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Carried Away
05:17
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I’m living in a pit of suspicion
I’m my own worst enemy
Can’t quit - I’m a man on a mission
Gotta find the lock that fits the key
Well, I can’t believe my senses
Or the fences that I built around them
So much for their prettiness
That they dress up and defend
The whole world’s spinning ‘round
And nothing’s gonna stop it
Ain’t nothing gonna slow it down
So, you might as well drop it
You got carried away
You just got carried away
You got carried away
You just got carried away
Gonna sit right down and multiply
Become a pillar of respect
Gonna lay right back and testify
No, it’s not what you’d expect
From a man who’s very credo is change
You know I’m cutting to the chase
I’m dizzy and I’m half-deranged
And I’m moving with the pace
The whole world’s spinning ‘round
And nothing’s gonna stop it
Ain’t nothing gonna slow it down
So, you might as well drop it
You got carried away
You just got carried away
You got carried away
You just got carried away
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2. |
Go
04:16
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Red light don’t mean a thing
To someone who’s just turned around
It’s far away - out of reach
Or, in the palm of your hand
Wondering where to go
Just put your finger on a globe
Spin it, yeah, too fast to know
You’ll just just have to guess
Where to make your home
You’ll find it’s day, when you start
So, come on and guess away
Run or swim, fly or drive
It doesn’t matter how you got there
As long as you - GO!
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3. |
Trying
05:39
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I don’t remember a thing about the way it used to be
It’s not that I’ve been brain-washed for years
It’s just that it doesn’t mean that much to me
Shaggy smilers been grubbing for years
They sell back-issue nudies to feed
And the pressure on me to be somebody’s saviour
Tells me I ain’t living for free
Try to smile - you’re lying
Well hey, thanks for trying
Try to smile - you’re lying
Well hey, thanks for trying
People write letters to dirty D.C.
Your letters get back-filed and burned
And if you stop trying to care about the streets
Well, nothing, nothing gets done
Though your windows get smashed and you houses get burned
If you don’t like the way your homes are built, you just run
And, all it takes is just one cold weather-freeze
To over-populate your Florida sun
Try to smile - you’re lying
Well hey, thanks for trying
Try to smile - you’re lying
Well hey, thanks for trying
And each day you close your little mind
I’m blind because I want to believe you
And, your pleasures will never come out
When you’re grown and stopped growing
I’d have known if your a cannon
And, I’d have known if you had a shot at all
You could’ve made sense of your situation
But, you put it to rest, and now you’re gone
I’m running over the same old ground
And I’m wondering if I’m up or down
And, I just want someone to save me...
Try to smile - you’re lying
Well hey, thanks for trying
Try to smile - you’re lying
Well hey, thanks for trying
And each day you close your little mind
I’m blind because I want to believe you
And, your pleasures will never come out
When you’re grown and stopped growing
But, I’m trying...
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4. |
Shed Some Light
06:41
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Everyday fills up with fright
Filled so high i need some rights
Even my friends who’re on their way
Receive their pains in different ways
Sometimes you got to ease your head
When trouble’s there, you hide in bed
Promise yourself you’ll get away
Buy some kind and get high for days
Used to be so easy to heal with just the sun
Like joining hands, we come undone
You don’t have to lie, you just gotta choose
A sparkle in your eye, or a shot of the blues
You find yourself swinging’ from the moon
Shed some light, shed some light
Speak the truth and you’ll be okay
Shed some light, shed some light
Pack up your shit and let’s go on a trip
We’ll catch the evening L.I.’s rocket ship
We’ll find peace with who we know
Have all night good times ’til it’s time to go
Used to be so easy to heal with just the sun
Like joining hands, we come undone
You don’t have to lie, you just gotta choose
A sparkle in your eye, or a shot of the blues
You find yourself swinging’ from the moon
Shed some light, shed some light
Speak the truth and you’ll be okay
Shed some light, shed some light
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5. |
Mood Swing
02:44
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Upside your head with a mood swing
While sipping a cup of tea too hot to drink
Upside your head with a mood swing
While sipping a cup of tea too hot to drink
You bolt the door when you get home
But, the demons that you hide from
Are locked inside your head --
Mood swing
Mood swing
Upside your head with a mood swing
While sipping a cup of tea too hot to drink
Upside your head with a mood swing
While sipping a cup of tea too hot to drink
You bolt the door when you get home
But, the demons that you hide from
Are locked inside your head --
Mood swing
Mood swing
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6. |
Down to the River
05:10
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Build me a raft, take this old oar
Gonna smile at the people waving’ on the shore
I’m going’ down to the river, won’t you take my hand
You could be my lady, I’ll be your man
I’m going’ down to the river
Won’t you come down with me?
