GARBAGE
Garbage (1995)
Come down to my house, stick a stone in your mouth You can always pull out if you like it too much Make a whole new religion A falling star that you cannot live without And I’ll feed your obsession There'll be nothing but this thing that you'll never doubt A hit is hard to resist and I never miss I can take you out with just a flick of my wrist Make a whole new religion A falling star that you cannot live without And I’ll feed your obsessions There is nothing but this thing that you'll never doubt This thing you'll never doubt And I’ll feed your obsession The falling star that you cannot live without I will be your religion This thing you'll never doubt, you're not the only one You're not the only one Bow down to me, bow down to me...
Hey boy, take a look at me, let me dirty up your mind I’ll strip away your hard veneer and see what I can find The queerest of the queer, the strangest of the strange The coldest of the cool, the lamest of the lame The numbest of the dumb, I hate to see you here You choke behind a smile, a fake behind the fear The queerest of the queer This is what he pays me for, I’ll show you how it's done You learn to love the pain you feel, like father, like son The queerest of the queer, hide inside your head The blindest of the blind, the deadest of the dead You're hungry ‘cause you starve, while holding back the tears Choking on your smile, a fake behind the fear The queerest of the queer I know what's good for you - (You can touch me if you want) I know you're dying to - (You can touch me if you want) I know what's good for you - (You can touch me if you want) But you can't stop The queerest of the queer...(x2) I know what's good for you - I know you're dying to I know what's good for you - I bet you're dying to You can touch me if you want - You can touch me if you want You can touch me - You can touch me - But you can't stop
I’m only happy when it rains I’m only happy when it's complicated And though I know you can't appreciate it I’m only happy when it rains You know I love it when the news is bad Why it feels so good to feel so sad? I’m only happy when it rains Pour your misery down, pour your misery down on me (x2) I’m only happy when it rains I feel good when things are going wrong I only listen to the sad, sad songs I’m only happy when it rains I only smile in the dark My only comfort is the night gone black I didn't accidentally tell you that I’m only happy when it rains You'll get the message by the time I’m through When I complain about me and you I’m only happy when it rains Pour your misery down, pour your misery down on me (x4) You can keep me company as long as you don't care I’m only happy when it rains You want to hear about my new obsession I’m riding high upon a deep depression I’m only happy when it rains (etc.) (Pour some misery down on me) (etc.)
Nothing that you say will release you Nothing that you pray would forgive you Nothing's what your words mean to me Something that you did will destroy you Something that you said will stay with me Long after you're dead and gone If flesh could crawl my skin would fall from off my bones and run away from here As far from God, as heaven is wide As far from God, as angels can fly If holy is, as holy does His house will burn straight down to hell And take its conscience with it as it falls Nothing said could change the fact My trust was blind, you broke the pact If God's my witness, God must be blind If flesh could crawl... I wish - I wish - I wish - I wish Take it back, I dare you, take it back No, you can't, you should have thought of that What's inside a man that goes so wrong? Choke on guilt that's far too good for you Say one word, I’ll laugh and bury you And leave you in the place where you left me If flesh could crawl... I wish I could fly - As angels can fly I wish - I wish...
I bit my tongue and stood in line With not much to believe in I bought into what I was sold and ended up with nothing This is not my idea of a good time (x3) This is not my idea You thought that I would never see What was meant for you was meant for me I was distracted at the time Forget about yours, now what about mine? This is not my idea of a good time... You thought I was a little girl You thought I was a little mouse You thought you'd take me by surprise Now I’m here burning down your house This is not my idea of a good time...
Hanging by threads of palest silver I could have stayed that way forever Bad blood and ghosts wrapped tight around me Nothing could ever seem to touch me I lose what I love most Did you know I was lost until you found me? Stroke of luck or gift from God? Hand of fate or devil's claws? From below or saints above? You came to me Here comes the cold again, I feel it closing in It's falling down and all around me, falling You say that you'll be there to catch me Or will you only try to trap me? These are the rules I make Our chains were meant to break, you'll never change me Here comes the cold again, I feel it closing in It's falling down and all around me, falling Stroke of luck or gift from God? Hand of fate or devil's claws? From below or saints above? You come to me now Don't ask me why, don't even try Stroke of luck or gift from God?... Falling, falling (etc.)
