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02. THE MODERN AGE
Up on a hill is where we
begin
This little story a long
time ago
Stop to pretend, stop
pretending
It seems this game is
simply never-ending
Oh, in the sun, sun
having fun
It's in my blood
I just can't help it
Don't want you here right
now
Let me go, oh, let me g-
g-g-g-g-g-go
Leavin' just in time
Stay there for a while
Rolling in the ocean
Trying to catch her eye
Work hard and say it's
easy
Do it just to please me
Tomorrow will be
different
So I'll pretend I'm
leaving
Our fears are different
here
We train in A-V-A
I wish you hadn't stayed
My vision's clearer now,
but I'm unafraid
Flying overseas, no time
to feel the breeze
I took too many varieties
Oh, in the sun, sun
having fun
It's in my blood
I just can't help it
Don't want you here right
now
Let me go
Darling let me g-g-g-g-g-
g-go
Leaving just in time
Staying for a while
Rolling in the ocean
Trying to catch her eye
Work hard and say it's
easy
Do it just to please me
Tomorrow will be
different
So this is why I'm
leaving |
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01. IS THIS IT
Can't you see I'm trying?
I don't even like it. I
just lied to
Get to your apartment,
now I'm staying
Here just for a while
I can't think 'cause I'm
just way too tired
Is this it?
Is this it?
Is this... it?
Said they'd give you
anything you ever wanted
When they lied, I knew it
was just stable children
Trying hard not to
realize I was sitting right behind them
Oh dear, can't you see?
It's them it's not me
We're not enemies; We
just disagree
If I was like them all
pissed in this bar
He changes his mind, says
I went too far
We all disagree
I think we should
disagree, yeah
Is this it
Is this it
Is this it
Can't you see I'm trying?
I don't even like it. I
just lied to
Get to your apartment,
now I'm staying
Here just for a while
I can't think 'cause I'm
just way too tired |
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03. SOMA
Soma is what they would
take when
Hard times opened their
eyes
Saw pain in a new way
High stakes for a few
names
Racing against sun beams
Losing against fig trees
In your eyes
And I am
Stop
And go
In your eyes
See I am
Stop
And go
In your eyes
Let's go
When I saw her for the
first time
Lips moved as her eyes
closed
Heard something in his
voice
"And I'll be there", he
says
Then he walks out
Somehow he was trying
Too hard to be like them
Well I am
Stop
And go
In your eyes
And I am
Stop
Oh, darling, let me go
Tried it once and they
like it
Then tried to hide it
Says, "I've been doing
this 25 years"
But I'm not listening no
more
And these friends, they
keep asking for more
Oh, yeah
Oh, but that's it
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04. BARELY LEGAL
I didn't take no
shortcuts
I spent the money that I
saved up
Oh, Momma running out of
luck
Like my sister, don't
give a fuck
I wanna steal your
innocence
To me, my life, it don't
make sense
Those strange manners, I
loved 'em so
"Why won't you wear your
new trench coat?"
I should've worked much
harder
I should've just not
bothered
I never show up on
weekdays
Something that you
learned yesterday
"Drive you to work;
you'll be on time
These little problems
they're not yours and mine,"
"Come on and listen to
what I say
I've got some secrets
that'll make you stay"
I just want to turn you
down
I just want to turn you
around
Oh, you ain't never had
nothin' I wanted, but...
I want it all
I just can't figure
out...
Nothing
And all together it went
well
We made pretend we were
best friends
Then she said, "Oh,
you're a freak"
"They ordered me to make
mistakes"
Together again, like the
beginning
It all works somehow in
the end
The things we did, the
things you hide
For the record it's
between you and I
Oh, I didn't take no
shortcuts
I spent the money that I
saved up
Oh, Momma running out of
luck
Like my sister, don't
give a fuck
I wanna steal your
innocence
To me my life, it just
don't make any sense
Those strange manners, I
loved 'em so
"Why won't you wear your
new trench coat?"
