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Today the Blues
03:29
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Here I am forty years later
listening to your song
It seems like a lifetime
so far away from here
Sitting on the edge of a crater
I've never done no wrong
Can I wait one more lifetime
for the one to get us out here
Today the blues just gives me the blues
I scan the steet for a messenger
to bring me good news
I invited all the nicest people
up on my balcony
Why did they refuse?
What becomes of the sole survivor
in a deserted town?
It all seems so long ago
and so far away from here
They saw the lone sky diver
after the plane went down
that took off so long ago
to fly us out of here
Today the blues just gives me the blues
I scan the steet for a messenger
to bring me good news
I invited all the nicest people
up on my balcony
Why did they refuse?
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Suburbia and the Choir Boys
The bearded boys are doing the brew house stomp
Little Kevin´s gone diving in the stinking swamp
Someone claims they´ll blow up the plant tonight
Some news channel purchased the exclusive rights
and the choir boys are singing
Who jumps up? Who sneaks around?
Who must wear the piss pot crown?
Have you heard the news?
He´s an honest kid, dressed like you and me
and tonight´s the night you can watch him on TV
Ready to go and die for his sense of honour
Star of the show, praising the thrill to be a goner
and the choir boys are singing
Who jumps up? Who sneaks around?
Who must wear the piss pot crown?
Have you heard the news?
Social media junkies salivate and post their likes
Clueless politicians prattle into forests of mikes
everyone acting as if they had a point to make
raving about amazing facts that can´t be faked
and the choir boys are singing
Who jumps up? Who sneaks around?
Who must wear the piss pot crown?
Have you heard the news?
You whose bowls are empty
are you happy to have something to die for?
You who live in the land of plenty
be careful what you cry for!
Content to be spoonfed with pointless information
while some raging madman pretends to save the nation
Everyone´s a victim through someone else´s fault
and life is all about surviving the next assault
and the choir boys are singing
Who jumps up? Who sneaks around?
Who must wear the piss pot crown?
Have you heard the news?
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3. |
Friend of the Devil
04:29
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4. |
Mama´s Working 9 to 5
03:52
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Mama´s Working Nine to Five
Mama´s working nine to five
to keep her aging body alive
Papa´s cooking up a sturdy stew
by tonight he´ll have it ready for you
Monkey see, monkey do
You like me, I like yo
Shaba daba dee Shaba daba doo
Impersonate yourself
Impersonate yourself
Impersonate yourself
Impersonate yourself
All kids want their share of fun
lining up for Number One
Share what you like, like what you share
Too daft to be real, too busy to care
Monkey see, monkey do...
Daddy´s drinking eight to four
Mama´s shut the bedroom door
Everybody´s got a screen to watch
everybody´s got a sweaty crotch
Monkey see, monkey do....
When you feel like yesterday´s papers
when no-one cares for your news
Put on a show for the gapers
Throw ‘em a cake and let them eat it, too
Do your trick to get your treat
Licking juice in the midnight heat
Go viral with your guts spilled out
Stick a flower in your puppy´s snout
Monkey see, monkey do....
Oh my God, I feel so out of place
living among the human race
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5. |
Small Town Beauty
03:07
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6. |
Black Limousine Blues
05:21
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Black Limousine Blues
Outside my happy home
stopped a black limousine
Outside my happy home
stopped a black limousine
Somebody urged my baby inside
and I was left alone at the scene
I had my mouth wide open
couldn´t find words to say
I had my mouth wide open
couldn´t find words to say
when the limousine turned around
and pulled away
Sometimes you hear rumours
about the things they hide from you
Sometimes you hear rumours
about the things they hide from you
I was afraid my darkest nightmare
was finally coming true
All the neighbours came to see me
but I sent them away
All the neighbours came to see me
but I sent them away
You see, you never can tell
who to trust these days
The day the limousine came back
I didn´t know what was real
The day the limousine came back
I didn´t know what to feel
when I saw my baby
sitting right behind the wheel
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7. |
Parrots and Apes
02:55
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8. |
Dancing in the Dark
04:47
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9. |
Pictures of Sunsets
03:21
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10. |
Bob Dylan´s Dream
04:21
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12. |
Escaleras de Marmol
04:48
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14. |
Solo
03:11
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15. |
Meeting People
03:18
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16. |
Migration Song
04:05
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17. |
Everybody Knows
03:57
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