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Stranger
04:37
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why’d you ever go and have to be like that
hangin’ on to something that you’ll never get back
and you’re holding on
and you’re holding on
why’d you ever go and have to be like that
hangin’ on to something that you’ll never get back
and you’re holding on
and you’re holding on
you keep it quiet
everyone they say that you’re
the one that shook them up
the one that tore them down
you keep it quiet
everyone can write about
the things you did
the lies you told
the hearts you broke
why’d you ever go and have to be like that
hangin’ on to something that you’ll never get back
and you’re holding on
and you’re holding on
no one ever said it had to be like that
holding on to something that you’ll never get back
and you’re holding on
you’re holding on
you keep it quiet
everyone they say that you’re
the one that shook them up
the one that tore them down
you keep it quiet
everyone can write about
the things you did
the lies you told
the hearts you broke
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2. |
Noise
04:03
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Hey, Don't go out tonight, something doesn't feel right
It looks like the world might spin down
Here, lay down on the bed
rest your chemical head
Turn the noise down I said turn the noise down
Hey, don't go out tonight something doesn't seem right
I feel like the world might spin down
Here, lay down on the bed
Rest your chemical head
Turn the noise down I said, turn the noise down
Hey, Don't go out tonight, something doesn't feel right
It feels like the sky might fall down
Here, stay close by my side
We can shut down the night
Turn the noise down I said, turn the noise down
Hey, don't go out tonight, something doesn't feel right
it looks like the stars might fall down here
Stay close by my side
We can shut down the night
Turn the noise down I said, turn the noise down
Well you know it gonna be alright "I really hope that you're right"
"I really hope that you're right"
I can tell it's gonna work out fine turn turn around, around, around
Gotta change the way you see it
"Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch_Changes"
Gotta change the way you do it
Hey, Don't go out tonight, something doesn't feel right
It looks like the world might spin down
Here, lay down on the bed
rest your chemical head
turn the noise down I said Turn the noise down
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3. |
Best Of You
03:51
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Everyone will tell you that you’re better off
you’re better off
Everyone will say that you’ll be fine
put another dollar in the meter in the parking lot
takes a little longer every time
Everyone will say that they’re a friend to you
a friend to you
everyone will tell you not to hide
everyone may think they’ve got the best of you
the best of you
everyone will
say they’re on your side
and the world pulls you round
and the sky holds you down
and the sky, holds you down to the ground
and the world pulls you round
and the sky holds you down
and the sky, holds you down to the ground
and the world pulls you round
and the sky holds you down
and the sky, holds you down to the ground
and the world pulls you round
and the sky holds you down
and the sky, holds you down to the ground
and the world pulls you round
and the sky holds you down
and the sky, holds you down to the ground
and the world pulls you round
and the sky holds you down
and the sky, holds you down to the ground
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4. |
Anyone
05:10
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See you’re getting torn apart
you know it’s going to end the same again
you’re taking things much too far
you’ve only got yourself to blame
you know you’ll wind up with a broken heart
it always seems to go that way
you know you’ll end up with a broken heart
and anyone can fall
anyone can fall
oh everyone tries to find you
and everyone hides behind you
I’m not just anyone
I wouldn’t lie to you
I’m not just anyone
See you’re getting torn apart
you know it’s going to end the same again
you’re taking things much too far
you’ve only got yourself to blame
you know you’ll wind up with a broken heart
it always seems to go that way
you know you’ll end up with a broken heart
and anyone can fall
anyone can fall
oh everyone tries to find you
and everyone hides behind you
I’m not just anyone
I wouldn’t lie to you
I’m not just anyone
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5. |
Message
04:22
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you can wait it out
hold it tightly till it’s faded out
no one’s coming down to save you from yourself
to pull you off the ground
to grab you by the neck and push you up against the wall
and you’re an astronaut
pushing up against the atmosphere
you shout at nothing and there’s no one there to save you
no one there to hear you
no one there to argue
and it doesn’t really matter cuz you never pay attention anyway
it’s so obvious
that something needs to change with us
in the corner there’s a blanket on the floor
to cover up the things that you can’t seem to throw away
cuz you never get around to it
and I know for sure
that when the evening comes you’ll beg for more
you turn the lights out and you lie to the morning
with the ones you love beside you
and you never close your eyes
you never close your eyes
and when the morning comes
you pull your clothes up through the cold and numb
you lean against the quiet in the hallway
it’s the only thing that holds you
till it turns on you and curls up tight
and smacks you like a fist against a window pane
and the day pours in the room again
and the day pours in the room again
and the day pours in the room again
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Keep It Down
03:50
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everybody’s looking for a body to relate
and everybody’s looking for a reassuring face
and I don’t believe in fairy tales
and I’m sad to say it’s true
but I’ve never been more lonely than when I’m lying next to you
everybody’s looking for a good excuse to stay and all that I can think about is how to get away and I don’t believe in fairy tales
and I’m sad to say it’s true
but I’ve never been more lonely than when I’m lying next to you
can everybody keep it down
can everybody go to bed
it’s not that I don’t want you here
but I just can’t stand this ringing in my head
when everything is falling down
and everything just fades away
and everyone just stares at you
no one understands a word you say
can everybody keep it down
can everybody go to bed
it’s not that I don’t want you here
but I just can’t stand this ringing in my head
when everything is falling down
and everything just fades away
and everyone just stares at you
no one understands a word you say
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7. |
Darkroom
03:52
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on a warm night sitting alone
waiting for your time to come
on a warm night wasting away
waiting for your time to come
On a warm night
in a tavern, there at the bar
waiting for a friend to show
by the window watching the cars
everyone a place to go
By the window
many years pass slowly at first
slowly when your wasting time
many years pass, watch them go by
lines form around the corners of your eyes
on a warm night blinded by stars
everyone a place to go
on a warm night frozen by scars
everyone a place to show
on a warm night
many years pass slowly at first
slowly when your wasting time
many years pass, watch them go by
lines form around the corners of your eyes
another year goes by
another year goes by
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8. |
Foolish Boy
06:06
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try to think before you speak
walk before you run
you wind up face down on the ground
get back up on your feet again
foolish boy
it’s winter time you’re getting cold
you’re standing by the stove again
you wrap a blanket round your chest
and light another cigarette
foolish boy
and don’t breathe a word make a sound
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I was hoping it would all work out
but I had my doubts
it would all work out with you
nobody ever had it so good
never thought I could
ever have it so good with you
I was hoping it would all work out
but I had my doubts
it would all work out with you
nobody ever had it so good
never thought I could
ever have it so good with you
let’s take our time
and think this through
that’s all that I can ask
It’s getting late and I just want to go to bed
I’m tired of all this talking
I just need to close my eyes
I just need to lay beside you for a while
Can’t you see I want to stay
Just need a little time
I’m gonna find a way
That we can work this all through
There’s got to be a way around this
I don’t want to seem so worried
But I really want to make it with you
Don’t you think that it could all work out
If we talked this through
It could all work out with you
nobody ever had it so good
never thought I could
ever have it so good with you
let’s take our time
and think this through
that’s all that I can ask
It’s getting late and I just want to go to bed
I’m tired of all this talking
I just need to close my eyes
I just need to lay beside you for a while
For a while
And maybe in the morning
This will all have gone away
yes maybe in the morning we’ll be fine
oh maybe in the morning
This will all have gone away
yes maybe in the morning we’ll be fine
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