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Poster Children Lyrics
Please be advised before you read on that these lyrics are not supposed to be about specific events or people. Rick would much prefer you to make up your own stories about the lyrics; he feels that you will make up better stories and explanations of the lyrics for yourselves than he would. Sometimes finding out the original thoughts behind the songs is disappointing.
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Clock Street single on Creation Records
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Sleep
I am sweating bricks tonight
Face down in a pool
Making waves from the dull edge
Blowing every fuse
System crashes, locking up
Running out of RAM
Outstared the sheep
I'm still jumping hoops at six a.m.
Tracing circles, spinning webs
In the vacuum
Visibility decreased
With autopilot on
The silence is beyond repair
The birds begin to sing
Perspective lost as I approach
The point of vanishing
Forward fast the hours collapsed
Counting every breath
Rewind the tape and hit erase
Before it starts again
Channels don't go off the air
No static to be found
Electric with the steady shock
Of voltage seeking ground
Speed of Light
You are so young
I can't catch up
You move so fast
I am standing still
Time comes undone
Stars start to run
You cannot hide
From the speed of light
You pass me by
In the blink of an eye
I cannot escape
The trace of my world line
My enemy
The force of gravity
You cannot fight
The speed of light
So far away...
Twisting the space of the place I am living in
Pick up the pace...
Collapsing my world to the point the size of a pin
Without a break...
Pass through the past as if it were a looking glass
Losing the race...
Adding dimension to everything in your path
Stars come undone
Time starts to run
You cannot hide
From the speed of light
King of the Hill
Sidewind the car through the mountains
Taking photos of the sky
The radio is low and its so difficult
To focus through the static and the snow
Scouting out locations looking for a destination
Where I can't be reached by telephone
King of the hill, test of the will
Stray from the path, no turning back
Over a mile we climb
Building heaven on a field of stone
Under the weather by the end of september
We are waiting for the golden hour
King of the hill, goes for the kill
Calling all the shots, coming out on top
Playing for keeps, hail to the chief
Step on the weak, long live the king
Inside the dream factory
Hiding out behind the scenes
After the war leave a year on the floor
Cutting through 200 hours or more
Slowly we go 40 meg in the hole
And this time I'm in complete control
King of the hill, runs up the bill
He's shooting blanks, breaking the bank
Losing the crown, on the way down
Losing the faith, at heaven's gate
Static and snow, complete control
Transfer of power, in the golden hour
Make the final cut, letting out the blood
Take careful aim and bring down the king
Music of America
The music of america comes through my radio
Singing songs made of the finest platinum and gold
Blasting fifty thousand watts of am/fm trash
Recycled every hour and converted into cash
The MOA Incorporated music factory
Units, products, pieces of the highest quality
With a brand new and improved fresh functional design
Engineered to fit within the fashion of our times
Radioactivity and burning in the sun
Critical mass in a flash, there's nowhere left to run
The music of america, the soundtrack of the bored
Devoid of feeling, without meaning, I've heard it all before
Pearly Gates
Picking scabs that'll never heal
The pain is sharp and so unreal
All bruised up, no place to go
I feel different, does it show?
Love is sex and sex is death
Clean it up you've made a mess
I've never seen so much blood
Something happened but is it love?
I feel like I've been hypnotized
I can't get enough of these lies
Unusual machinery
Blending in to the scenery
Sterilized by alcohol
Lying face down in the hall
Paralyzed below the neck
Looking good but feeling sick
You're never going to be the same
After you spend a day
Dancing with a girl named Pearly Gates
You'll never forget her name
Never forget her hace
Looking for a girl named pearly gates
With a head full of rust
And a mouth full of dust
Hiding out from the light
Hiding out from last night
Make a promise make a vow
Things will change as of right now
In my mind I hear hear her laugh
Because she knows I'll be back
Happens Everyday
Underneath the forest floor
A face without a name
Waiting by the riverside
Soaking up the rain
Searching for a vital sign
Watching for a change
A movement much too small to see
It happens everyday
These people once were human beings
Now they play them on TV
Victims once or twice removed
Selling misery
You cannot turn back the clock
No time to be afraid
It's difficult to get involved
When it happens everyday
We talk about the latest crime
Like we talk about the weather
Related details that we've heard
When we are together
Underneath the forest floor
In a shallow grave
No suprises anymore
It happens everyday
Dream Small
Looking back on my crippled life
Crack it open, let's see what's inside
Weightless with a hollow core
Surrounded by an endless roar
Dream small tonight
Be safe, sleep tight
Dream small tonight, everything's going to be allright
Dream small tonight
I don't want to hear another bedtime story
I want to know the way things really work
I know I'm never going to jump the moon
I know I'm never going to leave this room
Dream small tonight
Four walls no light
All I want is a moment of silence
All I need is a place to hide
These memories are made to be forgotten
But amnesia never comes in time
Dream small tonight
No more blue sky
Black Dog
Jumped from behind
No warning sign
Where is my old friend?
