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from Ten Foot Pole - Subliminable Messages (2004)
You're so cold
Trapped inside Your private hell a slave to need I don't know What it's like To be most likely to succeed Only your boyfriend uses you said, black resin on your hands Your skin started looking yellow, eyes deep hollow circles No need to lie to me ....I was just a friend Still you wouldn't admit it ....till the night I found you Black & Blue up your whole arm Blood and tears both stain the marble floor Nothing but a shadow where my friend once stood God it must feel good For you to throw your life away You were evicted I too you in... to nurse you back to life Repaid by a night in a jail cell, for your stash in my car Otside the bank I knew You wouldn't pay me back Gave you one last present then I sent you packing Black & Blue up your whole arm... Two whole years Not one word I wonder where you are right now Are you incarcerated doing time? Are you popping uppers in a mental ward? Are you dragging a red shopping cart down Sunset Boulevard Puffing a smoke found at the bus stop? Are you strapped down at a hospital while doctors check your bile Waiting for a heart, liver or kidney? Are you passed out in a park bathroom head bleeding on the floor? Are you over it? |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Subliminable Messages (2004)
Mother makes a bath and smiles
while she watches her five children drown without a sound Love in sickness and in health her tearful husband pleas in her defend, "She lost her sense" Don't need to look beyond, take a look around From the time we're born 'til we join the ground Heaven and Hell always close by Two worlds made on earth whuile we're still alive Boy and girl in summer grass sun as witness, promise from the heart to never part Family has to move away "Forever" now a cold wind in the past, love couldn't last Don't need to look beyond... Don't need to look beyond, take a look around From the time we're born 'til we join the ground Heaven and Hell always close by No surprises when we die Heaven and Hell always close by Our first kiss and last goodbye |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Subliminable Messages (2004)
Outside of Vons
Gabrielle and I crouched behind her dad's Plymouth Duster sharing Ding Dongs with chocolate smeared on both our chins and noses Her Dad wore a frown as he dragged me in to say sorry to the manager who made me walk around in shiny handcuffs He grabbed the microphone announced my story No longer drawing on the wall or pooping in the trash can A three-year-old red-handed thief and anyone could guess Someday I'd get Kicked Out Kicked Out of Kindergarten Kicked Out I started school saw the principal for crimes like blowing bubbles in milk or having mud fights or spitting on blonde braided Karen Edwards "Next time you'll get swats," he growled I'd be good for a week. Until one day, the red... plastic box said "pull" I had to pull it The ringing bells poured kids out every building The office lady cried out "There's a family that's burning While all the fire trucks race here to douse your false alarm." That day I was Kicked Out... Is it my genes? Or some faulty wiring in my head? Maybe mom skipped church one week when she was sixteen and I'm her punishment. All through my schools Every teacher knew my name on the first day of class I learned the paddle hung on the office wall was not symbolic At ten voted president but then impeached for a peace sign I flashed in the 6th grade panoramic student photo I got 3 days to contemplate my outlook My Mom told me repent and read The Miracle of Forgiveness But how could I start fresh and join upright society? I knew I was Kicked Out... |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Subliminable Messages (2004)
Russell's new uptight trust-fund princess reigns
Stares down her coke-burned nose and sets new rules Forbids his listening to punk rock music Tried to burn his copy of The People's History His face is blank, bloodless, inexpressive, All passion drained by the unhallowed leech Last Call for Russell's Balls The Demon must be fed Last Call for Russell's Balls They're hanging by a thread Russell says it's true love more like sick games A bitter brawl at midnight in the street Some cars have stopped to watch the loud commotion Laughing at the wicked witch of West Hollywood Strings held tight a dancing marionette doll A painted smile on a wooden face Last Call... A phone call woke up Russ in the middle of the night As she reached down his trousers with sharp scissors and a light Caught the blades before the amputation was complete It seems the rearview mirror's where she would've hung the meat Born-again with pride, Russ hands her the broomstick Says it's time for her to fly away forever... Last Call saved Russell's balls The Demon's face turned red Smoke shot out her ears When he kicked her of bed He saved himself this time From the evil bride-to-be So clearly serpentine Now she's just a memory |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Subliminable Messages (2004)
You heard of Rachel Coorie?
