1. |
A Change In The Weather
03:25
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VERSE 1
So it was my last day in a boring job
two hours to go according to the clock
it had been sunny but things were about to change
the sky got dark and it started to rain
CHORUS
There's been a change in the weather
There's been a change in the weather
Could be taken as a sign
that it's about that time
to move on
VERSE 2
So the wind began to bend the trees
the lightning flashed and made things easy to see
The message now was clear and strong
Things had stayed the same for too long
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2. |
Lookalikes
02:40
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VERSE 1
There's a man on the bus
who looks like someone famous
he seems embarrased like
he doesn't want people
to make a fuss
I can understand his
point of view
he didn't ask to look like
someone on the news
it puts a strain on him
I can tell
CHORUS 1
he's a lookalike
people won't leave him alone
he's a lookalike
people take his picture on their phones
he's a lookalike
wishes people didn't stare
he's a lookalike
wants people not to care
VERSE 2
There's a woman on the train
who looks like a politician
it a source of some
awkward moments
and social pain
There's been a scandal
as you know
calls for the MP to
resign and go
the public want their
say as well
CHORUS 2
she's a lookalike
people won't leave her alone
she's a lookalike
people take her picture on their phones
she's a lookalike
wishes people didn't stare
she's a lookalike
wants people not to care
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3. |
Golden Rain
02:59
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VERSE 1
I'm standing on the balcony
of this penthouse apartment
The world is below me
every single department
All the unsuspecting masses
are about to feel some splashes
CHORUS
Taste my golden rain
Taste my golden rain
Taste my golden rain
Taste it again
VERSE 2
I have always believed
this is my kingdom
And now you have received
my glowing wisdom
Not quite on a silver platter
although that doesn't matter
OUTRO
Taste it again
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4. |
Bumped Into You
03:00
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VERSE 1
In your sunglasses and black trench coat
I saw you approach
trying not to be seen
but you were on the cover of that magazine
You were attracting attention
was that your real intention?
but I did not see
until you were nearly on top of me
CHORUS
I bumped into you
I bumped into you
There was nothing I could do
except bump into you
VERSE 2
I am mystified by your defense
What is this nonsense?
If you want privacy
why are you acting so conspicuously?
stop acting like a private eye
or a movie spy
no-one cares you see
that you're that guy off the TV
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5. |
I Don't Know
02:53
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VERSE 1
First I reference Karl Marx
Then I name-drop Zizek
It all sounds kind of
impressive
I tell you I know about France
and the colonisation of Quebec
my need to tell you these things
is obsessive
CHORUS
You don't know I don't know
what I'm talking about
You don't know I don't know
what I'm talking about
I don't know what I'm talking
about
I don't know
I don't know
VERSE 2
Now I talk about architecture
Then I lecture you on calculus
I hope you think that I'm
knowledgable
I tell you about ancient Egyptians
and the prophecies of Nostradamus
I know more than anyone else
at this table
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6. |
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VERSE 1
I met you on the staircase at the university
You said you were studying sociology
I replied that you didn't have the humanity
so you kicked me and I fell down the
CHORUS
Staircase at the university
Staircase at the university
It was a tragedy
but only for me, on the
Staircase at the university
Staircase at the university
VERSE 2
I can't believe what you did to me
Everyone pretended that they didn't really see
Where oh where can the police even be?
