1. |
Deathbed
02:03
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YOU WANTED FOREVER
YOU GOT THIS INSTEAD
SO I’LL SAY “SAYONARA”
AND SIGH ONE LAST BREATH
ALL ENGINEERED DOWN IN MY DEATHBED
SO TURN UP THE VOLUME
TURN UP MY I.V.
JOEY AND BOWIE AND LITTLE OLD ME
WE’RE ALL CASTING SHADOWS
FROM OUR DEATHBED
AND MY DEATHBED IS A PLACE WHERE
CAN’T NOBODY CONTROL ME
AND MY DEATH BED IS A PLACE WHERE YOU AND I
DON’T HAVE TO FEEL LONELY ANYMORE
SO I’M CALLING OUT TO YOU
FROM YOUR SPEAKERS I’LL COME THROUGH
AND I’M MAKING ROOM FOR TWO
IN MY DEATHBED
I’M SORRY MY DARLING
BUT I WON’T LOOK BACK
AND THE CREDITS ARE ROLLING
AS I FADE TO BLACK
IT’S THE DIRECTORS CUT
FROM MY DEATHBED
ENJOY EVERY SANDWICH
IT MAY BE CLICHÉ
NOW THAT I’M NOT AROUND
I’M GONNA BE FAME-AND-FORTUNE-BOUND
‘TIL THEN I’LL BIDE MY TIME
FROM MY DEATHBED
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2. |
Neon Nightmare
03:22
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I’VE BEEN HUNTING SOMETHING
BUT I JUST CAN’T GRAB IT
MY NIGHT VISION’S DEPLETED
I DROPPED MY ACOUSTIC TENDENCIES
PICKED UP ELECTRIC HABITS
I THINK IT’S JUST WHAT I NEEDED
SIT BACK AND BOY YOU LISTEN
JET BLACK GT TRANSMISSION
AND IT’S SAFE TO SAY
WE’RE LIVING IN A NIGHTMARE
AND IT’S SAFE TO SAY
THE DEVIL’S AT YOUR DOOR
SNAKES IN THE GRASS ALL START TO TALK
ABOUT MY LOSING STREAK
NOW MY NAME IN THE MIX
SERPENTS ALL RELEARNED HOW TO WALK
THEY GOT NICER SHOES THAN ME
THEY GOT REAL CUSTOM KICKS, MAN
SIT DOWN AND STOP YOUR BITCHIN’
I HIT TOWN IN THE POLE POSITION
AND IT’S SAFE TO SAY
WE’RE LIVING IN A NEON NIGHTMARE
AND IT’S SAFE TO SAY
THE DEVIL’S AT YOUR DOOR
AND IT’S SAFE TO SAY
BABY, I’M A NEON NIGHTMARE, BABY
AND IT’S SAFE TO SAY
THERE’S NOTHING SAFE NO MORE
JACKIE SAID HE GOTTA GO IT HIS OWN WAY
JACKIE SAID IT SHOULD’VE HAPPENED A LONG TIME AGO
JACKIE SAID HE GOTTA GO IT HIS OWN WAY
JACKIE SAID IT SHOULD’VE HAPPENED A LONG TIME AGO
JACKIE SAID HE GOTTA GO IT HIS OWN WAY
BUT WHERE JACKIE WENT I JUST DON’T KNOW
JACKIE SAID HE GOTTA GO IT HIS OWN WAY
JACKIE SAID… JACKIE SAID…
WE’RE LIVING IN A NEON NIGHTMARE…
BABY, I’M A NEON NIGHTMARE, BABY…
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3. |
Get Well
03:37
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WELL YOU’RE NO EINSTEIN
SO I GUESS THAT I MIGHT
HAVE TO WARN YA’
THAT I’M NO PICASSO
BUT I’LL PAINT MYSELF
INTO A CORNER
AND IT HAPPENS TIME AND TIME
AGAIN, MY DEAR:
YOU RACK YOUR MIND YOU’LL FIND
NO ANSWERS HERE
‘CAUSE YOU AIN’T GONNA
ASK FOR MY PERMISSION
BUT YOU’RE GONNA
BEG FOR MY FORGIVENESS
IT’S A SICKNESS
AND I DON’T WANNA GET WELL
WELL IF YOU’RE GONNA LET ME DOWN
THEN AT LEAST JUST
LET ME ENJOY THIS
POINT A, POINT B,
POINT C:
YEAH IT’S ALL SO POINTLESS
AND IT HAPPENS TIME AND TIME
AGAIN, MY QUEEN:
WRAPPED UP IN VIOLENCE
AGAIN IT SEEMS
‘CAUSE YOU AIN’T GONNA
ASK FOR MY PERMISSION
BUT YOU’RE GONNA
BEG FOR MY FORGIVENESS
IT’S A SICKNESS
AND I DON’T WANNA GET WELL
AND YOU CAN TELL ME THAT
IT’S NONE OF MY BUSINESS
YOU CAN SHOUT IT
BUT IT DON’T MEAN I’M LISTENING
IT’S A SICKNESS
AND YOU DON’T WANNA GET WELL
‘CAUSE WE CAN REMINISCE EVERY MISTAKE
AS IF EITHER OF US COULD FORGET
AND WE CAN SAY THAT WE’RE BOTH SORRY
BUT WE AIN’T SO SORRY YET
NO WE AIN’T SO SORRY YET…
YOU AIN’T GONNA
ASK FOR MY PERMISSION
BUT YOU’RE GONNA
BEG FOR MY FORGIVENESS
IT’S A SICKNESS
AND I DON’T WANNA GET WELL
AND YOU CAN TELL ME THAT
IT’S NONE OF MY BUSINESS
YOU CAN SHOUT IT
BUT IT DON’T MEAN I’M LISTENING
IT’S A SICKNESS
AND YOU DON’T WANNA GET WELL
GET WELL…
TELL ME NOW,
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE
IF I DON’T WANNA GET WELL?