The press won't tell her story Caught between a house and bulldozer She found out that Israel Hates gardens and it will kill Americans who help rebuild the Gaza Strip. Let's pretend that everything will be OK It's not our fault let's look the other way And go to films or dance lessons or baseball games at night and trust elected leaders to choose right I hurt for Rachel's father To bury his young daughter And her belief in human goodness He taught her to fight violence Now all that's left is silence And the memory of her dignity Let's pretend... Rachel I hope you find justice or even a Garden where anyone can grow some food in peace No guns, no need to fight. No poor, no black no white, Heaven, you deserve a break from misery |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Subliminable Messages (2004)
She looks like the type of girl who could ride a dirt bike
She looks like the type of girl who'd go wherever I like We could talk about Freud and motorcycle leather No matter what I say she'll laugh and think I'm clever And all I gotta do is get the guts to walk up and see If she's the type of girl who'd talk to me... She looks like the type of girl who could skate a half pipe She looks like the type of girl, who could win a cat fight And I bet she likes dogs and would never hurt a creature She'd snowboard so high that I almost couldn't reach her She'd never tell a lie and she'd leave her friends to be with me That's the way I bet it's gonna be... What if, what if, she ignores me? What if, what if she laughs? What if, what if she talks, like, like, like a valley girl? She looks like the type of girl who can play a guitar She looks like the type of girl who could be a pop star But she'll only sing for me in our room down in the basement Her parents won't insult me and her friends won't push replacements And everyone will know that we are meant to be Her eyes will light up she'll glow when we're together I'll never have to sulk and we'll laugh and play forever I guess I'll never know cuz I doubt that she would be The type of girl who'd wait for me |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Subliminable Messages (2004)
So the walls are closing in to sufficate you
Like you're trapped and flailing blindly in a garbage bag You're sinking in a tar pit like a saber tooth... You struggle but the blackness sticks to you Like a disease that you can't wash off So you go into the kichen for acarving knife But you've tried to cut it out before It only left you hurting more I still believe in you I hope that you'll pull through Don't let this moment last Let's put it in the past If you believe in me Sit down and try to braethe Let this dark moment go Turn back to the you I know You're convinced your friends are hatching plots against you And your family conspires to watch your misery Everyone keeps saying it's just chemical Can't they see that chemicals are killing you? Just as surely as heart failure Why not another failure now you're on a roll Odd that the thought of dying makes you cry When all you dream about is suicide |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Subliminable Messages (2004)
Watching old home movies, the seeds so evident
Little did I know back then what my tapping fingers meant A compulsive urge to hum a tune, to touch a piano key In every sound and rhythmscape, I found a piece of me The picture began to become more clear, my purpose more firmly grounded The day I sat at my brother's drums, picked up his sticks and pounded I felt the ceiling open up, heart and mind were lifted This primal force convincing me, my goals in life had shifted Then I learned a few guitar chords just to seal the deal The power of music I could not ignore, the surge inside me real I plucked away at Misfits' tapes 'til I could play along Then came the happiest day I've known- when I wrote my first song A few interruptions since, I'm back where I belong- pen and paper, sticks and strings, the quest for the perfect song |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Subliminable Messages (2004)
I took this job cuz it was my dream
and I work hard for it You congratulated me for not settling for a lesser life And you followed dreams of your own and I love you for it But now success is bittersweet, it swept you up, and took you far away Now we simply take it day by day But days without you go slow And someday in a week or nine Our paths will cross and for a time You'll hold me like you'll never let me go By day it's clear my mission's here Three thousand miles feels like a few At night alone I hold the phone I'd toss it all to be with you My friends laugh when we're out sometimes A girl gets aggressive She'll rub my leg I'll hit the street She can't compete cuz no one can touch you Now I'm spoiled by all the things you do I'm ruined and it shows And someday... In my mind, there will be a time when we can stay together like I know we're meant to It's all right I keep telling myself if I wait then someday we'll be close if I hold on The thought of us together makes me strong I'm stronger than you know |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Subliminable Messages (2004)
I was the kid with the backpack full of revolution
Listing the crimes like genocide, slavery and mass polution With footnotes and documentation So I could argue with confidence at hockey rinks and bars Alone against the relentless machine in mercy I put myself to sleep Yeah I'm ashamed, I put myself to sleep Wanna change the world WAKE UP Wanna make a difference WAKE UP Wanna save the world Wanna change the human natured Wake up and smell the facism What with it take to wake you from contented slumber? Will you notice a jet crashing through your building? Did you notice so many hate us? Do you doubt they have just cause? Do you see lies falling from mouths of politicians like turds filling a litterbox, they scratch but each new movement pushes up an old lie One world, one voice, one currency, One dream, one cause, one emperor, One boss, one king, one dictator Can you sleep through this? Why do you think all empires fall? Happy cheese comes from happy cows They're so udderly happy, just f'en ask them. |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Subliminable Messages (2004)
With you by my side I feel intoxicated.
