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It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
Roger McGuinn
Darkness at the break of noon
Shadows even the silver spoon
The handmade blade the child's balloon
Eclipses both the sun and moon
To understand you know too soon
There is no sense in trying
Pointed threats they bluff with scorn
Suicide remarks are torn
From the fool's gold mouthpiece the hollow horn
Plays wasted words that prove to warn
That he not busy being born
Is busy dying
Temptation's page flies out the door
You follow, find yourself at war
Watch waterfalls of pity roar
You feel to moan but unlike before
You discover that you'd just be one more
Person crying
So don't fear when you hear
A foreign sound to your ear
It's alright, Ma, I'm only sighing
A question in your nerves is lit
Yet you know there is no answer fit
To satisfy, ensure you not to quit
To keep it in your mind and not forget
That it is not her or she or them or it
That you belong to
Although the masters make the rules
For the wise men and the fools
I've got nothing, Ma, to live up to
For them that must obey authority
That they do not respect in any degree
Who despise their jobs, their destiny
Speak jealously of them that are free
Do what they do just to be
Nothing more than something they invest in
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Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Psychic spies from China
Try to steal your mind's elation
And little girls from Sweden dream
Of silver screen quotations
And if you want these kind of dreams
It's Californication
It's the edge of the world
And all of Western civilisation
The sun may rise in the east at least
It settled in the final location
It's understood that Hollywood
Sells Californication
Pay your surgeon very well
To break the spell of ageing
Celebrity skin is this your chin
Or is that war you're waging
First born unicorn
Hardcore soft porn
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication
Marry me girl be my fairy to the world
Be my very own constellation
A teenage bride with a baby inside
Getting high on information
And buy me a star on the Boulevard
It's Californication
Space may be the final frontier
But it's made in a Hollywood basement
And Cobain can you hear the spheres
Singing songs off station to station
And Alderon's not far away
It's Californication
Born and raised by those who praise
Control of population
Everybody's been there
And I don't mean on vacation
First born unicorn
Hardcore soft porn
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication
Destruction leads to a very rough road
But it also breeds creation
And earthquakes are to a girl's guitar
They're just another good vibration
And tidal waves couldn't save the world
From Californication
Pay your surgeon very well
To break the spell of ageing
Sicker than the rest there is no test
But this is what you're craving
First born unicorn
Hardcore soft porn
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication
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Teenage Dirtbag
Wheatus
Her name is Noel
I have a dream about her
She rings my bell
I've got gym class in half an hour
Oh how she rocks
In Keds and tube socks
But she doesn't know who I am
And she doesn't give a damn about me
Cos I'm just a teenage dirtbag baby
Yeah I'm just a teenage dirtbag baby
Listen to Iron Maiden baby with me
Her boyfriend's a dick
He brings a gun to school
And he'd simply kick
My ass if he knew the truth
He lives on my block
He drives and I rock
But he doesn't know who I am
And he doesn't give a damn about me
Cos I'm just a teenage dirtbag baby
Yeah I'm just a teenage dirtbag baby
Listen to Iron Maiden baby with me
Oh yeah, dirtbag
No she doesn't know what she's missing
Oh yeah, dirtbag
No she doesn't know what she's missing
Man I feel like mold
It's prom night and I am lonely
Lo and behold
She's walking over to me
This must be fake
My lip starts to shake
How does she know who I am
And why does she give a damn about…
I've got two tickets to Iron Maiden baby
Come with me Friday don't say maybe
I'm just a teenage dirtbag baby like you
Oh yeah, dirtbag
No she doesn't know what she's missing
Oh yeah, dirtbag
No she doesn't know what she's missing
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Wake Up My Mind
The Uglys
I am a man in the prime of my life
I've got a house and a car and a beautiful wife
There's no chip on my shoulder, I've no axe to grind
And no possible reason to wake up my mind
And the days break
And the nights fall and drift into time
Somewhere there's hunger, somewhere there's a war
But I can do nothing so I'll just ignore
The cruelty around me, pretending I'm blind
In case I start thinking and wake up my mind
And the days break
And the nights fall and drift into time
I read in the papers a policeman shot down
Two Negroes in cold blood in some racial town
And I'm having a new car but don't know what kind
But one of these days I will wake up my mind
And the days break
And the nights fall and drift into time
Yes, it seems as though fortune has smiled upon me
But now it's too late, I'm beginning to see
I've spent my life searching but no peace I find
And it's left me with no time to wake up my mind
And the days break
And the nights fall and drift into time
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Piggies
The Beatles
Have you seen the little piggies
Crawling in the dirt
And for all the little piggies
Life is getting worse
Always having dirt
To play around in
Have you seen the bigger piggies
In their starched white shirts
You will find the bigger piggies
Stirring up the dirt
Always have clean shirts
To play around in
In their sties with all their backing
They don't care what goes on around
In their eyes there's something lacking
What they need's a damn good whacking
Everywhere there's lots of piggies
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives
To eat their bacon
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Spies
Coldplay
I awake to find no peace of mind
I said how do you live
As a fugitive