Down to the river, down to the river
Down to the river, down to the river
Well, I said, “Baby - well now, this day is too hot
Trust me now, I think you’ll like this a lot
I say, honey, don’t look at me like a fool
Just take my hand, you know the water’s so cool
You gotta dive right in, and do it again
Standing’ out here, Lord knows, you just can’t win
I’m going’ down to the river
Won’t you come down with me?”
Down to the river, down to the river
Down to the river, down to the river
I heard a place down on past the falls
There’s a weeping willow, ain’t weeping at all
Well I said, “Come on honey - what do you say?
And now we’ll even do some fishin’, Lord, out on the way
I’m going’ down to the river, won’t you take my hand?
You can be my lady, I’ll be your man
I’m goin’ down to the river
Won’t you come down with me?”
Down to the river, down to the river
Down to the river, down to the river
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7. |
Interested Third Party
04:58
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Sammy in red - says it suits her
She drinks like a fish and the guys pursue her
Every night, same old bar
Every night, brand new friend
Whoa yeah - Sammy’s in trouble
Sammy’s in red
Sonny my friend, giving’ warning signs
Disses his girl, and he covets mine
Smells like childhood neglect
He needs my girl, oh he needs respect
Whoa yeah - Sonny my friend
Gonna take my girl
I feel the floor vibrating
Oh God, how I love that noise
Get thee behind me Satan
I never was one of your boys
There’s nothing but dust in my pockets
All that’s left of my money and toys
I’m the interested third party
Sonny and Sammy in the corner booth
They ran out of money and into the truth
Sonny has a small glass pipe
Sammy gives her man a light
Whoa yeah - Sonny’s a pimp
But she loves him
I feel the floor vibrating
Oh God, how I love that noise
Get thee behind me Satan
I never was one of your boys
There’s nothing but dust in my pockets
All that’s left of my money and toys
I’m the interested third party
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8. |
Fall Away
05:12
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Last night I dreamed of you
Woke up aching once again
How long must I suffer?
How long on this crooked path? (fall away)
I’ll be enslaved to no one
I will stand and face the storm (fall away)
I’ll vanquish what besieges me
I will make you leave my dreams
How long, how long, how long
On this sea of black floating away?
I’ll turn it all to blue --
Why must I take another path away from you?
I’ll make you fall away from me
I’ll be enslaved to no one (fall away)
I will stand and face the storm (fall away)
I’ll vanquish what besieges me (fall away)
I will make you leave my dreams
How long, how long, how long
On this sea of black floating away?
I’ll turn it all to blue --
Why must I take another path away from you?
I’ll make you fall away from me
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9. |
Running Smooth
03:44
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You keep me runnin’ smooth in the city
Not an easy thing to do
You keep my head where I want it
Usually pulls me through
I got a sinkin’ feeling in the city
Creepin’ up from behind
When you’re not around me
I think I’ll lose my mind
You carried the flag for the first time
Even the words of old King James
If these are the things that we hold sacred
Why do they keep us in chains?
Got nowhere to go in the city
Don’t mind if you give me a buzz
‘Cause I’m always willin’
I’ll keep this one just between us
When I get the chronic in the city
The man’s comin’ down on me
Somethin’ to fall back on
That’s what makes me free
You carried the flag for the first time
Even the words of old King James
If these are the things that we hold sacred
Why do they keep us in chains?
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10. |
Island
04:12
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Maybe there’s an island for you
For you, and island where you can go
To pace and fret all alone
Grind your teeth, and you toss and turn
Scream to no one but the waves
The waves that wash the past away
I’m tired and I wanna lay down
I’m ready for my rest
All you do is put me down
I’ll put it to the test
I live on an island
I watch the light fade away
Oh, an island
Where I dive into the waves
Washin’ clean the death within
Bringin’ light of another day
I saw the dark side
I hope to live to see another day
I’m tired and I wanna lay down
I’m ready for my rest
All you do is put me down
I’ll put it to the test
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11. |
The Sea
09:40
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When the morning comes, you will become
Like a million lost souls, or will you console
Your lonely heart, your lonely heart - oh, yeah
When the evening falls, will you recall
The shining light of days gone by
Or, will you fly - down to the sea
The sea with me - oh, yeah
When we start to run, how will you come
Flyin’ across the water
Findin’ love that frees the sadness in your mind
That makes you blind
When the nighttime lies, will you be surprised
At the sound of the waves, will you be enslaved
Hide your head in your hands
Your feet in the sand...
When the evening falls, will you recall
The shining light of days gone by
Or, will you fly
Down to the sea with me
Down to the sea with me
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