GET WELL…
YOU’RE SO VICIOUS
BUT YOU DON’T WANNA GET WELL
GET WELL…
I DON’T WANNA GET…
I DON’T WANNA GET WELL
GET WELL…
AS GOD AS MY WITNESS,
I DON’T WANNA GET WELL…
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4. |
Kiss and Tell
03:45
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I’M USED… SO USED
SO USELESS, SO USED TO
BEING SO USED UP
UP TO MY OLD TRICKS
UNTIL I FELL DOWN
AND ENDED UP SO SICK
SO SICK… SO SICK
OF SUNLIGHT
SOMEDAY I’M PRAYING THAT
I MIGHT
NOT NEED THIS MEDICATION
BUT ‘TIL THEN I’M DOWN HERE, WAITING…
AND I’D RATHER BE IGNORED
THAN BE ADORED
YEAH THAT’S FOR SURE…
I GOT LOST… SO LOST
SUCH A LOST CAUSE
AND EFFECT BUT AFFECTION
AIN’T MY THING
I THINK IT’S TIME WE PARTED
I GOT YOUR MONEY
IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT
I’M SHOT… SO SHOT
SO SHOT DOWN TO THE POINT
THE POINT OF NO RETURN
RETURN! RETURN TO SENDER!
THREE-DAY WEEKEND
FOUR-DAY BENDER
AND I’D RATHER BE IGNORED
THAN BE ADORED
YEAH THAT’S FOR SURE…
I’D RATHER WAST TIME ON A WISHING WELL
THAN PLAY YOUR KISS & TELL
‘CAUSE I JUST GET BORED
I THOUGHT I SAW SOMETHING THAT I’D NEED
YOU JUST LEFT ME IN THE STREETS
YOU JUST LEFT ME HERE TO BLEED…
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5. |
Automatic
02:32
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YOUNG LOVERS COME AND GO
I CAN’T TAKE IT MORE THAN HALF OF THE TIME
I TAKE ORDERS OPEN TO CLOSE
BUT WHICH ONE OF YOU IS GONNA TAKE MINE?
SO WHEN YOU WINE AND DINE
‘TIL WHO KNOWS WHEN?
JUST SO YOU KNOW YOU GOT MY
BLOOD ON THE STEM
YOUR ORCHIDS AND ROSES…
I’M WITHERED, AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT
YOUR TRITE TRICKS FOR YOUR FIRST DATE
THAT’S MY HOURLY WAGE
SAY IT WITH FLOWERS
SAY YOU’RE SORRY
SAVE SOME ROMANCE
SAY IT WITH FLOWERS
CIRCUMVENT YOUR CIRCUMSTANCE
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
JUST DON’T FORGET OUR ARRANGEMENT:
I’LL BE THE MOUTHPIECE
LONG AS I GET THE PAYMENT
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6. |
Crime of the Scene
03:11
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FOUR COUNTS OF LARCENY
YOU KNOW WE’VE STOLEN EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED
THE WAY WE WEAR OUR HAIR, THE WAY WE HIT THE SNARE
AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
A FEW MOVING VIOLATIONS
ALRIGHT, IT WAS G.T.A.