Down here
Where I cannot see so clear
I said what do I know
Show me the right way to go
The spies came out of the water
She feeling so bad cos you know
The spies hide out in every corner
She can't touch them though
Cos they're all spies
They're all spies
I awake to see that no one is free
We're all fugitives
Look at the way we live
Down here
I cannot sleep from fear, no
I said which way do I turn
Oh I forget everything I learn
The spies came out of the water
And she feeling so bad cos you know
The spies hide out in every corner
She can't touch them though
Cos they're all spies
They're all spies
And if we don't hide here
They're gonna find us
And if we don't hide out
They're gonna catch us where we sleep
And if we don't hide here
They're gonna find us
The spies came out of the water
And she feeling so good cos you know
Those spies hide out in every corner
They can't touch her though
Cos they're just spies
They're just spies…
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Prime Time
Don McLean
Well this is life
This is prime time, this is
Living in the USA
Well this is life
This is prime time, this is
Living the American way
I was riding on the subway in the afternoon
I saw some kids a-beatin' out a funny tune
The lady right in front of me was old and brown
The kids began to push her, they knocked her down
I tried to help her out but there was just no way
Life ain't worth a damn on the street today
I passed the ambulance and the camera crews
I saw the instant replay on the evening news
Well this is life
This is prime time, this is
Living in the USA
Well this is life
This is prime time, this is
Living the American way
Well will you take the car, will you take the trip
Remove annoying hair from your upper lip
What's it really worth, does she really care
What's the best shampoo that I can use on my hair
And what's the real future of democracy
And how're we gonna streamline the bureaucracy
Hey, hey, the cost of life has gone sky high
Does the deodorant I'm using really keep me dry
Well this is life
This is prime time, this is
Living in the USA
Well this is life
This is prime time, this is
Living the American way
Well spin the magic wheel, try to break the bank
Think about your life when you fill in the blank
Here's a game that's real if you wanna try
One spot on the wheel that says you must die
American Roulette is the game we play
But no one wants to have to be the one to pay
You get to pass go, you get to pass away
But before we start the show here's our sponsor to say
Well this is life
This is prime time, this is
Living in the USA
Well this is life
This is prime time, this is
Living in the USA
Well this is life
This is prime time, this is
Living the American way
Well down in Mexico the laundry's on the line
There's where you can go if you land on the nine
Canada is nice if you're fond of ice
If you land on the two then we'll send you there twice
We interrupt this game for a news release
A man has gone insane and could kill the police
Now back to the game, that's a dangerous play
Cos if they see you in C-U-B-A you must pass away
Well this is life
This is prime time, this is
Living in the USA
Well this is life
This is prime time, this is
Living the American way
My supper's on the stove, the war is on the screen
Pass the bread and butter while I watch the marines
They shot him in the chest, pass the chicken breast
The General is saying that he's still not impressed
We had to burn the city cos they wouldn't agree
That things go better with democracy
The weather will be fair, forget the ozone layer
But strontium showers will be here and there
Well this is life
This is prime time, this is
Living in the USA
Well this is life
This is prime time, this is
Living the American way
Well living in the country, watching shadows fall
My reception ain't too good in a power stall
Bombers in the air, missiles in the sea
Chemicals in everything including me
They don't keep their promise in the Promised Land
It's getting mighty hard to find an honest man
But coming very soon, a show you'll die to see
It's called The End of the World on Channel Z
Well this is life
This is prime time, this is
Living in the USA
Well this is life
This is prime time, this is
Living in the USA
Well this is life
This is prime time, this is
Living the American way
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Poison
Alice Cooper
Your cruel device
Your blood like ice
One look could kill
My pain, your thrill
I wanna love you but I better not touch
I wanna hold you but my senses tell me to stop
I wanna kiss you but I want it too much
I wanna taste you but your lips are full of this poison
Your poison running through my veins
Your poison
I don't wanna break these chains
Your mouth so hot
Your will I'm caught
Your skin so wet
Like lace on sweat
I hear you calling and it's needles and pins
I wanna hurt you just to hear you screaming my name
I wanna touch you but you're under my skin
I wanna taste you but your lips are full of this poison
Your poison running through my veins
Your poison
I don't wanna break these chains
Poison
One look could kill
My pain, your thrill
I wanna love you but I better not touch
I wanna hold you but my senses tell me to stop
I wanna kiss you but I want it too much
I wanna taste you but your lips are full of this poison
Your poison running through my veins
Your poison
I don't wanna break these chains
Poison
I wanna love you but I better not touch
Not touch, I wanna hold you but my senses tell me to stop
I wanna kiss you but I want it too much
Too much, I wanna taste you but your lips are full of this poison
Well I don't wanna break these chains
Poison
Running deep inside my veins
Burning deep inside my veins
Poison
I don't wanna break these chains
Poison
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Time of Your Life (Good Riddance)
Green Day
Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test and don't ask why
It's not a question but a lesson learned in time
It's something unpredictable
But in the end it's right
I hope you had the time of your life