Your perfume invades my senses. Each breath, like inhaling gas fumes, asphyxiates the inner voice that begs me to leave. Angry acids lay siege upon my stomach, the mere thought of food repulsive to me. When I force myself to eat, even my favorite dishes taste like I'm feasting upon your cigarette ashes. Withe you by my side, I feel my heartbeat racing like I'm fleeing dogs sent to attack. Each breath, shoter than the last one, triggers thoughts of flat lines in emergency rooms. Don't think my life has ever been so threatened. My flesh crawls, wants to leap off this frame. Cover you like a net so I can claim you at last- no more nights wondering what you did with your ex-boyfriend. Our first months together made me feel complete. I thought I'd finally found her- the woman of my dreams. With you by my side, I feel light as ether, my body begins to disappear. A shot wakes me from my slumber- can't survive another day withe you by my side. |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Subliminable Messages (2004)
Yeah I thought that we were
A team that we both would fight for A common goal a common dream Holding out as I sacrifice more So confused when you pound on my door Outstretched hand, harsh demand, ice cold smile as you show me that It's your world I'm just a satellite You're a star I'm just an asteroid When you turn your head I disappear intil you look my way Gone until you call me back, into your world I guess I ignored signs I wanted it to work so bad I Denied that you don't care for me Thank you for helping me to see that Now I can move along no regret It's only tim, it's all mine Thank you for reminding me that... |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Bad Mother Trucker (2006)
At work your mouth stays firmly shut
While your boss asks for advice Later at the bar behind his back you criticize (chorus) An armchair quarterback You'll never have to lose You'll never have to wipe the dog shit off your shoes An armchair quarterback Do you get those armchair blues? --- When your girl asks what you like You shrug, make it her choice When she's not around you share her failures with the boys (repeat chorus) Instant replay Perfect hindsight In slow motion You're always right Watching life on tape delay You know what happened yesterday (repeat chorus) Those armchair blues |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Bad Mother Trucker (2006)
dad can u spare $50
suprise a musician down on his luck i could use a hand to pay the rent "son you could have been someone a doctor, a lawyer, not a bum have you learned you lesson? half your life is spent!" if i could turn back time hit rewind if i could start all over again....id do it again i followed a dodgy path playing songs not chasing cash shivering in a van in prague i wont call my lyrics art but some kids know the words by heart i like to think we share a bond if i could turn back time hit rewind if i could start all over.......id do it again |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Bad Mother Trucker (2006)
shine your boots
so you can march across the desert lift your knees look sharp as a knife youll learn to like it youll be all that you can be no one can stop our way of life (Chorus) fall in line no back talk do what we told you step in time learn to show your pride turn the wrench vuild more trucks than your neighbor only work gives the right to live feeling righteous defending gods own country and wish you had more lives to give (Chorus) the empire calls for you to make a sacrifice and fall in line rows and rows of cars rows and rows of credit card loans rows and rows of bars rows and rows of bones |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Bad Mother Trucker (2006)
Triple bypass
Knocked on his ass The doctor told him not to smoke But late at night He dims the lights Puffing through the tube jammed in his throat (chorus) Giving gravity a hand Feels alright, feels alright Giving gravity a hand Cutting life short by making it grand Giving gravity a hand Feels alright, feels alright Giving gravity a hand One step closer to the promised land, yeah Scars from road rash Gifts ffom each crash Memory of road grinding my bone I die inside If i can't ride Carving through the canyons, flying home (repeat chorus) Giving gravity a hand Feels all right, Feels alright Giving gravity a hand One step closer to the promised land (repeat chorus) |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Bad Mother Trucker (2006)
Wake up
Hoping for the showers that we need Waves crash Warriors in our mind are finally free Laughter echoed by seagulls in the air High on summer and all the carefree times we share (chorus) Memories will help us as we go our seperate ways We will always be connected by thoughts of these happy days Nightfall Make a wish as the stars begin Comfort Feel the cool wind breathe against our skin Singing our favorite songs with beers in hand Life seems perfect Walking at midnight on the sand (repeat chorus) Wish every day could be like this ( x 3) (repeat chorus) These days are yours and mine They're our happy days ( x 4) |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Bad Mother Trucker (2006)
i watch the objects form in cloudy skies
a bat, a pirate ship and then her eyes so i pound a shot down punch my arm and set up a new round till me, myself and i cant concentrate the clouds conspire to show me what i miss her hair, her cheeks, her lips puckered up to kiss the wind blows drags her nose through her forehead like a horn grows the omen clear but years too late nova scotia's so damn cold yeah i moved here to give her space drinking stoli to kill my memory theres not enough to lose her face she poisoned our hometown so i moved a half a world away where frozen winter chokes the color leaving black and white and gray |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Bad Mother Trucker (2006)
prison walls
outside your cell a bloody tyrant falls no shots were fired he said you were weak you turned every cheek and turned the brute away (Chorus) one hero one vision your word my religion no regrets not hollow you go and i follow fear of death no worry poisoned you your every breath love for the moment no gun can undo the power of truth the voice alive today (Chorus) my rock. my guide your book right by my side your voice,your tone ill never be alone |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Bad Mother Trucker (2006)
Obsolete
I can't compete Thrown away An 8-track tape Time No friend of mine Fades works of art Stopped my friend's heart (Chorus) I want to last forever Like plastic in the landfill of your memory Will you remember me? Stay another day Let's just talk Ignore the flock Go like melting snow Don't ask why Hello, Goodbye (repeat chorus) When my warranty expires Will it be the place When all is said and done Will there be a trace Will you remember me?(x3) |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Bad Mother Trucker (2006)
i couldve lied