Punched in the face
An empty space
Begins to fill in
The architect
Has placed his bet
But the odds are long
A random roll
Of chemicals
The black dog is gone
The atmosphere
Is crystal clear
No clouds in the sky
Burn up or down
Draw in or out
Be careful with fire
And who knows when
We'll fade to black
Crash back to square one
Until that day
We'll celebrate
The black dog is gone
Attack!
We take the lead, we make the power play
We go for broke, we smoke the enemy
So join the ranks or get out of the way
I'm a modern boy
I'm a modern girl
Let's get equipped
And take over the world
All you need is brains
All you need is cash
We make our plans
And then we attack!
We want it all, we want to own your dreams
We have our ways and now we have the means
We are capable of anything
Afterglow
Where's the fire, time zone rider
Force field grinder, two fist fighter
The great defender, do you remember?
A secret shortcut, a twisting tempest
Time to make the great escape
One on one and face to face
Caught up in the undertow
Set to score before the afterglow
Clockwork savior, force invader
Man machine, frozen on screen
Meat and wires
Electric deathtrap, biofeedback
Cheating death with extra lives
Hand to hand and hand to eye
Catch the wave and let it go
Set to score before the afterglow
Where's the fire, all outsider
Swift sidewinder, spinning spider
Wrapped in steel, behind the shield
Pixelated and sedated
0 for 1
You're nice, I'm nice
But I can't get my tongue untied
In my mind the words are right
In my mouth they're wrong
Saturday night I spend at home
Watching movies all alone
I don't have anyone to hold
So I hold myself
I dress for success
But success is not impressed
When I strike, I strike out
When I swing, I walk
Drop a hint, drop a line
What's your number, what's your sign
No matter how hard I try
I don't get a bite
You are my type
If you are alive
I need someone to fill the bed
I need a friend
I'm an insect, I'm a pest
Always buzzing around your head
I'd love to whisper in your ear
But I can't get near
21st Century
Watching television in an electronic prison
Waiting for the darkness to fall
Homegrown terrorism, one nation in division
And the talk shows are to blame for it all
The ATF and FBI make preparations to invade
The bill of rights disintegrates because freedom just gets in the way
The crime rate is alarming, the citizens are arming
Against uncommon enemies
A fourth world revolution, invisible pollution
In the 21st Century
The homeless were a nuisance to the 5 o'clock commuters
So they were erased from the streets
Apocalyptic rumours are consumed by the consumers
There's a new disease every week
The nightly news has no more room for truth inside the narrowcast
The markets slip, a panic hits as a fever spreads across the land
Genetic engineering, one step from ethnic cleansing
Copyright your DNA
Moral indescretions, unnatural selection
In the 21st Century
Watch the politicians as they jockey for position
In the endless race of the rats
All the kids are listening to some junky musician
As the empire shows signs of collapse
The upper crust, the one percent have run off with all the cash
Don't pay the bills, forget the rent, its the beginning of the end
The book of revelations, the cult of information
The power of prophecy
You don't need a crystal ball to track the rise and fall
Of the 21st Century
Blatant Dis
The son of Uncle Sam smiles and shakes my hand
Shakes me down and tells me that he wants to be my friend
His arms are thirty-eights and his heads a TV set
Showing reruns around the clock of Norman Rockwell's greatest hits
He's completely bullet-proof underneath a three piece suit
I fire off a couple rounds but I never hit the truth
He doesn't have a plan all he's selling is a dream
The only time your dreams come true is when you've fallen fast asleep
I can't believe what you believe
It's not the way things used to be
It's not as easy to agree
That I'm to blame for everything
I don't mean that much to you
And you don't mean that much to me
But if I have to live with you
Then you will have to live with me
I may be sick, but you're the disease
The son of Uncle Sam smiles and tips his hat
Takes me for a ride in his bloodstained Cadillac
He talks about the future but the car is in reverse
We're passed by a Japanese sixty mile per gallon hearse
