got a head
Gets you ahead
You got a head
A see-through head full of..
So what's the matter
It's you, yeah you
It's you just you and your see-through head
You got a head
Gets you ahead
A see-through head full of..
You got a head
A see-through head full of..

W.E.L.C.O.M.E.

I know that it has been a long time coming
Your bought your tickets, you waited in line
You were walking and now you find yourself running
To get closer to the giant neon sign
Allow me to
Give you a clue

You`re looking at black and white
Seeing our name in lights
Make you feel alright baby we`re here all night

We rule the world
This is our world
We rule the world
This is our world
T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S. - T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S. -
T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S. - T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S. -

You hold your breath and now it`s silent
The humming of the amps is all you hear
Introducing for the fourth time running
Cause if you don`t know we`ll make it very clear

Ooooooooohhh
You know it`s true
You`re looking at black and white
Seeing our name in lights
Make you feel alright baby we`re here all night

We rule the world
This is our world
We rule the world
This is our world
T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S. - T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S. -
T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S. - T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S. -

When you`re all ripped up around a quarter to ten
Gonna piece you back together by eleven and then
When you sweated it out and you`re all soaking wet
Then we`ll do it again

When you`re all ripped up around a quarter to ten
Gonna piece you back together by eleven and then
When you sweated it out and you`re all soaking wet
Then we`ll do it again

We rule the world
This is our world
We rule the world
This is our world
T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S. - T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S. -
T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S. - T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S. -

You'll never get it right
They got a hundred lies for you
And when they pass them out
You got to give or take a few
And be just the same
A head in the crowd but behind the game
Oh, well, you never can tell

Your such a clever kid
But I see what's wrong with you
It's all you ever did
Take lies and believe them true
Knew it all along
Another act and a truth gone wrong
Oh no, it ain't my Hollywood

I went on strike when the union said "I would"
Had a sign in my hand 'cause the times were no good
And all this time all they ever told me to
Was get a little lie to ring a little true

I went on strike when the union said "I would"
Had a sign in my hand 'cause the times were no good
And all this time all they ever told me too
Was to get a little more for your little you

And maybe you're alright
And maybe I don't have a clue
Yeah, maybe black is white
And maybe black is white too
But it's all the same
You don't get the picture, you're getting framed
You took the bait
And now it's too late

You didn't turn out right
Just look at you
You had the biggest plans
But no way to carry through
It was all an act
And now you can't stick to the facts
Oh no, but it ain't my Hollywood

I went on strike when the union said "I would"
Had a sign in my hand 'cause the times were no good
And all this time all they ever told me too
Was get a little lie to ring a little true

You spent your time just like they said should now
Those marks on your face just don't look any good
And all this time all they ever told me too
Was to get a little more for your little you

Aah!
Said "I would"
No good
Told me too
Little true

Aah!
Said "I would"
No good
Told me too
It ain't my Hollywood

So you look for authenticity
But I can see what is bothering me
The kind you want from long way back in time
It's been disposable since '79

I never wanted this to end
Good with transmission but too lazy to send
Not going down no in no history
You're going down because of me

A lot of cause to be alarmed
A solid chance of an incoming harm
Put up with me or I put you away
So I ask what have we learned here today

I never wanted it to stop
So I gave notice and I moved to the top
Your opinion never weighed a ton
And your talking never hurt anyone

And now it's time to see
What you get from me
But full understanding can't be guaranteed
You say we had our fill
But I move for the kill
I keep on doing it till I get everybody everywhere
People are people and they're never scared away
I say
TEN DEAD but NO PUN!

