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Rhythmus Tricks
03:39
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Cat fight, try to believe me
But I knew right then it was easy
Just to live life into the breeze and
Never care for nothing more, the writing's on the door
Don't just lapse into anger
When I go down to talk with the banker,
Because you know he's just a big wanker,
With his head inside the vault; he thinks he's an adult
Rhythmus, take it or leave it
But you never know how to concede it
With your rump fed into the feeder
And your mind into the stone, left without a home
Don't look, you might not believe me
But I surely cannot deceive her when she
Locks up and takes the key
From my little grasping hands; my sanity's up for grabs
Tricks of a twisted anger
In the backseat where no one's a member
Of the track team that sprints for no winner
In a maze of different lights, who can find their stripes?
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2. |
Runner
03:07
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Hauling ass down a hill in the rain
My, my, how the clouds look today
Packed up, left home in a flash
Blew the chance to be saved
Old days of vows and broken self-esteem in tatters
New ways to share your doubt and speak your mind in stammers
Run, run, he don't care where he goes
Running from the crowd back home he lost
Run, run, from the dangerous lines in your mind,
put there by God
Summer days and lazy plays that speak of what you mastered
Now the winter of our discontent can only create laughter
Run, run, leave it all behind,
he thinks to justify his splitting sides
Take back the lazy days spent in a cage without knowing
Your education left you at the rocks, and I'm sad to say it's showing
I can only say the words I know will keep me rolling
Running onwards, on to nothing, better than not going
Runner, runner, keep your stride
Keep your feet off the ground at all times
Runner, runner, going fast
Running from the threats of the past
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3. |
Are We Even Human?
05:19
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Are we even human, you and I?
Are we even human, you and I?
We take our time, we take our time
Are we even human?
You watch the sky, as I pin it down
If you want a day job,
If you want a day job,
take some time, kill with us
Make it right
Make the world
Are we even human, you and I?
Your favorite color’s red and mine too,
but only if it’s fresh
Fresh from the dead eyes of someone spilling with pride
Are we even human, you and I?
It makes me cry to see them all gathered ‘round
If you want a day job,
If you want a day job,
take some time, let go
Let go
Holding onto morning in a shed back in the woods
A story often told and here we live inside our dreams
Seeing all the life around me makes me feel sicker than all else,
I don’t try to hide and stop my hatred or get help
Fuck all of the liars who call you names and put you down
I get enough of that from living in this town
Please consider dying alone
You won’t need no time to scream or moan
Just talk to me in the front of the house
Kill all of the losers who won’t get their pretty dates,
they’ll die alone and I’ll help them end the wait
Make the biggest leap, drop down and step into the haze
Snuff the blue flame and let your thoughts slip away
Are we even human, you and I?
You make me cry when you don’t start keeping track of the bodies
I don’t really care if my shirt’s not on quite right
In fact, I think I’ll take it off
So the stains don’t stay the night
I don’t really care if I never crack a smile,
I’m better off than dead, you’re all off much worse than I
Snuff your life completely,
Stuff it in a box and say you never knew what it was
Skip your life completely, move it to the docks
And cast it into the sea
In the sea, you’ll drown and no one will care
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4. |
China
03:48
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New investors cross an ocean
Lick their serpent lips to say,
"Now my dreams are getting cheaper
Now's the perfect time to play"
The paths they make meet right across the water
Cheap accommodations by the sea
Grown-up men with wallets bulging
On both sides, what's the true prize they seek?
Let's find a place where money's always speaking very loud
You go ahead and put your dollars to hard work in ancient towns
Hell, it's clear enough to see we need a China
That will take the gold that we don't have
Keep us on our toes in the morning,
Maybe stab us in the heart when the day gets old
You can buy some seaside houses,
Get ready for the death of it all
You can live the remainder on the ocean,
With a piece of China bought and sold
Give me that China love,
give me that China love
The old country was then, this is now
New faces on the city wall are due
A country is waiting for you
A country is waiting to...