Separated from the world by a pane of tinted glass
He's too blind to realize that we're running out of gas
I get out and push the car as he steers us towards the ditch
After I leave him behind I find my pockets have been picked
Clock Street (Smoothie)
Said her car was out of gas
Smell a full tank on her breath
She's asking me for a ride
I'm as cold as it is outside
She buys ten chances twice a week and
To save the cash she doesn't eat
She says remember me, I'll remember you
I forget as soon as we're through
Clock Street doesn't have a clock
Clock Street's doors are always locked
It's where you'll start, it's where you'll stop
Clock Street doesn't have a clock
Close your eyes, it goes away
Lock your doors and you'll be safe
You've got your place and they've got theirs
Way it's been a thousand years
I don't care who's President
I'd still be just as ignorant
Of who you are and what I am
I haven't got the time to understand
You're right, she's left, she's gone, I'm wrong
You're right, I'm wrong, she's left, she's gone
You're right, she's gone, I'm left, I'm wrong
You're right, I'm wrong, your're right, I'm wrong
Dynamite Chair
With a mind as clear as Walter
I step into the plane
Jet to single engine in
Thirty-six hours straight
I read the movie, saw the book
And my ears are ringing off the hook
I think its time I take a look
at who is on the line
With a mind as clear as Walter
I step into the frame
Reading in between the lines
Trying to make a scene
Loaded up on dynamite
Hey brother can you spare a light
I'm going to scrape the sky tonight
And shake down all the stars
I feel like a million bricks and
The atmosphere is getting thick
With all the changes to the script
The plot is getting thin
Everything Burns
it all started when we were kids, lighting things on fire
anything we could get our hands on: model trains, model cars
and on that day when the whole house went up
that's when i learned everything burns
everything burns.
now that i'm older, things haven't changed
walking down the street with a can of gasoline
i'll take away your car, i'll take away your house
i think it's time you learned everything burns
that's right, i'll take it all away
your car, your house, your TV, your VCR
anything i can get my hands on
your drugs, your cash, your trash, your flag
it's time you learned everything burns.
Outside In (Swonke')
Eight to five and ten to life
From twenty-four to sixty-five
Check your pulse are you still alive
Why ask why, hey don't ask me
It's easier if you don't think
About what's missing at the end of every week
No where, know how
Punch in, punch out
Turn up, turn down
Turn your inside out
Tie the knot around your neck
Now one of us is one of them
Pack your bags and move to Disneyland
Trade the future for a payment
On a suitable replacement
For everything you've lost along the way
Have not, has been
Drop out, drop in
No one, no win
Turn your outside in
Show up, show down
Punch in, punch out
Turn up, turn down
No where, no how
No one, no win
Drop out, drop in
Have not, has been
Turn your outside in
Dangerous Life
I've gotta get me a gun/guns make everything right
the right is all we have left/the left is turning us red
I tear out all of my walls/walls can hold hidden wires
wires that tap all my thoughts/thoughts that tell me there is...
danger, dangerous life, dangerous life...
people are made of stares/stairs that I cannot climb
I go back into my hole/the whole world's losing their mind
I can't be seen on the street/How did you find out my name?
I gotta get me a gun/guns protect me from the...
danger, dangerous life, dangerous life
I lead a dangerous life
Wanna
do you feel a little strange, strangers often feel that way
time to make a couple new friends, tie the knot a couple loose ends
do you find that everything hurts, the pain is sharp and getting worse
do you find it hard to relax, hard to think and keep on track
Do you wanna, Do you wanna, do you wanna stay?
do you feel a little sick, strangers often feel that way
Now that you've got all that you want, better hope that all is enough,
Do you wanna, Do you wanna, do you wanna stay?
Byron's Song
this song is not about Byron; he was just in the room while we were writing it.
I can't seem to kill myself
I can't seem to get anything done
I can't get anything done
I got time to ????