the truth a needle in your eye the wound a band-aid wont heal but i persist and try to tell it like it is whats the point if were not real? (Chorus) riptide sweeps me out to drown flailing arms and aching chest the more i struggle,the more it wears me down how long can i hold my breath? another test you used to say i was the best so proud to walk by my side now you see everything thats wrong with me can you accept it will you try? (Chorus) rolling choking still im kicking driftig farther out to sea i wont let go of my dim hopes somehow youll make it out to me |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Bad Mother Trucker (2006)
sarah jones is acting out a monologue
to teach the world about justice what women want "im not an object!" she screams with eyes on fire the crowd goes wild shes preaching to the choir W. is making love to shareholders who own a piece of sunshine we own the world "oil is our saviour! now we can all retire" a billion reasons why hes preaching to the choir yeah i wanna find some friends some common ground where everything is fine and everything is easy yeah im gonna speak my mind and sing out loud where everyone is kind and everyone who sees me nods moses junior on the streets of hollywood shouting meets a sinner "god save your soul" "repent,repent the devil is a liar" a brick screams out the cost (of)not preaching to the choir |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Bad Mother Trucker (2006)
If I lose all respect for you
Can I still call you friend? Why expose myself to disappointment Over and over again? The cycle has to end (chorus) Can someone give me shelter From the pouring rain? If the water washed your lies away, Maybe I could trust you again If anything remained I'm tired of masking anger, With humor and diplomacy, I want to scream out all the fucked up things We both know about you Embrace the honesty (chorus) I'm sick of the pain, Give me one good reason, To believe that you'll change I wonder how we got this far, After all these years, I still don't know who you are. Like a dream I've fallen down, I need to wake up, before I hit the ground If the water washed you away, Could I be myself again? If the water washed you away, Could I be myself again? If the water washed you away, Could I be myself again? |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Bad Mother Trucker (2006)
awake again
at three AM i need a hand to get me off to sleep in vain i try i feel the eyes all my dead relatives here for a peep (Chorus) i shut the blinds turn out the lights for privacy its har to concentrate with grandma watching me alone wanna be alone theres grandpa fred with aunt ingrid carryinga bible and her eyes are wide the saints sing while the angels smile everyone sees me on the other side (Chorus) how i hope they rest in peace somewhere else while i feed the geese its nice to think that they could come back not while im choking kojack |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Rev (2008)
So you noticed that your city changed
The old familiar roads now seem so strange Can you believe that there's paint on the walls Kids are murdered in the high school halls Wake up kid and stop your whining Every silver cloud has a black lining The word hasn't changed It just broke your bubble Now you see you can't hide from trouble You were raised in the suburbs Mom and Dad gave you the best The referee has left the field And you're all alone to face this test Do you have the strength To maintain your precious values Are you in control of your own fate Or will you become one of those guys You used to hate Sooner or later everyone wants the best And your private world becomes like all the rest Nothing is worse it's just touching you For the first time you see the world zoo It's not a question of staying alive You don't have to fuck over others to survive The question is what's good enough How much do you need to stop being tough? |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Rev (2008)
> Clawing his way out of the doldrums
Getting sick and tired of coke and rums We'll just have to wait and see Because he's jumped on the wagin before Only to crawl and beg for more His pride is just another casuality His pride is just another casuality Can you see beyond today's euphoric state? Do you remember how you'll feel tomorrow? All the people that you hate All the times you've had to wait Every piece of food you ever ate Reminds you of your fate He's clawing his way out of a paper bag Reaching for the life that he never had And he's just one step away He's going backwards on a two track He's going one step forward and two steps back Getting closer to gray In the end there's only grieving All his goals inside pulled thin air Can you blame him if he's desperate? There's nothing left for him to get And he dosen't care that the people stare And they do fucking stare |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Rev (2008)
> we've been hiding out forever
waiting to release all our energy that's still inside it's time to get it out get it out of me something new I want to make this time special something for you playing as hard as we can grind out the energy I want to scream again so you can hear me singing through my hands release it let it go let it go we've found away to make up for the lost time turn it up and play it loud grind out the energy |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Rev (2008)
You heard the warnings, saw the signs
Do you still think we left you behind? Don't you remember how we tried? Another place, another time Without reason, without rhyme Can you imagine life without your pride? You look up at me with those hurt puppy dog eyes I never meant to hurt you I'm sorry that I had to be the one to tell you That you screwed up for the last time I know that there were times before When I said I would be there That's when I thought the choice was mine But now I've lived and I know better Promises were never meant to be Because I couldn't see that the things you thought you'd change You had no will to rearrange So you made a liar out of me What else can I say? I'm sorry to turned out this way Do you think we'll ever be the same I'd still call you my friend But to you it's the end I know you think that I'm the one to blame |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Rev (2008)
Keep on playing me I'm not a toy
I'm different from everyone else Lies are what you believe in Promises that you'll never keep Don't tell me stories of your pastimes glories They've faded away with the sun Faded away I'm flying high above the gray See it on the floor beneath my feet Can't control what's out of my hands The river looks so deep and I don't want to swim In the muddy waters that you offer me I'm not going to waste no more of the good life Watching you fade away Hands on a watch Turn like the wheels on a train And the days turn to weeks The months seem the same Look at all the bullshit that surrounds me Plastic people different countries Speak different words They're all the same life for them is just a game I want a way out but I'm stuck here I need an excuse to be myself again How long will I have to wait just fading away Faded away I'm sitting in the back because it's where I belong I don't say anything just try to get along On to the runway to catch another plane I'm going back home to be myself again |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Rev (2008)