So take the photographs and still frames in your mind
Hang it on a shelf of good health and good time
Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial
For what it's worth, it was worth all the while
It's something unpredictable
But in the end it's right
I hope you had the time of your life
It's something unpredictable
But in the end it's right
I hope you had the time of your life
It's something unpredictable
But in the end it's right
I hope you had the time of your life
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Oh! Daisy
Zed
Oh Daisy won't you tell me a secret
Tell me something everyone wants to know
Well I've been sitting there inside the little box in my head
Waiting for an answer
Waiting to understand
Oh Daisy won't you tell me my fortune
Living out my dreams of sunny days
Well I've been sitting there inside the little box in my head
Waiting for an answer
But Daisy she never talks back
And what d'you expect from someone who is named after a cow yeah
Go figure
I won't get an answer from someone who is named after a flower
Go figure
Oh Daisy won't you tell me a story
Tell me something about a boy and a girl
Just let them sit with me inside the little box in my head
Waiting for an answer
Waiting to understand
Oh Daisy won't you stop acting stupid
I'm getting sick of your whole attitude
Just come and sit with me inside the little box in my head
Waiting for an answer
But Daisy she never talks back
And what d'you expect from someone who is named after a cow yeah
Go figure
I won't get an answer from someone who is named after a flower
Go figure
But what d'you expect from someone who is named after a cow yeah
But what d'you expect from someone who is named after a cow yeah
Go figure
I won't get an answer from someone who is named after a flower
Go figure
But what d'you expect from someone who is named after a cow yeah
Go figure
I won't get an answer from someone who is named after a flower
Go figure
Oh Daisy won't you tell me your secrets
Tell me something everyone wants to know
I've been sitting here inside the little box in my head
Waiting for an answer
But Daisy she never talks back
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The Boy in the Bubble
Paul Simon
It was a slow day
And the sun was beating
On the soldiers by the side of the road
There was a bright light
A shattering of shop windows
The bomb in the baby carriage
Was wired to the radio
These are the days of miracle and wonder
This is the long distance call
The way the camera follows us in slow-mo
The way we look to us all
The way we look to a distant constellation
That's dying in a corner of the sky
These are the days of miracle and wonder
And don't cry baby, don't cry, don't cry
It was a dry wind
And it swept across the desert
And curled into the circle of birth
And the dead sand
Falling on the children
The mothers and the fathers
And the automatic earth
These are the days of miracle and wonder
This is the long distance call
The way the camera follows us in slow-mo
The way we look to us all
The way we look to a distant constellation
That's dying in a corner of the sky
These are the days of miracle and wonder
And don't cry baby, don't cry, don't cry
It's a turn-around jump shot
It's everybody jump start
It's every generation throws a hero up the pop charts
Medicine is magical and magical is art
Think of the boy in the bubble
And the baby with the baboon heart
And I believe
These are the days of lasers in the jungle
Lasers in the jungle somewhere
Staccato signals of constant information
A loose affiliation of millionaires
And billionaires, and baby
These are the days of miracle and wonder
This is the long distance call
The way the camera follows us in mo-mo
The way we look to us all, oh yeah
The way we look to a distant constellation
That's dying in a corner of the sky
These are the days of miracle and wonder
And don't cry baby, don't cry, don't cry
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Seasons in the Sun
Terry Jacks
Goodbye to you my trusted friend
We've known each other since we were nine or ten
Together we've climbed hills and trees
Learned of love and ABC's
Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees.
Goodbye my friend it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
Pretty girls are everywhere
Think of me and I'll be there
We had joy we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed
Were just seasons out of time
Goodbye Papa please pray for me
I was the black sheep of the family
You tried to teach me right from wrong
Too much wine and too much song
Wonder how I got along
Goodbye Papa its hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
Little children everywhere
When you see them I'll be there
We had joy we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song
Like the seasons have all gone
We had joy we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song
Like the seasons have all gone
Goodbye Michelle my little one
You gave me love and helped me find the sun
And every time that I was down
You would always come around
And get my feet back on the ground
Goodbye Michelle it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
With the flowers everywhere
I wish that we could both be there
We had joy we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the stars we could reach
Were just starfish on the beach
We had joy we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the stars we could reach
Were just starfish on the beach
We had joy we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song
Like the seasons have all gone
All our lives we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed
Were just seasons out of time
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Why Don't We Do It In The Road?
The Beatles
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
No one will be watching us
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
No one will be watching us
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
No one will be watching us
Why don't we do it in the road?
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