My mind has always got
Something to think about
something to think about
Give me a week another week to get it right
get it working
no time to cheat, cheat complete
I'll get it straight, nothing's working
When I'm asleep I am awake
when I wake up, this is when I start to dream
This is all a dream
I don't want to go outside
Inside's enough to keep me occupied
Gotta keep occupied
No time to cheat, cheat complete
I'll get it right, get it working,
Give me a week another week
I'll get it right, get it working
Get it done tomorrow, get it done today
Even it it takes my life I'll get it done today,
Get it done tomorrow, get it done today,
Even it it takes all year I'll get it done today
Well I can't seem to kill myself
I can't seem to get anything done, can't get anything done
No time to cheat, cheat complete
I'll get it right, get it working,
Give me a week another week I'll get it straight, get it working
And my life belongs to me
And my time belongs to me
Eye
I see the world through open eyes and every eye's on me
I see a world years from now, and everyone will pay
I
I have to speak, defend myself, everyone must know
actions speak for themselves, possesion is the law
I
I'll take your life, I'll take your name I'll never take the blame
I see the world through open eyes and every eye's on me
I.
Hollywood
Hollywood U.S.A. place of dreams watch them fade away
Marilyn, Baby Jane once a hit, never be the same
we'll give you forever just trade in whatever
Hollywood USA place of dreams place to stay
Hollywood USA and every little bit like yesterday
Rodeo is a rodeo, cowsgirls say, take the cowboy home
take him home, take him home
it's all right in my eyes each time I get a bit of
Hollywood USA place of dreams place to stay
Hollywood USA and every little bit like yesterday, yesterday yesterday
Modern Art
They're all hanging in museums everybody wants to see them there
modern art and modern artists, modern means that there's no difference
maybe I'm Louis Wayne painting cats and half insane
First there was Marilyn Monroe then she was Andy Warhol
People hated Vinnie Van Gogh, changed his name to Picasso
Maybe I'm the great DaVinci or perhaps the Mona Lisa
maybe I'm George Seurrat speaking French and painting dots
Everybody wants their fifteen, I just want to be a machine
Dada and MOMA married only child's monetary
Salvador Dali Lama Hari Hari Rama Rama
Maybe I'm Louis Wayne painting cats and half insane
Maybe I'm the great DaVinci or perhaps the Mona Lisa.
The Evidence
She Walks
She walks on hollow ground I will echo every step
she walks on open hearts I will follow every step
Two eyes overflowing
Two eyes overwhelming, the way that I feel
she weaves a modern life, what is old now is new
she weaves with every thought I never had
Two eyes overflowing, two eyes overwhelming the way that I feel
no one receiving, no where to sleep nightly,
No one receiving, no one is dreaming nightly,
she talks without a sound now she's gone
Two eyes overflowing, two eyes overwhelming the way that I feel
10,000 Pieces
Question
I've got a question in my mind
I have a question I have a question in my mind
I have a function I have a function in my life I have a function
What is the function of my life
Black lights, white noise
I got a question, I got a function in my life
I have a function my function is the question here
black lights white noise
He sits and stares he looks at me he judges all I do each day
Non-Reggae Song
my hair gets longer every day I don't talk to you
I ???? I don't know what to do
I tied my tie so much baby since I saw you
I polished up my teeth I polished up my shoes
It's just a matter of time before you notice me oh
it's just a matter of time before you fall in love with me uh
The shadows stretch out of shape as each day goes by
the shadow of my self gets longer in time uh-huh
I got a story that I want to tell to you
I keep on talking but nothing comes out
it's just a matter of time before you talk to me oh
it's just a matter of time before you notice me yeah
we'll be in love, the stars above, the birds will sing, I'll give you a ring
my hair gets longer every day I don't talk to you
I ???? I don't know what to do
I got a story that I want to tell to you
I keep on talking but nothing comes out
it's just a matter of time before you notice me oh
it's just a matter of time before you talk to me uh
time time, rhyme time, whine time, die time, prime time, my time, your time,
time.
Detective Tracy
Detective Tracy is the dragon lady's man
Detective Tracy plays catch you if I can
He knows when your sleeping he knows when you're awake
He knows when you're playing when you're playing with yourself Detective Tracy's got the big red book
Detective Tracy only needs 10 rules
He thinks he is better but he sleeps as late as me
he is always praying, always praying with himself
Jesus Christ, Holy Ghost,
God save all your souls from this unholy co??? (code?)