I knew the day would come
Maybe this would be the one Where I would say good-bye I've tried to understand The law of supply and demand But it does no good to wonder why I wonder if my number is really up this time There were other times before When I thought it was over Somehow I made it this far Won't be lucky forever These could be the final hours I wish I could say I feel More than fear and bitterness I've given you everything I had Maybe I could have gave more All I can do is wait and see If these are my final I'm waiting just waiting to see Are these my final hours You're so afraid of how you look And what they think of you Don't you know what really matters It's not what you say it's what you do You make me laugh when you demand respect I only give respect when respect is due You're just a gambler politician Chairman of the board Corporate suck ass Playing the odds Gambling with lives That to you are no more Than numbers and statistics |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Rev (2008)
I thought we solved this problem long ago
I thought we grew up but we still need to grow Somehow it rained on our common ground Now when we dig in we slip around I hear the sarcasm in your voice Think of all the times you made me want Without thinking without trying I make that face the face you fucking hate It's always been this way between you and me Can we ever change is this how it has to be We try to patch things up but it's not the same We try to show respect it's too late on the game Can you take me back to yesterday So I can say all the things I didn't say Maybe times were tough and Maybe things were worse But I don't remember it this way The times the wasted times There are times when we seem so strong Then we forget that we don't get along/ Some of these times are not in a bar I can't believe that we made it this far Hmmm I can't belive that we made it this far |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Rev (2008)
A middle-class mom crouches on the hill
Eyes behind binoculars she sits so still Spots a boy going under the freeway Whispers in her radio going for the kill Open your eyes! You're fighting kids Who only want to make their mark Everything else you took away You left them in the dark Open your eyes! Your war is not about beauty It's about rights and choice Speech isn't free It is only for those who can afford To raise their voice Say it is pollution They say it is a sin Mobilize their force to Stop the demon within They say it is not a battle It is a full scale war Recruiting volunteers Like never before Say it is so ugly They say it is an eyesore But remember They're the ones who build department stores Put ads on the windows Asphalt where the grass used to grow |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Rev (2008)
Long long time ago,
Before the wind, before the snow Lived an old and aging man who lost his friend He carried by his side All the things he had in life Left all the things that troubled him behind And he was once in a desperate Need for attention and so much more Living his life with the question of conception There is no more... No more feeling sorry And no more getting mad Yeah right! You got the answer Through the years he came to know Sometimes its better to let it go And never look back no matter what they said And then the ones he learned to ignore The ones who always asked for More secretly respect the life that he led And he was once in a desperate Need for attention and so much more Living his life with the question of conception There is no more... No more feeling sorry And no more getting mad Yeah right! You got the answer |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Rev (2008)
You tell me of a place where everybody knew their
Neighbors all the families helped each other and no one Ever locked their doors you tell me no one locked their Doors old man please stay a while I know at first I seemed Too busy but now I'll make the time stay and tell me one More story tell me about the time you ditched school to go Fishing you thought the branch would hold your neighbor Pulled you from the river he helped you wash your clothes And stitch the hole in your trousers and your mom never Knew why he giggled when he saw you a place where no One locks their doors a place where no one locks their Doors you tell me that you would show me only now it is too Late I would like to build community only now it is too late Things can never be the way they were before you can't go Back to how things were before once the trust is gone Once the trust is gone once the trust is gone you'll lock the Door I can imagine that life but it seems so far from real it's Just like a story that's the kind of life I've never known old Man you're leaving now taking with you things I've never Known I wonder where you're going and if it would be like Your old home I hope you find the place you're looking for |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Rev (2008)
baaaah, mooooo, cluck, snort, etc.
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from Ten Foot Pole - Rev (2008)
Looking in the mirror what's left to see
Fragments of life all the pieces are broken The skyways open to conquer the moon I'm going to get there just watch me Maybe tomorrow I'll think of tomorrow Inspiring words The Dai Lama prays for us Oppressor and friend Human understanding We can build a better world Oceans of wisdom Speak out loud We'll think of tomorrow Tomorrow's children Come out and play When I have a kid of my own What will I teach him? Prepare him to be alone Because some day he'll be all alone I have tried all my life to find the answers But the only truth is what you feel inside What's inside? When will we ever get along? I sit by wondering Environmental consciousness You heard it all before the present time is our Future Think think of tomorrow Tomorrow's children come out and play |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Rev (2008)
they tell you there were better days you can't remember
through the haze this is the only life you've ever known they sigh and talk about fist fights when you could go to sleep at night without avengers tearing out your wishbone you pray to god and wonder just who's up there what kind of father would leave his kids alone in a world where you're lucky if your mom cares hordes of people call the streets their home they want to take away the guns you want to get some bigger ones your defense is up to you and you alone they think that they can stop the heat but they don't understand the street you don't want your girl crying on your tombstone living in that memory don't understand what they see so they pay cops to make it yesterday you can't push back the hands of time you want to know and keep on trying do your best to stay out of there way |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Unleashed (2008)
Mommy, what does hyper mean?