BUT WE DON’T ALWAYS DRIVE IT AS FAST AS WE CAN
JUST CRUISING DOWN THE WRONG ONE WAY
AND IF YOU WANNA GO OUT
YOU’RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FUN TO DO
JUST LOOK OUT FOR THE BOYS IN BLUE
THEY MIGHT BE COMING AFTER YOU…
AND YOU CAN TAKE IT FROM ME:
IT’S THE CRIME OF THE SCENE
ONE CHARGE OF DISTURBING THE PEACE
(THAT ONE WAS NEVER PLANNED)
AND THE DISORDERLY CONDUCT? THAT WAS JUST DUMB LUCK
ASK ANY OF THE OTHER BOYS IN THE BAND AND
ALL THE CHARGES OF BRIBING OFFICIALS
THE BIGGEST ONES WE COULD FACE
BUT IF YOU WANNA GET PLAYED ON THE RADIO WAVES
MOVE OVER, PAYOLA, AND GIVE ‘EM A TASTE
BUT IF YOU WANNA GO OUT
YOU’RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FUN TO DO
JUST LOOK OUT FOR THE BOYS IN BLUE
THEY MIGHT BE COMING AFTER YOU…
AND YOU CAN TAKE IT FROM ME:
IT’S THE CRIME OF THE SCENE
YOU GOT CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
I NEED A WITNESS… ALL YOU GOT IS
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
I NEED A WITNESS…
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7. |
Sacre Bleu
02:43
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I TOOK A TRIP OUT TO PARIS, FRANCE
I WENT LOOKING FOR A FAMED FRENCH KISS
I WENT LOOKING FOR A NEW ROMANCE
BUT THEY ALL HAD HAIRY PITS
GET OUT PARIS, BABY! GET OUT OF TOWN!
GET BACK ON THE PLANE
MON BIJOU, YEAH, YOU-KNOW-WHO
DRIVING ME INSANE
CAN’T HEAR NOTHING
WHAT YOU TRYING TO SAY?
LANGUAGE OF LOVE
IS GETTING IN MY WAY
AND THE BORDER CUSTOMS
ARE TRYING TO GET MY TRUTH
BUT THE MESSAGE’S INTERCEPTED
SO NOW, TELL ME WHAT’S THE USE?
SACRE BLEU
I TOOK A TRIP OUT TO MONTREAL
JUST NORTH OF THE U.S.A.
I THOUGHT THAT I WAS GONNA HAVE A BALL
ALL I GOT WAS A GREAT HEADACHE
GET OUT OF MONTREAL! GET OUT OF TOWN!
GET BACK ON THE PLANE
MON CHERIE, NOW YOU’RE SICK OF ME?!
THE FEELING GOES BOTH WAYS
AND NOW THE TIME HAS COME
TIME TO SAY OIR REVOIR
BUT IF IT WASN’T FOR BAD LUCK, BABY
I SWEAR I’D HAVE NONE AT ALL
AND NOW THE TIME HAS COME
TIME TO SAY BYE BYE
I DON’T GOT NO WANDERLUST
I JUST GOT THE LUST TO DIE
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8. |
Year of the Snake
03:12
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EVER SINCE I HIT THE CRADLE
I’VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE
TO RECOGNIZE JUST WHEN AND WHERE TO STRIKE
I GOT A CHINESE ZODIAC
I GOT A TARGET PAINTED: DIAMOND BACK
BUT IF I MOVE SIDE TO SIDE I MIGHT SURVIVE
RATTLE UNTIL
I JUST CAN’T SEEM TO SHAKE IT
SO MUCH COLD BLOOD
BUT I CAN’T AFFORD TO WASTE IT.
BY THE TIME I LEFT THE WOMB
‘TIL I WAS COILED UP INSIDE MY TOMB
I DECIDED I’D TAKE THIS WORLD BY STORM
‘CAUSE IT’S ME OR THEM
JUST ANOTHER CASE OF HERE-WE-GO-AGAIN
BUT I’LL PULL MY OWN PLUG BEFORE I’M A PLUG FOR YOU
ON THE RUN… ON THE MAKE
THERE’S NEVER BEEN SO MUCH AT STAKE
BUT IT’S ALL GIVE/NO TAKE
IN THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE
SINCE 1989
I’VE BEEN CONSTRICTED BY DESIGN
BUT THIS MORTAL COIL
IS JUST WHAT I CALL HOME
CHECK THE CHARTS… CHECK THE STARS
ANOTHER LIFE CYCLE RESTARTS
IT’S ALL PART OF YOUR FATE
IN THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE
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9. |
Tulsa Superstar
02:54
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SHE PLAYS HER WORLD
SHE CAN’T TELL WHICH MOVE TO MAKE NEXT
UNAPOLOGETIC, APOPLECTIC
SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT
BUT ME? I’M SORRY FOR
TRANSGRESSIONS AGAINST MY FRIENDS
IT’S JUST ALL OF MY OBSESSIONS
COMMON SENSE WASN’T ONE OF THEM
I WANT EVERYTHING
I WANT EVERYTHING
I WANT EVERYTHING
TO DO WITH YOU
SHE NAVIGATES HER FAITH
LIKE ROSARIES CONNECT
A TRUE BELIEVE IN PHONE RECEIVERS
IT’S JUST THE DEVIL DIALING COLLECT
AND THANK GOD FOR ROCK MUSIC
IT REALLY IS THE BEST
TO BE NUMBER ONE IN TULSA
AND STILL UNKNOWN IN THE U.S.