Detective Tracy's checking all the doors
Detective Tracy, heeds the holy war
He is always checking on the given law ??
someday I hope to catch him, catch him praying to himself
Jesus Christ, Holy Ghost
I will testify, there is truth in fire.
Bump Bump
Waiting for a solution I could wait for 20 years
sitting here in seclusion for just another year
I don't know if I can take it anymore, I don't know why I say that anymore
days are years and the years seem to turn into a day
have another, stay a while, have a drink and have a stay
hit me once, hit me once, twice again, hit me once, hit me until I feel uh
I heard someone say, this is my heartache
I heard someone speak yeah this is my life
simple thoughts are easy, what you want is what you need
problem is these thoughts are never the thoughts that you need
hit me once, hit me once, twice again, hit me once, hit me until I feel a
little better, little bitter, little better
I heard someone say, this is my heartache
I heard someone speak yeah
This is my life
life death life death.
Jeremy Straight
Jeremy Straight is starting to hate the system he supports
his support systems are breaking down to take a natural course
security, the security has played out on the market
he has sold off all his assets and failed to make a profit
Oh ride the train, meet the bus oh, Jeremy
Ride the secretary, meet the boss
Jeremy Straight oh-oh Jeremy Straight oh-oh
Jeremy Straight is starting to hate the life that he was led to lead
he has come to realize he doesn't care about anything
he wants to heal all the broken hearts (...??)
he doesn't have the time to operate and succeed
Rain On Me
Drifting through this summer day, looking for a place to stay
That's within the proper range (or rate?) for the way I feel today
Feeling sorry for myself doesn't work, it used to help
am I better, it's hard to tell I wish I knew how I felt
rain on me
claiming that my life is fine
is just another empty line
I see it, say it all the time
Still I'm not convinced in my mind,
For 2 years I've tried to hide all the
feelings (or fears?) I've had inside
so shot up, I almost cried when faced with life, my lie
rain on me
I'm finally walking in the sun waiting for the rain to come
there was no reason for me to run,
waiting for the rain to come to come.
Dee
i can replace what's displaced
i can correct all defects
who you are
is what they see
who you are
defined by me
i'm the hand of god
and you're the star
time to shed that skin
to begin
begin again
i fixed liz
i fixed mike
i fixed jane
i'll change your life/i'll change your mind
Cancer
birds in the trees, they're singing to me
and they're made of cancer
the boys in the band and the girls in the street
they're made of cancer
the books that I read and the thoughts in my head
and they're made of cancer
doctors say stay awake stay alive stay inside
that's the answer
your days will be numbered
your days will be fact
scarlet tattoos on the arm
no time to think and you cannot relax
no one is innocent now
don't touch your children and don't touch your wife
you don't know where they have been
the neighbors are watching the neighbors are talking
and you don't know what they have said
the paint on the walls and the film that I saw
and they're made of cancer
the birds and the trees and the birds and the bees
and they're made of cancer
chords that I play and the words that I say
they're made of cancer
doctors say stay awake stay alive stay inside
that's the answer
your days will be numbered
and you will be numbered
a scarlet tattoo on the arm
you cannot think and you cannot relax
no one is innocent now
don't touch your children and don't touch your wife
you don't know where they have been
the neighbors are watching the neighbors are talking
and you don't know what they have said
your days will be numbered
and you will be numbered
a scarlet tattoo on the arm
you cannot think and you cannot relax
something is going around
don't touch your children and don't trust your wife
you don't know where they have been
the neighbors are watching the neighbors are talking
and you don't know what they have said
If You See Kay
If you see Kay,
tell her that I'm all right
and when you see Kay,
tell her you are the one
Why get a shoe shine
when you're made of dirt
when was the last time
I said you aren't the one
She was the Queen of Diamonds
she was the Queen of Hearts
She cut off all our heads
because we wouldn't play our parts
then she dyed her hair
dyed it ruby-red
haven't seen her in a year but still
I want her dead
If you see Kay,
tell her that I'll write her soon
when you see Kay
tell her you are the one.