So I got mad and I burnt down the
BREAK
and as the smoke reached the sky
I began to feel high (so high)
the deans descended in their robes
their flaming ceromonial clothes
on the
VERSE 3
Now the fire brigade have put out the flames
We've been expelled for our oneupmanship games
The rolling TV news is reporting both our names
And now there is no more
OUTRO
Staircase
at the university
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7. |
I've Changed
03:59
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VERSE 1
It was in the middle of an argument
that I realised things were different
I wasn't being pushed around any more
no longer the doormat on the floor
CHORUS
I've changed
don't want to see them again
VERSE 2
I was reading through some correspondence
when I decided not to use any pretence
I wasn't going to sugar coat what I said
to these people for whom I no longer cared
VERSE 3
Well I don't owe them an explanation
I won't be guilted into communication
I have decided on this boundary
And that is how it's going to be
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8. |
Corporate Memory
03:06
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VERSE 1
I've been away for many days
that have added up to years
but I still know how it goes
and what it's like round here
I've been gone for far too long
a short diversion turned into a trek
I've seen places and bewildered faces
but now I'm back
CHORUS 1
Corporate memory
I have many strange stories
Corporate memory
Of middle managers and flunkies
Corporate memory
The bizarre things people say
Corporate memory
Events that would turn your hair grey
VERSE 2
leaders tall and leaders bald
faceless management drones
presentations and procrastinations
incessantly ringing phones
in the conference room it's your doom
as managers make their plans
Nothing is learned / and money burns
Millions flushed down the can
CHORUS 2
Corporate memory
There's no co-operation
Corporate memory
It's a seige situation
Corporate memory
They think they're surreal like Dali
Corporate memory
situationally ironic like Eddie Walli
OUTRO
They're covering up their tremendous idiocies with a show of arrogance
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9. |
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VERSE 1
So I finally got on that ship
that I saw heading over the horizon
it has been such a long trip
but now at last I'm off that island
back to where I wanted to be
my ambitions ahead of me
following those who'd gone before
pioneers that had explored
CHORUS
Ninja guru rockstar cocksman
VERSE 2
well that is a strange title
who thought that would be appropriate?
it is a strange angle
incorrect yet also apposite
Our dealings with the board
Are multilayered like a samurai sword
do they think a funny name
will make us up our game?
BREAK
With my AK out the window
the forecast is lead snow
You're think you're a champ at Zaxxon
but you've been playing cack, son
OUTRO
you might as well try
to fist the sky
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10. |
Meat & Potatoes
03:43
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VERSE 1
You would like to say
that you've done your best
worked much harder
than the rest
But you would be lying
without a doubt
If I were to try it
people would shout
CHORUS
Meat & potatoes
nothing unusual
this is so everyday
Meat & potatoes
more like thin gruel
in an ashtray
VERSE 2
Now it's come to this
it's so regretful
Didn't take the time
things turned out dull
So what happens next
I don't even know
whatever I wanted
was let go
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11. |
Public Debate
02:55
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VERSE 1
now it's time to make a choice
about who we trust
or at least the one for which
we feel the least disgust
you are always under suspicion
no-one really believes
you won't act in selfish ambition
CHORUS
public debate
can you keep a straight face
public debate
in this meeting place
VERSE 2
now it's time to hear your pitch
as you take the floor
you see what the others promise
and then you promise more
you disengenuous little runt
you have no intention
of honouring any agreement
BREAK
We know what you're planning
OUTRO
We know what you're planning
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12. |
Thought You Were Stupid
03:31
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VERSE 1
So I've seen you around
never heard you make a sound
you didn't make conversation
so I came to a conclusion
You hadn't anything to say
or didn't think much anyway
but I was mistaken
now my judgement is shaken
CHORUS
Hey
I thought you were stupid
Hey
I thought you were a moron
Hey
I thought you were stupid
Hey
It turns out I was wrong
VERSE 2
So it seems I'm unable
to make rapid appraisals
or decide quickly
evaluate accurately
Where does this go from here
things no longer seem clear
I can't make decisions
made on illusions
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13. |
Complain
03:57
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VERSE 1
I heard you through the party wall
saying how you were so appalled
about the price of this and that
your fancy suit and bowler hat
you've been living large for so long
no idea what's really going on
you don't appreciate your wealth
not to mention your obscene health
CHORUS
All you do is complain
All you do is complain
Every day it's the same
All you do is complain
All you do is complain
All you do is complain
Every day it's the same
All you do is complain
VERSE 2
I saw you walking through the town
Your face was wearing a frown
muttering how you'd change the law
to keep out people from other shores
It's getting hard to concentrate
when I hear you continue to hate
Whenever I hear you ranting
I can't think anything
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14. |
The Moon On A Stick
03:38
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VERSE 1
You've been promising the moon on a stick
But now it's time for you to deliver it
There is no way your offer can come true
We've suspected all along that you knew
CHORUS
The moon on a stick
you lied about it
The moon on a stick
you're full of shit
VERSE 2
Now you've gone and disappeaed out of sight
Your cronies have vanished in to the night
You're absolutely nowhere to be seen
Except as a face on a TV screen
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15. |
Anal Fisting Dominatrix
04:08
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VERSE 1
You like to boast about your sexual exploits
You like to think you are experimentally adroit
But sometimes your tall tales are too grand
Your elaborate stories get out of hand
CHORUS
Anal fisting dominatrix
Anal fisting dominatrix
tell us all about your new kicks
your new interest
Anal fisting dominatrix
Anal fisting dominatrix
tell us some more details quick
we are all impressed
we are all impressed
VERSE 2
So now you have all of this crowd's attention
You've got to think of something new to mention
A plank of wood with a hole drilled through it
You've come this far so why should you quit?