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10. |
Keeping Up With C.T.
03:41
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GATHER THE BOYS ALL AROUND
ON THE GROUND
BY THE TV SCREEN
CHASE IS ON HIS WAY
WITH A VHS TAPE
WE AIN’T SEEN
SOMEBODY GET THAT MAN A CIDER
(OR BETTER YET) A COORS LITE
AND A LIGHTER
SO HE CAN GET HIGH
TAKING A DRIVE THROUGH LITTLE 5
HALF ALIVE
OR MAYBE JUST DEAD
IT’S A SPLIT-SECOND DESCISION
BUT OUR SIDES NEVER SPLIT
SO BAD
SOMEBODY TELL THAT BOY TO SLOW DOWN
WE’LL JUST SEE HIM NEXT YEAR
AT THE SHOWDOWN
AND WE’RE TRYING TO KEEP UP
WE’RE TRYING TO KEEP WITH C.T.
YEAH WE’RE TRYING TO KEEP UP
WE’RE TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH CHASE
YEAH WE’RE TRYING TO KEEP UP
WE’RE TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH C.T.
BUT IT AIN’T EASY
WHEN WE CAN’T EVEN CLEAR ALL THE TEARS
ROLLING DOWN OUR FACE
(NOW LISTEN!)
ADRIAN AND TUK
WAITING PATIENT IN THE CUT
TO GET A WORD IN
MEANWHILE WE’RE JUST BEGGING FOR
ONE MORE
QUICK STORY ABOUT TOURING
SOMEBODY GET THAT MAN AN ALIBI
HE BEEN CHASING TROUBLE
SINCE HE WAS KNEE-HIGH
AND WE’RE TRYING TO KEEP UP
WE’RE TRYING TO KEEP WITH C.T.
YEAH WE’RE TRYING TO KEEP UP
WE’RE TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH CHASE
YEAH WE’RE TRYING TO KEEP UP
WE’RE TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH C.T.
YOU GOTTA BELIEVE ME
BUT WE CAN’T EVEN CLEAR ALL THE TEARS
ROLLING DOWN OUR FACE
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11. |
The Falcon
05:01
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FOUR-WHEELED BIG DEAL
CHROME COVERED TOTAL ERUPTION
CAN’T CATCH A BREAK MY MISTAKE
THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN
I’M BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY
BACK YOUR HEAD OUT YOUR ASS
YOU’RE BEGGING ME TO TAP ON THE BREAKLINES
AIN’T NO GOOD: THE GOOD TIMES JUST DON’T LAST
STAND TALL: THE 8 BALL’S
JUST A SECOND AWAY FROM SINKING
ANOTHER RAIL? CAN’T FAIL!
HONEY, WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?
NO YOU WEREN’T THINKING
CREEPING OUT OF THE CONCRETE
CROSSING OVER THE LINE
YOU LOOK AT ME AS IF I WAS CRAZY
NAH, SON, IT’S JUST THE FIRST TIME I FELT FINE
RIDING THE FALCON… RIDING THE FALCON
RIDING THE FALCON WE AIN’T COMING DOWN
RIDING THE FALCON… TAKE A SEAT IN THE FALCON
RIDING THE FALCON WE AIN’T COMING DOWN
WE’RE TOO HIGH TO COME DOWN
SLOW DANCE CARTE BLANCHE
GOOD GIG IF YOU CAN LAND IT
SMALL PILE FASTER MILES AN HOUR
THAT’S WHY THEY DEMAND IT
STEPPING INTO THE SUNSET
I’LL SEE YOU IN ANOTHER STATE
CLIMB ABOARD THE WINGS OF TOMORROW
SHUT THE DOOR, WE CAN’T AFFORD TO BE LATE
I CAN’T STOP…
I CAN’T STOP…
I CAN’T STOP…
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