Space Gun
We creep into your house at night
and when you turn out all the lights
we crawl across your kitchen floor
and walk right through the bedroom door
Simple weapons,
a simple cure
for every problem
in the world
I heard it mentioned
I heard it said
there's something wrong / It's a fact
in black and white and red/read
We'll split the life you live in half
with memories and with photographs
we took the time to fill the space
you never met me face to face and
I'm your daughter
I'm your son
what I've done is what you've done
Was it something that I said
Was it something
Black and white and red
Water
1, 2, 3, 4
Wait
I'm
What
never mind
One
One into two
Two into Four
Four into One
I'm
Asleep
23
Stop
Wait
Wait
never mind
1, 2, 3, 4
Love
I'm in heaven
I'm in hell
What's the difference
I couldn't tell
It's love
you're attractive
I'm attracted
nothing happens
nothing ever happens
Freedom Rock
Victims lie in their open graves
They let us out on Saturdays
We sit and stare at cathode rays
we sit and stare until they fade
All these devices
All of these machines
every convenience
everything we need
all these devices
all of these machines
picking us clean
I think my mind has turned to sand
I feel the... going through my head
It's getting hard to comprehend
where the system ends
and I begin
Want It
A brand new car in the parking lot
seven figures and controlling stock
a top floor office with a penthouse view
Fortune 500 and a power suit
Want it
A brand new house with an indoor pool
a private jet with a private crew
an art museum that bears my name
senseless expense without an ounce of shame
I don't wanna be a New Age Savior
I don't wanna be your Long Lone Ranger
I'm gonna be as rich as a banker
You're gonna be as poor as a painter
You're gonna be the one who makes it
You're gonna be the one who's famous
I'm gonna be one who sells you
I'm gonna be one who profits
Paranoid King (aka: "Frustration")
I've got cameras
VCRs
I know exactly
Where you are
Secret networks
governments
missing tapes and
documents
and I am the Paranoid King
I'm there when your telephone rings
You know that I know what you think!
Someone's missing
down the street
no one's seen them
for a week
secret armies
bank accounts
laundered cash
bulk amounts
Chain Reaction
Daisy chain
razor blades
days last forever
summer sun
burning out
love is radiation
chain reaction
Red and white
black and blue
days of anger
I once knew
what to do
Love is radiation
Chain reaction
Where We Live
Rows of houses
straight streets
well kept lawns
in our small town
Home of mother
father, boys and girls
a perfect word
where we live
something happened
to the kids at school
they're black and blue
someone took some photos
it's on the news
a neighbor we knew
Where We Live
Kids buy candy at the corner store
kids play ball
Happy Birthday
Jane turned 13 today
she joined "double A"
where we live
What's Inside The Box
hint: Kiss Me Deadly
Doomed if you succeed
doomed if you had failed
When the only tool you have is a hammer
every problem is a nail
A shot heard round the world
the beginning of the end
From this day on the sons of Adam are no longer innocent
Never play with fire
don't stare at the sun
Once you start you're never going to stop
What's inside the box
Give yourself a hand
a victory in the sand
Understanding nothing until there's nothing left to understand
Now the code is cracked
you can't put the pieces back
Never looking far enough ahead you shot yourself in the back
Why because it's there
because it's everywhere
There's got to be a reason why it's locked
What's inside the box
Now you're getting close
now you're getting hot
I don't really need another god
What's inside the box
Much too small to see
and bigger than the wheel
Hidden in the water and the rocks
What's inside the box
Uther
The bleeding hearts have emptied out
And all of heaven's angels have flown south
What faith we had is nearly gone
We wait for miracles that never come
It's all for one and all for me
We're drowning in these fields of green
And we are told that all is well
There's plenty here just help yourself
Up to our necks no room to breathe
Where it's all for one and all for me
The cost of living is going up
You'd better pray that you have saved enough
Our leaders are dead presidents
The only figures worthy of respect
It's all for one and all for me
We've sold our souls and sold our dreams
We tell ourselves that nothing's wrong