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5. |
This I Must Do For You
03:51
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I'm taking all my time again on the things that never were
It's tearing my heart out to the sun
I'm playing all my games again, and I'm losing every time
The games that I play must come to an end
I'm really not one to waste my time waiting for truth
But even so I know this I must do for you
The times that I was waiting for are a memory in the past
The people there were only waiting around
Waiting for the door to open and let them rush on out
How will I live now that I am found?
I'm really not one to watch the clock all afternoon
But even so I know this I must do for you
My mind is not a tool if i can't use it how I want
The world's not just one big arcade
You are not what I needed, only what I really want
The rules are not written in the sun
I'm really not one to touch the sky to feel the blue
But even so I know this I must do for you
The music is a place to go, not a doorway to the stars
The mind cannot reach so very far
My eyes are not a way to see, but a glimpse into the night
They change the colors to keep me alive
I'm really not one to stop the train when the danger is through
But even so I know this I must do for you
I'm really not one to waste my time waiting for truth
But even so I know this I must do for you
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6. |
The Paris Gun
03:38
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We got a graveyard barrel, you know it cuts the skin
Blows holes in your windows and crushes kids
We wheel it out and aim it straight and high
If it goes down flying, you know we're bound to take your city tonight
You know, it's an iron devil, brought it in by freight
While we shell the outskirts, you'd better wait
Wait for the thunder and the smoke to hurl itself and in its wake
It leaves a rocket launcher, guaranteed to run smooth every few days
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7. |
Everybody Knows
04:37
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In this city, in this city
No one really cares
People eating, fat men drinking
Dull and mindless stares
They are all aware of something
Something more than what is seen
In the papers, on the TV
In the minds of those who lead
Everybody knows that something's going on
But nobody wants to be the one who gets things done
Take this city, take this city
Burn it to the ground
There's no more use for its diseases,
They can only bring us down
I think I'm aware of something
Something more than what is seen
But what can I do other than get myself
Beaten up or swept on out?
Everybody knows that something's going on
But nobody wants to be the one who gets things done
Hate this city, hate this city
I find nothing all the time
No use searching, you'll be hurting
To find some kind of sign
I think we're all aware of something
We can work together from now on
Everybody knows that something's going on
But nobody wants to be the one who gets things done
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8. |
I Wanna Meet You
04:43
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I used to be so dignified
But now, baby I'm crying
I just met a girl who's out of this world
And she cares only for me
I don't care what you think about love
I don't care what you think about hate
Because baby you're getting me irate
And another one bites the dust, just to let me home
With a bite like that, sugar, I'm bound to roam
I really wanted to show her my car
Take her down and show her the stars
Blow her away with the words that I say,
Show her I'm the one with a heart
I saw you walking down the street
And I said, "oh how sweet"
I wanna meet you and say you're cool
I wanna meet you
I wanna meet you, but I'm in school
Yeah, I wanna meet you
Let me, will you?
Let me meet you
I wanna move
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9. |
Sheets (In Twisted Time)
02:53
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This is the start of my old life
The things I needed were not quite the best
A covered caravan of pure gold
An ancient robot quickly turned to stone
And it was purely magical,
I saw a fog bank in the dungeon
Where an old man told his tale,
Warned me I was bound to fail
I never needed no one's thoughts
They screwed me over, so I lost all trust
I needed knives to pass the time
The things that made me happy, they called crimes
And it was almost tragical,
Not a comedy played at a luncheon
Where a young man fell and failed,
While a child stood by and wailed
And truly sheets in twisted time
Could never make the water rise again
And in the doorway to the stars,
I fell and slumped down at the interstellar bar
And it was very baffling,
Very strong but not too much
The incident of angles was nailed
Sent to shine in the Daily Mail
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10. |
This Dying Soul
04:12
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I am dead
No, not quite yet
I only slipped away
Pieces surround me
of everything, everything
Piece surround me
of everything, everything that I can see
They should have left me alone
Now I'm sitting here with the bones
It's alright though, I'm gonna die
Rats in the doorway,
In the doorway, my home is gone
Letting in water,
In water when the blood is all drawn
Back to the family,
to the family that I'd lost for so long
Out of the slumber,
Out of the slumber, into the dawn
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11. |
Mr. President
03:25
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Oh Mr. President,
I'd like to look inside your head
Oh Mr. President,
Can you see the burning bodies dead?