Teacher says I'll never read She says I need to take a pill So I can learn to sit real still The microwaves did something to our brains We need to take these pills to help us change Please, let me take them; I don't want to be an idiot Ritalin will make me smart At least that's what my teacher said All the other kids take them; I think I am the only one I need something to slow me down I talk too much 'cause I am dumb Mommy, what's a deficit? I think it means that I can't sit Disorder of attention And I don't learn the lesson Mommy, please, help me see the light Don't you know my teacher's always right? Joey's starting on week four He's not in trouble any more Susie's ending up week nine Now she's never out of line Please, let me take them; I don't want to be an idiot Now Mommy takes my Ritalin There's not enough for me, she said All the other moms take them; I think it's not just mine I don't know if she's smarter now But at least she's feeling fine |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Unleashed (2008)
Sorry, I just had to call
Don't want to wear you out on me But I need someone to listen You don't even have to speak Sorry to make such a fuss I know these things will happen now and then If you bear with me I promise this will never happen again Not again, never again Daddy won't hurt me This time it was all my fault I'll be a good girl And he won't have to get so mad He does so much for me I know he loves me deep inside From now on I'll be so good I will never hurt his pride I guess I got what I deserved And it does no good to cry From now on I'll be good This time I will really try Thank you, I'm so happy now How was your day? I'd really like to see you soon When will you be out this way? I'm so glad that you were home Gave me a chance to think it through Let's not mention this again The only one I ever told was you Only you |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Unleashed (2008)
she was working all her life for justice in this world but every time she made some gains someone would kick her down again then damage takes its toll the rising the falling the rising the falling can you get back up again? it's easier to tear apart than build damage has momentum of its own it takes less time to break things down than to wait around until they're grown she was looking all her life for a mate that understood but every time she gave her heart she ended up scarred and alone then damage takes its toll the rising the falling the rising the falling can you get back up again? it's easier to tear apart than build damage has momentum of its own it takes less time to break things down than to wait around until they're grown
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from Ten Foot Pole - Unleashed (2008)
It's funny how a little truth can put things in perspective
Usually, I try to hide from all of life's un-pleasantries Like corruption, lies, and users Try to ignore all the abusers But sometimes truth just slaps me in the face And I can't hide Try to deny deception, but now I see the other side I can't hide Try to regain my innocence, but something's changed inside Funny how perceptions change when you know secret history Suddenly, you see right past the thin veil of diplomacy Like the smiles that invite glare at you Like they're filled with spite The warm handshakes just seem so out of place And I can't hide Every person has a dark side; please, don't show me yours I don't really think I want to know you can't be trusted They say the truth will set you free But they don't say how deep the cut will be Trust dies and paranoia takes its place And I can't hide |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Unleashed (2008)
it was the alchohol you said,
took away your common sense, you dont remember a thing, unconsiousness is your defense, its everybodys fault but your, and now we must forgive, how can you hold a grudge, when you cant remember what you did? but, its not so easy to forgive, no matter what you said, its not so easy to forget, it wont just go away, it will never be the same, you'll never drink that much again, those intentions sound just great, and im glad to see youve learned, i think its just a little too late |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Unleashed (2008)
Life's so unfair, you thought
Then turned on your TV Life's so unfair you sobbed Then picked up the keys You lock your castle door behind you To go for a ride Your shiny car roars as you think Of what you've been denied No one understands your mind no one ever tried No one has a clue of what you are inside And I lie But I believe myself And the truth hurts more than anything else Drowning in self pity killing time It helps me to write the words To think about the grime And if you piss me off Please don't apologize My anger drives conviction as I proclaim these silly lies If you don't believe me Just read between the lines No one has a clue of what's behind these eyes And I lie |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Unleashed (2008)
Hey Pete she said it's not too late
I still think that you're just great You need to wait in the right place Where you'll meet a girl with good taste Aw, Ma don't you think I tried? I think there's something wrong inside I have no problem making friends But that's where the story ends I have no problem hanging out Then I see a glimpse of doubt And I don't understand What makes them not like me? I'm just trying to be myself But it's so far from everyone else And I don't understand what makes them not like me Hey Pete I see from what you said That the problem's all in your head And if you want to make a change You must let go of being strange Yeah Mom the problem's in my brain Sometimes I really think I'm insane It goes much deeper than the beard Deep down inside me I'm just weird I have no problem hanging out Maybe I'm just weird You're not weird Pete you're just fine And I'm proud to say you're mine Regardless of the strange things you've done I'm so glad that you're my son I really think from what you said That the problem's all in your head And if you want to make a change You must let go of being strange |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Unleashed (2008)
You took my closest friends
Split my family I gave up everything I had Except your memory but I know Someone will hold your hand tonight You won't remember me tonight [Chorus:] I wish I could forget so easily Someone will hold your hand tonight Someone will sleep right by your side All I know is it's not me I miss your piercing glare I miss your fearless touch All the little things I never thought would mean so much And after all this time I thought we would forgive I guess there is no turning back You have your life to liveI'm here all by myself Remembering that you once said that You would always be here wait and see Someone will hold your hand tonight You won't remember me tonight [Chorus] |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Unleashed (2008)
John takes a seat so he can wind his watch
Not working anymore but it's so good to touch It's the only solid evidence of what he's done and seen It helps him to remember his past life was not a dream It used to tell the time when he was young But time means nothing now He has a clear view of the sun John stopped me on the street today He didn't have that much to say I said I had to get to work but he begged me to stay There was a look in his eyes I'd never seen before I couldn't walk away I knew I wouldn't see him anymore He bummed a smoke looked off into space awhile Then he looked into my eyes and unleashed a fleeting Smile Dennis it's so good to see you You have no idea Just how bad it's getting on the street I try to hide away But they find me every day And I'm so tired of the heat Yesterday I heard the news They sent me a letter Said it was suicide But I know better |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Unleashed (2008)
You heard: it's no use trying to make sense, it doesn't matter anyway
There's no one worth the pain, no reason left to stay I try to turn it off; where did the old me go? How did I get so far away? I just don't know Every act of kindness boils down to lust or greed No one acts from altruism; it all comes down to need There's a monster inside my heart He tries to tear my world apart There's a demon inside my head Tells me I'd be better off dead I try to turn it off, get back to positive Don't want to drag you down to the street where I live I try to turn it off, get back to happy days Pull this barrel from my mouth and look for better ways Every act... Everything you never tried Every time you might have lied Every flaw you tried to hide Every drop you ever cried Every time you've been denied Every tear that ever dried Everything builds up inside in waves of regret miles wide |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Unleashed (2008)
When she first apologized, it seemed that no one cared
No one cared about her shame No one cared about her pain And she could not accept that no one gave her time She said, "They will watch me Yes, by God, I'll make them see." My God, I can't believe you're gone It's too late to say "hang on" Sometimes you just have to wait This time it's just too late She keeps apologizing every single night Every night she wrings her hands Every night that's where she stands And I cannot accept that I could have changed her fate If I only would have known My friends keep telling me that it will be all right But they don't know the cost No, they don't know what I've lost They keep on talking, but to me there's nothing left There is nothing you can say |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Unleashed (2008)
Is there something you should tell me?