We've sold our souls and sold our dreams
We tell ourselves that nothing's wrong
The illusion never lasts that long
The evidence it chokes the street
Where it's all for one and all for me
Who you are is what you buy
And every day we pay the price
Each one of us is doing time
In prision for a life of crime
We've sold our souls sold our dreams
We're drowning in these fields of green
Does everyone have an equal voice
And are they where they are by choice
Or are we employed in the pursuit
Of more for me and less for you
I'm sure things look good from the top
But decay always travels from the bottom up
I'm sure things look good from the top
But decay always travels from the bottom up
It's getting harder to believe
When it's all for one and all for me
Sick Of It All
I'll stay inside my pigeon hole
if you promise to leave me alone
As long as you think you have me pinned
you will never find out who I am
I don't know what I've been fighting for
always winding up on the floor
I used to care but now I just survive
the safest place to hide is in plain sight
I'm sick of it all
I will Mickey Mouse to all the songs
but you will never make me sing along
I'll be Judy in this puppet show
operating on remote control
Burning every bridge I ever crossed
I wound up on an island at a loss
Now I realize I'll never win
I haven't given up I've given in
Burning every bridge I ever crossed
I wound up on an island at a loss
Now I realize I'll never win
I haven't given up I've given in
I'm sick of it all
I'm sick and tired of all these suits and ties
Who ask me why I'm not awake by eight and dead by five
My apathy is a way of life
I'm sick of it all
I'm sick and tired of always trying to prove
I can change the world before it changes me
I always wind up in a draw
with my face forced up against the wall
Too much to take it's much too late
A big mistake about to break
I'm sick of it all
Not/Just Like You
It's easy to put me in my place when you don't know my name
If our positions were reversed would anything change
Faces pressed up against the glass distorted from fear
I can't see myself at all staring straight in the mirror
I'm not like you
I put you to a test that I couldn't pass myself
Failing to see the fault that runs inbetween us both
Trying to save a drowning man by teaching him how to swim
Standing safely on the shore and never jumping in
I'm not like you
I'm not like you
I'm just like you
Voight
He came into the house like some deranged cat in the hat
Standing over six feet tall and carrying a baseball bat
I said take anything you want and handed over all my cash
He flashed a broken boy scout's grin and then began to laugh
He locked me in the basement I could hear him from below
As he went from room to room destroying everything I own
The telephone was ringing he was screaming at the top of his lungs
It's twelve o' clock your time is up
Ready or not here I come
Well tell me what you want
Won't you tell me what you want
Just tell me what you want
C'mon now tell me what you want
As he dragged me up the stairs I said there must be some mistake
But common sense it had no chance I could see it in his face
What doesn't kill me makes me stronger but I had all I could take
While I was blacked out on the couch he broke all he could break
Tell me what you want
Get A Life
You say that you have got an open mind
but it's your mouth that's open all the time
tell me how you're going to save the world
screaming fire in an empty theater
another heaven with another name
revolution is always a day away
strong opinions are not strong enough
the sky is falling time to wake up
get a life
get a life
take a chance
and change your mind
you're out of touch
you're out of time
take it all
get out of line
Riots are red and violence is blue
Question them before they question you
It doesn't matter which side that you're on
when there's no difference between right and wrong
No one told me that the world was flat
don't go too far you might fall off the edge
this is not the place i want to live
Where good energy rules with an iron fist
Junior Citizen
Tonight we launch the bird
and start to spread the word
we punch through the atmosphere
with a signal loud and clear
We're searching for the truth
and some new recruits
to join us in the war
against the empire of the bored
Dixie Narco and Number Six
Chemical Billy and Doctor Smith
Communications by M.L.N.