I just want to misbehave
I just want to be your
slave
Oh, you ain't never had
nothing I wanted, but...
I want it all
I just can't figure
out...
Nothin'
chorus repeat.
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05. SOMEDAY
In many ways, they'll
miss the good old days
Someday, someday
Yeah, it hurts to say,
but I want you to stay
Sometimes, sometimes
When we was young, oh
man, did we have fun
Always, always
Promises, they break
before they're made
Sometimes, sometimes
Oh, Maya says I'm lacking
in depth
I will do my best
You say you wanna stay by
my side
Darlin', your head's not
right
See, alone we stand,
together we fall apart
Yeah, I think I'll be
alright
I'm working so I won't
have to try so hard
Tables, they turn
sometimes
Oh, someday...
No, I ain't wastin' no
more time
And now my fears
They come to me in threes
So, I
Sometimes
Say, "Fate my friend,
You say the strangest
things
I find, sometimes"
Oh, Maya says I'm lacking
in depth
Say I will try my best
You say you wanna stay by
my side
Darlin', your head's not
right
See, alone we stand,
together we fall apart
Yeah, I think I'll be
alright
I'm working so I won't
have to try so hard
Tables, they turn
sometimes
Oh, someday...
I ain't wasting no more
time |
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06. ALONE, TOGETHER
No choice now, it's too
late
Let him go, he gave up
I gave up
Lisa says, "Take time for
me"
Dropping him down to his
knees
Ah, chest down...
Take me away
See I've got to explain
Things, they have changed
In such a permanent way
Life seems unreal
Can we go back to your
place?
Oh, "You drink too much"
Makes me drink just the
same
People tried. Felt so
right
Giving themselves good
advice
Looking down sometimes
felt nice...
He knows it's justified
to kill to survive
He then in dollars makes
more dead than alive
Let's suck more blood,
let's run three hours a day
The world is over but I
don't care
'Cause
I am with you
Now I've got to explain
Things, they have changed
In such a permanent way
Life seems unreal
Can we go back to your
place?
"You drink too much"
Makes me drink just the
same
The first time, it
happened too fast
The second time, I
thought it would last
We all like it a little
different... |
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07. LAST NITE
Last night, she said:
"Oh, baby, I feel so
down.
Oh it turns me off,
When I feel left out"
So I, I turned 'round:
"Oh, baby, don't care no
more
I know this for sure,
I'm walkin' out that
door"
Well, I've been in town
for just now fifteen minutes now
And Baby, I feel so down
And I don't know why
I keep walkin' for miles
See, people they don't
understand
No, girlfriends, they
can't understand
Your Grandsons, they
won't understand
On top of this, I ain't
ever gonna understand...
Last night, she said:
"Oh, baby, don't feel so
down.
Oh, it turns me off,
When I feel left out"
So I, I turn 'round:
"Oh, baby, gonna be
alright"
It was a great big lie
'Cause I left that night,
yeah
Oh, people they don't
understand
No, girlfriends, they
won't understand
In spaceships, they won't
understand
And me, I ain't ever
gonna understand...
Last night, she said:
"Oh, baby, I feel so
down.
See, it turns me off,
When I feel left out"
So I, I turn 'round:
"Oh, little girl, I don't
care no more.
I know this for sure,
I'm walking out that
door," yeah |
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08. HARD TO EXPLAIN
Was an honest man
Asked me for the phone
Tried to take control
Oh, I don't see it that
way
I don't see it that way
Oh, we shared some ideas
All obsessed with fame
Says we're all the same
Oh, I don't see it that
way
I don't see it that way
Raised in Carolina
"I'm not like that"
Trying to remind her
When we go back
I missed the last bus,
I'll take the next train
I try but you see, it's
hard to explain
I say the right things,
but act the wrong way
I like it right here, but
I cannot stay
I watch the TV; forget
what I'm told
Well, I am too young, and
they are too old
The joke is on you, this
place is a zoo
"You're right it's true"
Says he can't decide
I shake my head to say
Everything's just great
Oh, I just can't remember
I just can't remember
Raised in Carolina, she
says:
" I'm not like that"
Trying to remind her
When we go back
I say the right things
but act the wrong way
I like it right here but
I cannot stay
I watch the TV; forget
what I'm told
Well, I am too young, and
they are too old
Oh, man, can't you see
I'm nervous, so please
Pretend to be nice, so I
can be mean
I miss the last bus, we
take the next train
I try but you see, it's
hard to explain |
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09. NEW YORK CITY COPS
Oh! I meant - Ah!
