1. |
Give Us Back Our Radios
03:36
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spank me honey, i'm stealing the juice
i'm a bad burning baby and i'm on the loose
got a firecracker cigarette, i'm cutting the wires
i stay true to a tee until i've gotta lie
and you can say it with me
or you can say whatever you choose
they like to break it, break it, break it off
break off the hinges of the gates to the very top
let us out we've got a mother #$%^in' country to run
we keep 'em comin', comin', comin', comin'
as soon as you lay your cold intensions out
they'll probably be looking for you
the last thing you want is to bottle up a burning fuse
let's just leave it alone
we were doing fine without this
sure we're headed to hell
we are fine with that just let us be us
rock n roll
don't think we'll ever just do what we're told
you and i ain't growing old
you’re taking words words words right out of my mouth
i've got your number, got you covered, bet you’re wanting out
and we will fight through hell's becoming icy and clean
so put your mother &*^$in’ coat on, you're about to freeze
we push it to the edge
they're saying we don't have to stop where you said
i got you pegged for a hypocrite
i bet you think you're really slick
let's just leave it alone
we were doing fine without this
sure we're headed to hell
we are fine with that just let us be us
rock n roll
i think i love you, but talk is cheap and oh
we do it our way, our way is all
i bet you've found a way to let change
come embrace us all for your cause
you’ve got it wrong little one
you have alienated us all
rock n roll
they took our radios, they took our smokes
but we can't be stopped by some honkey’s vote
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2. |
She Settles Easy
03:41
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she comes in uninvited
in a dress that wraps her in crime
but i like it, it is so…
you try to speak as you watch her pass
but her eyes they kill ya fast
she's the wind and she loves to blow
but she settles easy
she wears a look that is meaningless
but it makes you beg for more
well, you know that i've seen it well
she sits every day in the same spot
there are days when i know she wants
to be giving me all of herself
but she settles easy
for the first mess to shows his face
she settles easy
drop a tip and i'm on my way
swerving around the bend,
you’ve got a million dollar sweat, oh lord
arrested by arrogance,
you’ve got to resist the slacks and jest, you gotta
come on down, sit yourself with me
i'm swollen with heavy eyes
oh, they drop to the floor
now, pack your bags, you are coming with me
i swear i'm the dollar's dime
but i know what i want
i settle real easy
i'm the first mess to show his face
i'll settle if only
you're the dame that is coming my way
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you've got all us wandering, running around
you've got all us wandering, running around
you've got all us wandering, running around
you've got all us wandering, running around
and you don't see the things that mean something to you
and you don't know the price of the things that you do
you're a child with intent on killing the world with...
you've got all us wandering, running around
you've got all us wandering, running around
take the top and remove it so slow
you've got all us wandering running around
and you don't see the things that mean something to you
and you don't know the price of the things that you do
you're a child with intention on killing the world with truth
you take your time, while we push against the slow-mo
you take your time, while we push our heads against the phone
we want out of our bubbles now, we know
we know it all now and now we wanna know more
you've got all us wandering and running around
you've got all us drinking and thinking ‘bout
what can we do with all the answers now, we know
you've got all us thinking of breaking out
i brought a face to the names you were crying about
i put the nail in the picture you were hanging up
i bought your ticket to the trains you thought would lead you out
and i crumbled the world within with an answer you didn't want
i'm that child, leading you all astray
i solved all the riddles no man could ever ask
i read all the maps you thought would get you lost
i ran my hands threw the waters you thought would scorch
i put things into your hands you thought were gone
and this is where it all went wrong
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4. |
One of These Days
03:31
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one of these days i'm going to california on a bus
climb the highest building yelling
"you are screwing it up for the rest of us"
and one of these days i'll fly a plane to paradise and say
"i'm sorry to barge in like this,
but i'll be taking all your plans and babes
one of these days i'm gonna take a sledge hammer to my job
just let it loose on everything around
and leave a task list for my boss
number one you'll need to clean that up,
number two tuck in your vest
and number 3 pull that hammer out your ass
and never tell me what to do again
well that's freedom crying out
tell me what you want to hear and i'll belt it out somehow
one of these days will change the view and what we'll see is bliss
we’ll drink from chocolate milk rivers
and willy wonka will be the president
now, one of these days i'll tell you everything i'm gonna do
then i won't spend the day just thinking about it,
i'll prove my words to you
here's something worth a smile
tell me what you want to hear, and i'll belt it out somehow
i took the long way home just to hear my favorite song
one of these days i'll meet christina ricci on the streets
i won't need to say a word
because she's seen me on tv
she'll say "hey i'm such a fan of yours, would you like to have a drink?" then i'll puke all over myself
and she'll never speak to me again
here's something worth a smile
tell me what you want to hear and i'll belt it out somehow
here's something worth a smile
tell me what you want to hear and i'll belt it out somehow
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5. |
Maria, Queen of Ireland
04:06
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hills over the mountains
there are mountains to climb and name
and if you would take me there i swear
that i could fly over the shore line
surely i'd survive a couple days
afraid i am not of anything
follow maria
forget all the dreams you had with tears
dream with your eyes wide open here
follow maria
she turns with the wind like a flavor that melts in the freezing cold
follow maria
she's teaching you more than you'll ever know
chase all the rain into sunshine
take in the skyline, before you know it
you're watching the rain roll in again
but i could fly over the shore line
fly through the sunshine and fade the light
the irish in her eyes lights the night
follow maria
forget all the dreams you had with tears
dream with your eyes wide open here
follow maria
she turns with the wind like a flavor that melts in the freezing cold
follow maria
she's teaching you more than you'll ever know
sweetest maria
i'll never see ya after i go home
and how long do ireland nights go on?