Together we are the Junior Citizen Band
pcjc usa
junior citizens on satellite
if you see kay tell her i'm ok
24 7 365
a e i o u sometimes y
Violence with guitars
Broadcast from the stars
The only weapons here
are our mouth mind eyes and ears
There are no leaders
There are no rules
It isn't tv
It's not high school
No more uniforms
We don't care
About the color of your shirt, shoes, skin or hair
Tune to station KCUF
Junior Citizens on satellite
You don't know what you could do what you can't
Kenneth what's the frequency
dial 1 900 anarchy
Light the candle and start the show
Push the button all systems go
It's our mission to dominate
the territories of inner and outer space
He's My Star
i am on the beach
looking for the thief that stole my
heart from under me
and let it drift to sea
swimming too far out
i am almost drowned no hope of
being found i am saved
when a familiar face comes crashing through the waves
i saw him every week
driving down the street
a savior in a brand new car
shining like a star
before he learned to swim
a voice would come to him on night rides
faceless william elsewhere known as
mark and the father of benjamin
don't go out alone
or stray too far from home you know that
summer's here and the coast is clear
the ocean's not as calm as it appears
although we never met
i felt like we were friends he helped me
through the worst days of high school
when i felt like a fool
one day he was gone
lef there on my own i walked the
halls he walked washed up and lost
without a clue that soon our paths would cross
he's my star
Revolution Year Zero
stuck in a rut time to make a wrong turn
calling in sick is the only known cure
scraping away all these layers of dirt
going through hell to find heaven on earth
looking for clues at the scene of the crime
they could be windmills or they could be giants
we canvas the streets and we paint the town red
alive with the fact that we're back from the dead
where we're going no one knows
against the grain or out of control
don't look back erase the past
forget the future it's fading fast
let's get lost in the city tonight
drop everything and go for a ride
all we need is here outside
the revolution of everyday life
our eyes are ringing with all that we've seen
when two worlds kaleidoscope it's time to break free
destroying divisions from dawn until dusk
these prisons have now become playgrounds for us
break it down raise your voice
drop the bomb and make some noise
bite the hand feed the fire
burning with the spark of true desire
let's get lost in the city tonight
drop everything and go for a ride
what we need is here outside
we leave the real world behind
where we're going no one knows
against the grain or out of control
punch the clock and spend some time
the revolution of everyday life
Drug I Need
Closer to collapse
Borders going black
Trying to make it through another attack
I can barely speak
My heart is getting weak
I feel like I just died in my sleep
You're the only drug I need
How can I cross the line
When it hasn't been defined
I've pinned a picture of you in my mind
You never notice me passing on the street
I'm living for the day when we first meet
New Boyfriend
I see you and know somethings changed
you're laughing and you're acting strange
I talk to you and you look bored
like I don't know you anymore
I see you walking hand in hand
now I know that it's the end
I don't see what you see in him
I really hate your new boyfriend
He doesn't seem to be your type
perfect hair and so polite
does he give you what you need
does he measure up to me
lying on the bed with him
going places that we've been
It's a thought that i can't stand
I really hate your new boyfriend
Did you miss me when I left
am I that easy to forget
now you're just a photograph
how can i get you back
he always smiles and shakes my hand
like he's won a hundred grand
is this love or just revenge
I really hate your new boyfriend
Wide Awake
I'm wide awake and you're fast asleep
Here in the dark watching you dream
My mind is tied up in the sheets
Lost in a thought i'll never leave
Monday arrives as sunday escapes
Locked up inside it's raining again
Starting to stall caught in the grey
Can't tell if i'm too early or too late
King For A Day
There's a gun aimed at your head
Loaded with all that you said
One false move and bang you're dead
The machine that drove you here
is getting difficult to steer
in reverse and higher gear
From the tv to the tabloids
from the radio to the grave
from the headlines to the redline
You've been crowned king for a day
Crucified yourself again
all you've got is one free hand
let us help you nail it in
We all want to see the crash
slowing down as we drive past
you're not the first you're not the last
From a leader to a loser
from a master to a slave
from a hero to a zero
you've been crowned king for a day
Mustaine
I don't know what to believe
I don't know what to think
After an hour I'm left
A head full of facts to connect
Wait
Take some time to explain
While keeping me up to date
Now i know everything
Just tell me what does it mean
Hey
Who says crime doesn't pay
It's selling well every day
I get the picture thanks
But i'm still drawing a blank
Go from 3d down to one
Acting deaf, blind and dumb
You transmit but don't receive
Just tell me what does it mean
Downwind
Even though it rains all spring
The grass is never green
All the leaves fell off the trees
And the garden is choked with weeds
I've been having some trouble sleeping
Some trouble getting out of bed
You're not safe
You never will be
Until the day you're dead
The world's not safe
It never will be
Until there's nothing left
Every week we try to spray
But the bugs won't go away
I think they're getting stronger
Now they come out during the day
I've noticed that the sunsets
Have been turning a deeper red
How come the sunset's so red
You're not safe
You never will be
Until the day you're dead
The world's not safe
It never will be
Until there's no one left
One of Us
Underneath a broken mask
Expose the skin in a flash
The lens reflects a silent trust
In between two who are touched
The perfect are marked for life
The slow decay they try to hide
We are told not to watch
An image that says so much
Surrounded by these photographs
Each one has a negative
In the spring two more jumped
On this day she'll become
One of us
all lyrics by Rick Valentin copyright Poster Children, reprinted here with grudging permission
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