No, I didn't mean that at
all
Here in the streets of
American nights
Rise to the bottom of the
meaning of life
Studied all the rules,
and I want no part
But I let you in just to
break this heart
Even though it was only
one night
It was fuckin' strange
Nina's in the bedroom
She says, "Time to go
now"
But leavin' it ain't easy
I've got to let go
Oh, I've got to let go
And the hours they went
to slow
I said every night
She just can't stop
sayin':
"New York City cops
New York City cops
New York City cops
They ain't too smart
New York City cops
New York City cops
New York City cops
They ain't too smart"
Just kill me now 'cause
I'll let you down
I swear one day we're
gonna leave this town
"Stop"
Yes, I'm leaving 'cause
this just won't work
They act like Romans, but
they dress like Turks
Soft time in your prime
See me, I like the
summertime
But...hey
Nina's in the bedroom
She says, "Time to go
now"
But leaving it ain't easy
Oh, I've got to let go
I've got to let go
Oh, trapped in an
apartment
She would not let them
get her
She wrote it in a
letter,:
"I've got to come clean
The authorities, they've
seen
Darling, I'm somewhere in
between"
I said every night
She just can't stop
sayin':
"New York City cops
New York City cops
New York City cops
They ain't too smart
New York City cops
New York City cops
New York City cops
They ain't too smart"
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10. TRYING YOUR LUCK
You said you couldn't
stay
You've seen it all before
I know
They sold you on their
way
Oh, honey, that's OK
No harm, he's armed
Setting off all your
alarms
When I find out
I hope it's you who set
this trap
And storefronts rarely
changed
At least I'm on my own
again
Instead of anywhere with
you
But, to me, it's all the
same
And I lost my page. Again
I know this is so rare
But, I'll try my luck
with you
This life is on my side
Well, I am your one?
"Believe me, this is a
chance," oh oh
Let's see what's for sale
He's trying hard to give
his job a chance
Oh, it's never gonna be
It's sad, but I agree
The signals don't seem
right
They last for just one
night, and then
I'm sorry that I said:
"That we were just good
friends"
No harm, he's armed
Setting off all your
alarms
They're trapped
I can't be there in time
I'll think about that
And I lost my page again
I know this is so rare
But, I'll try my luck
with you
This life is on my side
Well, I am your one?
"Believe me, this is a
chance," oh oh |
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11. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT
Leave me alone
I'm in control
I'm in control
And girls lie too much
And boys act too tough
Enough is enough
Well, on the minds
Of other men
I know she was...
I said, "Just take it or
leave it
And take it or leave it
And take it or leave it
And take it or leave it
Oh, just take it or leave
it
And take it or leave it
Oh, take it"
That's right
Oh, he's gonna let you
down
He's gonna let you down
He's gonna let you down
He's gonna break your
back for a chance
He's gonna steal your
friends if he can
He's gonna win someday
I fell off the track, now
I can't go back
I'm not like that
Boys lie too much
Girls act too tough
Enough is enough
Well on the minds
Of other girls
I know he was...
I said, "Just take it or
leave it
And take it or leave it
And take it or leave it
And take it or leave it
Oh, just take it or leave
it
And take it or leave it
Oh, take it"
That's right
Oh, he's gonna let you
down
He's gonna let you down
He's gonna let you down
He's gonna break your
back for a chance
He's gonna steal your
friends if he can
He's gonna win someday
Oh, he will...
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