i leave back west when the sun comes
west draws me back home to new orleans
morning glory, just one more week
follow maria
forget all the dreams you had with tears
dream with your eyes wide open here
follow maria
she turns with the wind like a flavor that melts in the freezing cold
follow maria
she's teaching you more than you'll ever know
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6. |
Sleep
04:26
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glass shattered over a cracked out street
a mama holding on to her baby and weeps,
abandoned road
last of the strong-hold, cornered and lost
the last night she'll be running in this plastic box
and she does her best not to make a sound
but the door breaks down
sleep, sleep my baby
we must be found
and i’ll watch the final sunrise
as we're taken down
sleep my baby
they're coming now
up the stairs, inventing layers
another door breaks, it's too late
running scared
baby put your head down, lie on the ground
i was never your mother, the monsters pound
no hope left
and they see her mind breakdown
they're surrounded now
sleep, sleep my baby
now shut your eyes
as this light reflects the images of a previous life
sleep my baby
they're coming now
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7. |
Counting Tiles
03:08
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boxes of these roses
they've got a hose it's full of
nothing but the truth about you
caves and silence shows them
choosing from the fly patch
caught them naked thinking about you
seeds and gowns will grow with
signs of almost growing
honey toast and barbeque flu
gauze of water leak through
dough and flow and e-coo
sour craving sweet goo whoa
california's bending
michigan is falling
i've gone and lost my best good friends
coasta rica's knocking
the boots are out of shock
and i've gone and lost myself again
call these squirrels up and
speak my only language
ghosts and parties jive like fish
yoda's got a new friend
charlie likes the sheep
and i've found a way to cheat the chicks
picking at your fingers
butterflies with wings and
enter sandman, what's it mean?
bumpin' truckin' thumpin'
peices of the pies that
keep you coming down with a sneeze
california's bending
michigan is falling
i've gone and lost my best good friends
coasta rica's knocking
the boots are out of shock
and i've gone and lost myself again
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8. |
Gold
04:30
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put me down, put me in place
shop around for four hundred days
you'll never find an easy read
gotta live a spin of many trades
sell it off and watch them fade away
pretty hops the fence, but that's just easy
but if you're the hardest heart of gold
but if you're the hardest heart of gold
then i'm your fool
make me beg for a little sip
let the cool water graze my lips
then let me fry a while longer
i'll play along, how long we play?
set it off, run along for days
come back to find me a little stronger
but if you're the hardest heart of gold
but if you're the hardest heart of gold
then i'm your fool
if you promise to be all you sell
i will follow you to anywhere
throw your promise in the wishing well
i will follow its unending trail
but if you're the hardest heart of gold
but if you're the hardest heart of gold
then i'm your fool
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9. |
Stolen
03:24
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could've been
maybe one day
might have
eventually
comatose
for the ages
i'm asleep
don't wake me
and she said...
take your steal and move it
run along yeah
take your steal up outta here
wave goodbye
long gone, yeah
well, i move
and you stay
you'll want me back
baby, one day
but let your feet
be grounded
i’ll be right back
i promise
and she said...
take your steal and move it
run along yeah
take your steal up outta here
wave goodbye
long gone, yeah
take my words for granted
now they're gone
and you want them
but time will not
just grow back
in the time it took
to make bad
i'll take my steal and count it
i'm a happy chap
you will find that
i take my steals where i can
i'm a tired lad
and i don't need this
i'm taking my time with each day
i'm asleep
don't wake me
i'm taking my time with each day
have a coke and a smile
watch me walk away
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10. |
Thousands of Miles
04:17
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we're the pirates of land
we've sailed through sand
the hour glass we've smashed
time is under construction here
we've sent our best to the past
get a cup of joe
we'll hit this road
they've sent the dark tonight
prepare your men
and let it in
we're here and now we'll fight
a thousand miles from home we stay
a thousand miles from home
on the road and off to make a thousand miles our own
on and on, and all along
we'll not be looking back
yellow lines they guide our ride
we have no preference where we land
a thousand miles from home we stay
a thousand miles from home
on the road and off to make a thousand miles our own
give me your best shot
give me your fame
give me the will you've found
give me your name
where in the world can a man find some strange?
give me your hand and let's run away
momma i'm sorry you must sit at home alone
staring at watches have they asked you where i've gone?
i'm gone
not coming home
on i roam
we've seized the day
we've paved the way
the king remains no longer
we've mounted tops
and marked our spots
we laid the farmer’s daughter
they've served us shots
in every dive in every town we've seen
we've reached the realm
but what the hell
let's give it one more peek
give me your best shot
give me your fame
give me the will you've found
give me your name where in the world can a man find some strange? give me your hand and let's run away
momma i'm sorry you must sit at home alone staring at watches have they asked you where i've gone?