So you look for authenticity
Only to find what you wanted in me
You had a function long long time ago
Had a function but the thinking was slow

I never wanted this to end
Good with transmission but too lazy to send
Not going down no in no history
You're going down because of me

Well is it true
what they say about it
They say it's new
but I have to doubt it
And then they tell you
everything about it
Had enough
I got some people saying this way
I got some people saying that way
I got some people saying
there's no way
Ain't it tough
See the idiot walk
See the idiot talk
See the idiot chalk up his name
on the blackboard
See the robot walk
See the robot talk
See the robot write up his name
on the ballot
They say this is all I need to get by
The truth is baby it's a lie

Well is it true
what they say about it
You oughtta do
what I do and doubt it
He won and now he's gonna do
something about it
Ain't it sad
And if you don't wanna
feel like a putz
Collect the clues and
connect the dots
You'll see the pattern
that is bursting your bubble
And it's Bad
See the idiot walk
See the idiot talk
See the idiot chalk up his name
on the blackboard
They say this is all I need to get by
The truth is baby it's a lie
it's a it's a lie

If we review the winning combination
Body at work and a mind on vacation
Who had the brain where it
started to sink in
It was you
You've seen the idiot walk
See the idiot talk
But you never learned nothing
and nothing isn't over
See the robot walk
See the robot talk
Still you never learned nothing
and nothing isn't over
They say this is all I need to get by
The truth is baby it's a lie

It's official
Full judicial
Ends in physical
This I know

Best keep quiet
You don't listen to me anyway
You're going to lose and it's going to show
It's far too late to avoid it so
Oh, what's that sum
It added up to nothing 'cause you're much too dumb

(CHORUS)
Two-timing touch and broken bones
Two-timing touch and broken bones
Two-timing touch and broken bones
Two-timing touch and broken -

Bad decision
Repetition
Should you listen
Or let it go
Uh!

Best say something
When you're thinking that you'll get it back
But it's too late to avoid it so
It's far too late and I got to know
Oh what's that sum
It added up to nothing 'cause you're much too dumb

(CHORUS)
Two-timing touch and broken bones
Two-timing touch and broken bones
Two-timing touch and broken bones
Two-timing touch and broken bones

Two-timing touch and broken bones
Two-timing touch and broken bones
Two-timing touch and broken bones
Two-timing touch and broken bones

Ah, know what's wrong with me? (Aye!)
I got no vision see (Aye!)
I was the target of a notion of submission see (Aye!)
Oh yeah they needed me (Aye!)
Yeah I was the target see (Aye!)
They tried to stick a dead body inside of me (Aye!)

I need no need no alibi
Honestly, I tell no lies
Wanted to stick an office worker inside of me
But I kept breaking free (Aye!)
They could not capture me (Aye!)
I pulled maneuvers that were closer to savage see (Aye!)

Bad! Bad!
They tried to stick a dead body inside of me
Bad! Bad!
Come again, I tell no lies

So now you understand (Aye!)
I was a wanted man (Aye!)
The opposition and the bug of a shiny hand (Aye!)
But ah, no this I see: (Aye!)
There's nothing wrong with me (Aye!)
There's no deadbeat regime rider inside of me (Aye!)

I need no need no alibi
Honestly, I tell no lies
Tried to stick an office worker inside of me
I need no need no alibi
Honestly, I tell no lies
Wanted nothing stuck in me

Bad! Bad!
They tried to stick a dead body inside of me
Bad! Bad!
Wanted nothing stuck in me

Called you up a few weeks ago, thought I was going nowhere
I thought that I had lost my mind and that I was sinking lower
I want to have all the things that I have never had
And you're about to tell me how or I'll hurt you pretty bad

So I'll ask you once, I'll ask you twice and if you still can't give a reason
I'll hang a blue sign over your left eye saying CLOSED FOR THE SEASON

Called you up a few days ago 'cause I still had gotten nowhere
Although I had found a place to go and I was about to go there
But I want to be seated 'cause I had enough of walking
So you better start giving me answers before my right hand does the talking

Called you up not long ago 'cause I still had gotten nowhere
And I was pretty sure now that I had sunken lower
All my patience gone and I was getting pissed
I want to own the world and you to taste my fist