Is there something I should know? I guess I thought that you were happy But your eyes tell me Was the attention all that you needed Did we miss your silent cries Is it too late to try Who do you want to see Who did you want to be Is it too late Can you tell me what you want Can you tell me what you need I can't read your mind But would I understand if I could I can't tell you what you want I can't tell you what you need I can't read your mind But would I understand if I could I see something in your eyes Exactly what I can't tell And I'm still listening Exactly why I don't know Can you feel it Can you find it Well I can't take it And I can't fake it anymore |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Insider (2008)
I'm holding on there's not much patience left,
I'm holding on but I won't hold my breath, I did my part and now it's up to you, We're hoping this time you come through, Another half apology we're waiting, You said "Noworries" then I should have known, Every time I've heard that phrase I've been let down, Guess I have no one else to blame but me, Even when I know it's wrong, I still want to believe, Another half apology, Another broken promise another time you failed us, One more excuse to buy some time, Another disappointment another dropped commitment, You still won't admit you let us down, Now you're angry that we won't hold on It's our fault for giving up too soon You act surprised that we'll no longer wait Can't you see that it's already too late?, You let me down |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Insider (2008)
I can't believe that it's been 2 whole years since I last saw you,
A wedding or a funeral, I guess that's what it takes, To pull me from my work, To wake me from my sleep, Remind me what's important, Another year goes by and I don't look the same, The new gray hairs the smile lines I'm weathered now I can't deny it, One year goes by I'm old before my time, but I won't change, No I won't change inside, You look the same to me my friend will you tell me how you do it? How can you block out the pain? Let it pass right by, Learn how to accept, Turn the other cheek, I never quite learned that trick |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Insider (2008)
I find myself entrenched again in things that just don't matter,
So I throw it aside. 'cause I'm not gonna waste my time, I've spent most of my life punching the clock. hammering out the details, I want to get up off this ride, Once again I ask myself, Who am I what have I done that I am proud of? It's time to wake myself up, Everyday another crises I work to avoid disaster New deadlines and the urgent phone calls. In the end what is it worth? Well I'm not satisfied just hammering out the details I want to get up off this ride It's time to claim my life, Who am I what have I done that I am proud of? Who am I what have I done? I'll be gone before you know I want to make a mark before I go It's up to me to take control |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Insider (2008)
This morning's light met me in the closet,
Finally found your Fear and Loathing, I swear I always meant to give it back, Now I don't know who to give it to, I close my eyes and I shut my mouth, Never thought that this could ever happen here, Got your letter can you see me read it? Did you find what you were looking for? I would like to ask you was it worth it? But you won't, but you can't explain anymore, We drive along in the lemons of our lives, They'll pay attention to us, Gotta stay strong don't let them say we're wrong, Til we write our final words, They found your rough draft in the garbage can, Even your goodbye had every detail planned, I sent some flowers to your parents house, Couldn't drag myself to watch them put you down, I took awalk to where we used to eat, The memory of your laughter filled my beer, It's so unreal that I still can't believe, I still expect that I'll lookup to find you here |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Insider (2008)
alarm clock wakes me from my nightmare, i smash it i don't have to work today, hi standard pumping on the cd, i can't help but smile when they play, for me that's every day, got no worries what's the hurry? i won't complain today, at least not right this minute, ben and jerry lounging pool side, they've got just what it takes to keep me sane, freeze the brain, man's best friend here right beside me, he always nods and barks while i complain, he doesn't judge my pain, clouds are lurking in the distance, i know that it can't stay this way, my boss is calling, the dog is shitting in the pool, i know that it won't last, i know that it can't last, but even if for just 5 minutes the whole world seems ok, then I won't complain today
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from Ten Foot Pole - Insider (2008)
I walked in on you
I couldn't believe my eyes I forgot to knock and I apologize but I can't forget what I saw I always wondered if you had a darker side you wear a smile but your eyes are red like you just cried Now will you explain? By day you wear your happy face, everybody thinks you're perfect, They don't know much about your pain, Late at night no one can see, You cut yourself to get back at me, Late at night I try to understand, your friends all call you first when every little thing goes wrong, They know that they can count on you, But you don't call on them when you need a little help, You work it out alone, By day you wear your happy face, everybody thinks you're perfect, They don't know much about your pain, Late at night no one can see, You cut yourself to get back at me, Late at night I try to understand, While I'm wishing on the stars, you're collecting little scars, Late at night what did I do wrong that you deserve to bleed? Tell me just what should I do? 'cause now I know your secret I won't tell your friends at work I won't tell your favorite niece I won't tell your mom and dad I won't tell anyone why you wear sweaters when it's hot How will you explain the scars to your kids? Will you lie to each new person in your life? |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Insider (2008)
As we ride up the mountain