i'm gone not coming home on i roam
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11. |
The Score So Far
04:45
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well i've stationed myself in a lot of ruts, but i
but i always seemed to know what i wanted from life
everything seemed to happen as quick as a light
but i always seemed to know what i wanted from life
but now i'm holding, i'm holding onto what is mine
because i'm stuck in a muck that i can't seem to fight
whittle out the back sweep, i'm slipping through the sides
but the meaning i know is no longer waiting outside
kill me slowly
time is time apart
i'm waiting for a start
this is the score so far
taking the advantage, they've taken down the signs
but i think i know just what it is i fantasize
all my friends keep on telling me they're feeling lost and dying
so i try to show them all of the things they bind
copies of the main plan, we've studied the maps of life
but we never know what kind of monster lurks inside
follow my intentions, tell her that i'm fine
and that i'm still on coarse and headed for her side
kill me slowly
time is time apart
i'm waiting for a start
this is the score so far
so the pages turn to glass
oh the sadness will not last
i see it start to crack
and falls apart
this is the score so far
i could save you from a slow death, i would save you tonight
but tomorrow will come with no one to stop mine
kill me slowly
time is time apart
i'm waiting for a start
this is the score so far
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12. |
I Ain't From Mars
04:11
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all done, you've told me all your shame
so far you haven't said a thing
past due, do you even know my name?
apology accepted
well so what if it tears you apart?
i don't care about your change of heart
tell me anything and i will pack my car
apology accepted
back off, i'm use to this
you don't have to make amends
just shake a leg so i can get on my way
back off, i'm use to this
i've been expecting all of it
you don't have to make me fixed, it's just a game
i stroll right past my meant-to-be
gotta catch my bus if i'm gonna reach
the destination that i can't see
just staying is so tempting
i picked you up and made a dream
i wasted my time trying to make you fiend
don't you apologize to me
apologies are easy
back off, i'm use to this
you don't have to make amends
just leave and cry to all your friends
justify what you did
i'm not your walking stick
you can't just lean on me when stiff
and drag my ass through the mud and shit
you cold-hearted bitch
well hell go ahead and let me down
but do it gently so to save a frown
well i didn't like you anyway
i could tell a million days apart
wouldn't ache your heart
i ain't from mars
well there ain't no use in calling out my name
i'm out reading the signs’ thoughts
people follow 'cause they're lost
well i'm casted as the rich and together man
but i'm out paying for more loss
just barely making cost
i ain't from mars
well take off and don't stop
said i ain't from mars
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13. |
Our Money, Our Lives
02:34
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pull me out and shine bright
looking into your eyes
i see what’s brought them all to their knees
there is thousands of years’
worth of taking away from the weak
and then crumbling at the feet of me
what can i do with all this progress i've made,
they're still chopping away
it's the truth this time
i swear i'm gonna tear you apart
dynasties upon the generations
upon the countries and cities
i've snuck past the system
i am your addictions, your wonder
your reason, your gifts
call me dollar, call me father
call me anything you want
’cause you're all mine now cracker
and i'll smack you around ‘til you see
i am god with blinding evil
i am the love and the hate
i'm the answer
i'm the answer
get on your knees
i'm the answer
i'm the answer
get on your knees
run with me safe within your pockets i burn
you have lied and loved every minute because
oh it's all worth the end
when you take everything
in this whole entire world
yeah, you've sugared the tanks
and the one thing you really need
has been drowned in the green
hell, the gleam's in your eyes,
but the fake is so loud you can't sleep
i'm the one thing that will crush you
and one thing you think that you need
i'm the nightmare
i'm the nightmare
get on your knees
i'm the nightmare
i'm your nightmares
now get on your knees
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14. |
New Age Blues
02:48
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got those memphis street hookers singing for tips
those marlon brando wanna-be gangsters ain't shit
i ask for one more addiction with my coffee and cig
they wanna put me on diets where i can't eat my bread
i just want one more piece of bad news
oh, what can i do?
new age blues
got those memphis street hookers can't catch a break
they playin' open mic madness like they sold out the place
they buildin’ houses and condos on my porch everyday
i love those romantic comedies but i swear i ain’t gay
i just want one more piece of bad news
oh, what can i do?
guess i'll just sue somebody
they say we've got a good chance to die everyday
the news keeps threatening my life with the latest disease
yeah, got these women in lexington pushing me away
i can't just make a million dollars gotta do something great
i just want one more piece of bad news
oh, what can i do?
everybody's crying
but i don't think they really know why
i had to sell my plasma just to pay my tuition for school
i’ve got them new age blues
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The Violet Fire Lexington, Kentucky
The Violet Fire has one sole member with a revolving door of guest musicians. All of the songs are written and produced by Matthew Ryan who also records most of the instruments himself. The Violet Fire's mixtape rock lumps together heavy rock songs, upbeat folk, and powerful ballads. You'll tap your feet, you'll feel all warm and fuzzy, then you'll get plastered to the wall. ... more
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