BREAK
this is all in your mind
better leave it behind
VERSE 3
People are not fooled for very long
They are suspecting that something is a bit wrong
We had our doubts when you mentioned the zeppelin
who do you think you are impressing?
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16. |
Celebrity Nose
03:42
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VERSE 1
There's a celebrity that I think about
I don't care that you've found out
Don't criticise my interest
there is nothing wrong with this
CHORUS
I wanna blow that celebrity nose
VERSE 2
You might think this attraction is strange
and consider me to be deranged
You are being conservative
narrow minded and negative
VERSE 3
I know it's not to your taste
But I am not embarrassed
It may be outside your desires
But I won't be quiet
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17. |
I'm Sorry [I Got Caught]
03:27
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VERSE 1
Someone in authority has been found out
there can be absolutely no doubt
that they were trying to cover things up
They claim that they're not guilty
but they're looking rather shifty
as they came out of their club
CHORUS
I'm sorry I got caught
I'm sorry I thought
that everyone could be bought
I'm sorry I got caught
I thought everyone could be bought
VERSE 2
This has made the national news
there can be no further excuse
for this person to stay out of jail
They won't manage to get away with it
Their job they're going to have to quit
because this is a serious fail
BREAK
But perhaps you don't understand
the strings are still in my hand
influential people are loyal to me
they're my puppets you see
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18. |
Came Here To Party
03:45
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VERSE 1
I didn't want to feel the same way this year
wanted to move on from the past
tired of feeling that I'm nowhere near
the action where I should be having a blast
CHORUS
I came here to party
came here to party
came here to party
VERSE 2
there is always a risk that you could lose out
if you stay sitting in your chair
there are consequences scattered about
got to be prepared to put yourself out there
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19. |
Hanging Around
03:58
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VERSE 1
Though the wind is blowing
and the rain is coming down
I'd rather be here than back in that
stupid bloody little town
Some people who live there
might look down on me
so sure of themselves with
their sense of snobbery
CHORUS
They're still hanging around
judgemental tossers
They're still hanging around
hateful wasters
They're still hanging around
in their armchairs
They're still hanging around
going nowhere
VERSE 2
When the sun is hidden
and the clouds are looking black
I'd still stay out here than ever
consider going back
that place is dead to me
it will not be missed
nothing happens there
it may as well not exist
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20. |
Bridges Burning
02:57
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VERSE 1
I'm getting tired of this place
I'm getting tired of evryone's face
boredom and apathy
I have no sympathy
I want to leave and get away
I want to leave why should I stay
bigots and fools
dealing with tools
CHORUS
Bridges burning
VERSE 2
I've had enough of people's ignorance
I've had enough of their beligerence
lies and games
and abusive names
There's been too much lack of direction
There's been too much dissatisfaction
faults and cracks
there's no feedback
BREAK
Do you want to be catching the same bus for 25 years?
OUTRO
The English need for permission from authority
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