I can hear the young ones brag, Just how much they drank last night And all the little girls they've had, There's nothing that I'd like more Than to teach humility, I'll leave these little bastards in the trees, As we fly down the mountain I can tell it will be close, The new kids have that hungry look My knees are feeling old, I can feel it getting squarely As I push for a little speed, I think about my Josephine And the money that we need, Last year a friend of mine hit a little tree, I keep on saying to myself "It's not gonna happen to me", Never, he never walked the same again, How long till my luck runs out? No fear. no doubts, I never used to worry about All the little things that could go wrong, No fear no pain, I just have to ignore the brain, Just go on pretending I have nothing to lose, The hairpin turn I see my chance To slide right through the gap, One mistake we'll all be gone I never used to think of that, I hit the brakes And pull aside I feel the new kids sneer, But if they're smart they'll do the same thing In a couple years Last year a friend of mine hit a little tree, I keep on saying to myself "It's not gonna happen to me", Never, he never walked the same again, How long till my luck runs out? No fear. no doubts, I never used to worry about All the little things that could go wrong, No fear no pain, I just have to ignore the brain, Just go on pretending I have nothing to... No fear. no doubts, I never used to worry about All the little things that could go wrong, No fear no pain, I just have to ignore the brain, Just go on pretending I have nothing to lose |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Insider (2008)
Just another night, another bar, another town,
I was talking to myself though the guys were all around, Then she walked up started dancing on the bar, I showed her to my car, All her high school friends started coming toour shows, I admit they caught my eye and my wallet and my nose, But no one comes close to the girl that I loved first, Maybe I'm just cursed, Officer I swear she said she's 19, Didn't check her ID, You know that you would do the same, Finally a girl who looks up to me, She can't see through me, She can't see anything I don't want her to see, We always manage to agree, Finally I saw the light we didn't have to wait, Come on darling pack your bags we'll move to another state, New Mexico says you can marry at 16, Now I got my mini-queen, In New Mexico life is dry there's not much grass, and my little cutie earns our rent she's pumpinggas, This morning she met the cutest girl at a bar, Guess we have to move to Utah |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Insider (2008)
Father please take me back,
I don't fit in with these cruel earthlings, I've done my time please take me home, I was five, I was bad, You sent me here erased my memory, Babysitter washed my mouth with soap, I was ten, Had no friends, The teacher hit me with a paddle, The neighbors ate my little dog Ralph, Father please take me back I don't fit in with these cruel earthlings I've done my time please take me home Please fly your spaceship out and beam me up Don't leave me down here I'll be so good from now, I had a girl, She took her clothes off with my best friend, I didn't know till they told me on TV, I was mad, My brother shot my favorite bird, Everywhere I go they laugh at me |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Insider (2008)
Dad can you turn the TV down?
This won't take long, I've got something to say, don't pour a drink you've had enough, and when I'm done I'll get out of your way, It's time to talk about it, We've been living in denial, It's time to have it out, Still knee deep in shit, I guess I should get over it, It seems that nothing will hide the scar, I thought I didn't care to know that you were never there, I guess I always felt you were so far, I worked so hard to win your trust to earn respect, To get you to notice me, I won the game I won the race, I had to be the best a room full of hollow trophies, I guess I did it for you, I don't think you ever noticed, I did it all for you, Both feet on the ground, I wish you would calm down, I wish you would remember just who you really are, and I cannot forget you left me all alone, Never bothered to pick up the phone, I guess I'll hit the bar, There's nothing you can say to make it go away, There's nothing you can do I don't rely on you, I thought that we could talk I thought I could forgive, I thought that we could mend the fences |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Insider (2008)
Please don't chase me anymore
Nearly forgot just what i'm running for I meant no harm, my gas pedal is to the floor People watch this on tv Never thought that this could happen to me I can't stop now and it still seems like a dream Never thought I'd hurt someone Now I see you clutching your gun You're playing for keeps, there's no place left to run Chorus: I had to make a choice I made it If I had another chance i'd take it I've got to find a way to make a getaway Today my future looked so bright All it took was one red light The sirens were close behind My brain said fight or flight So I ran from my mistake Not the best choice I could make The helicopter reminds me that this time there' s no lucky break Chorus Please don't chase me anymore Nearly forgot just what i'm running for I meant no harm, my gas pedal is to the floor I always did things my own way Never cared what the experts say I thought they were so full of sh*t I guess it's time to pay I always dreamed I'd have it all Never thought I'd take the fall And now I've run out of chances and all I can see is the wall Chorus x2 |
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from Ten Foot Pole - Insider (2008)
I didn't notice that you cut your hair,
I didn't notice that it was blue, I didn't notice that you pierced your tongue, I don't recall the dress you wore the day I met you, I almost missed your birthday once again, Your sister called me just in time, I forgot to wipe my muddy shoes, You get so pissed when I track around the grime, This is but a test, This is just a trial run, You can still push reset, Trade me in for a better one, Sometimes I'm a dick I'm a rabid hockey fan, All I can promise is I'll do the best I can, I forgot to pick you up on time, And I forgot to pay the bills, I forgot to put the seat back down, Sometimes my drinking buddies take your favorite pills, You can't say I don't bring you flowers anymore, Because I don't bring them any less, And I don't take you to your favorite store, 'cause I don't have the money to buy your favorite dress, But I work and I try, I'm not as big a jerk as every other guy you ever liked, you ever knew, Once in a while I go with you to buy new shoes, But I work and I try, I'm not quite as big a jerk as every other guy you ever liked, You ever knew, Sometimes I break down and take you to the zoo |
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