You order out the dogs,
Initiate the cogs of your crushing war machine
Gives the air a dark red sheen
Oh Mr. President, you can watch it all behind your screen
Oh Mr. President,
You're not the one you said you were
Oh Mr. President,
You tell us nothing with your words
You stand before the lights,
You slowly read your lines,
And you cannot meet out eyes; we might see into your mind
Oh Mr. President, how quickly can you tell your lies?
Oh Mr. President,
Can you be sure of what you said?
Oh Mr. President,
They held a gun against your head
You blow apart the rules as we the people drool
And wait for something new
It'll never come, you fools
Oh Mr. President, I'm sure you feel safe inside those shoes
Oh Mr. President,
I don't believe in what you say
Oh Mr. President,
I think it's always been that way
You're just another cheat,
We'll vote again next week for another phony face
Presented by the money makers
And Mr. President, I know you're really not to blame
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12. |
Anyone There?/She
03:43
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See, is there anyone here?
Anyone now
Someone who can be what I need
No, please don't cry
I won't know what to do
I try to be strong, but when push comes to shove
I'm a child
She was the one I loved
She was not there
Now the barren ground
Meets me with every step
She was impossible
I was a cheat
Keeping my eyes away
I stared but did not speak
I am glad
The weight is all gone
The faces will never stare at my soul again
Yet, when I'm asleep
Some pictures slide to view
Pictures of horror, mistreatment,
and then you
She was the flower girl
She was the chopping block
And my head sliced right in two
When the starting gun was shot
She and you and me, and everyone
And still some people sing
Hard to imagine
After everything
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I long to be a grand actor in the sky
Nobody understands exactly why
They've brought me up instead to be fearful of my head
When will it be said that I have no regrets?
Twelve minutes pass and the clock will strike ten
The day is now over, go off to bed
Corporal Lopsided, hat is on his head
Screw your name into the fame and say that again
Listen to the people, now
The thespians of truth
What they portray to you
is good enough to use
He's writing out a story
full of holes and empty wit
And soon he'll be performing
Up in the great pulpit
A teller of great stories
With an office on the street
Grovels and prostrates himself,
he's the perfect man to beat
The centuries of the people
Step down upon his head
As I look down and sing a hymn,
Finding comfort in nothing
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14. |
Space (The Place)
04:13
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Space,
I know they told you it's the place
To realize the better ways
That humankind can save the day
Plans,
Do all our lives need planning out?
Or do the words that we all shout
Mean nothing more than cries for help?
Do you live?
Do you thrive under the sun?
Just be safe, don't get too much
Or you'll be baked into the ground
Take my hand,
I will take you to the stars
Into the interstellar bar
And blow your mind out in my car
Your destiny is only to be an atom in the greater picture
Mine is of course only to be your master for all time and we see
A ? game, a sort of train of thought that ends where it began
We are the human beings, meaning we will never understand
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15. |
Sheets of Rain
09:32
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These sheets of rain
Flash down upon her face
Cutting her cheeks
And mixing with the tears
These sheets of rain
Pull her down, and she can't wait
To finally fall asleep,
and then be drowned
This goddamn life,
She hates to be this kind of person
Who never gets a break
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Lukas Olson Minneapolis, Minnesota
Lukas Olson is a songwriter from Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is where he keeps all of his aural lunacies, and you are welcome to listen.
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