I can’t use what I can’t abuse And I can’t stop when it comes to you You burned me out, but I’m back at your door Like Joan of Arc coming back for more I nearly died, I nearly died, I nearly died I came to cut you up, I came to knock you down I came around to tear your little world apart I came to shut you up, I came to drag you down I came around to tear your little world apart And break your soul apart Ah, you burn and burn to get under my skin You've gone too far, now I won't give in You crucified me, but I’m back in your bed Like Jesus Christ coming back from the dead I nearly died, I nearly died, I nearly died I came to knock you up, I came to cut you down I came around to tear your little world apart I came to rip you up, I came to shut you down I came around to tear your little world apart And break your soul apart I nearly died - Oh, I nearly died, I nearly died I came to cut you up, I came to knock you down I came around to tear your little world apart I came to shut you up, I came to suck you down I came around to tear your little world apart Tear your little world apart - Tear your little world apart And break your soul apart I can’t stop when it comes to you I can’t stop when it comes to me When it comes to you, when it comes to me
You pretend you're high, pretend you're bored Pretend you're anything, just to be adored And what you need is what you get Don't believe in fear, don't believe in faith Don't believe in anything that you can't break You stupid girl, you stupid girl All you had you wasted, all you had you wasted What drives you on can drive you mad A million lies to sell yourself is all you ever had Don't believe in love, don't believe in hate Don't believe in anything that you can't waste You stupid girl, you stupid girl Can't believe you fake it, I can’t believe you fake it Don't believe in fear, don't believe in pain Don't believe in anyone that you can't tame You stupid girl, you stupid girl All you had you wasted, all you had you wasted You stupid girl, you stupid girl Can't believe you fake it, can't believe you fake it (x2) You stupid girl
I wish I had not woke up today Everyone mistakes the things you say Take the simple truth and twist it all around Make it sound important, make it seem profound Dog new tricks, nothing you learn will stick Dog new tricks, you make me feel so worthless Everyone I know has gone away Died or left or just forgot to stay Sometimes took for granted, sometimes turned away Sometimes didn't say what I meant to say Dog new tricks... I never would have pegged you for what you have become Everyone lies, everyone cheats, not like you've done Dog new tricks... (x2) (Nothing you learn) (x4)
My lover's charms are in a box beneath my bed And piece by piece I’ll cherish them until the end Send me an angel to love I need to feel a little piece of heaven Send me an angel to love I’m afraid I’ll never get to heaven They burn my hands, scar my face and blind my eyes I’ll steal your breath and throw away what I despise Send me an angel to love... Between these walls and darkened halls I’ve done my time If I should die before I wake then you'll know why Send me an angel to love... (Piece by piece) (x2) Send me an angel - (Piece by piece)...
Things don't have to be this way Catch me on a better day Bury me above the clouds, all the way from here Take away the things I need, take away my fear Hide me in a hollow sound, happy ever more Everything I had to give, gave out long before Fix me now, I wish you would - Fix me now Bring me back to life - Fix me now Kiss me blind, somebody should - Fix me now From hollow into light Crashing silent, broken down, fallen into night Who gave up and who gave in, I’ll go without a fight Cut me down or cut me dead, cut me in or out Kiss me blind time after time, take away my doubt Fix me now... Things don't have to be this way Catch me on a better day Nowhere only down from here, pick me off the floor Take away the things I dream - One time, one place, one more Fix me now... (x2) Things don't have to be this way Catch me on a better day (etc.)
I am milk, I am red hot kitchen And I am cool, cool as the deep blue ocean I am lost, so I am cruel But I’d be love and sweetness if I had you I’m waiting, I’m waiting for you I’m waiting, I’m waiting for you I am weak, but I am strong I can use my tears to bring you home I’m waiting, I’m waiting for you (x3) I am milk, I am red hot kitchen And I am cool, cool as the deep blue ocean I’m waiting, I’m waiting for you (x3) I’m breaking, I’m aching for you I’m waiting - I’m waiting I’m waiting for you
Version 2.0 (1998)
I’ll tell you something: I am a wolf but I like to wear sheep's clothing I am a bonfire, I am a vampire I’m waiting for my moment You come on like a drug, I just can't get enough I’m like an addict coming at you for a little more And there's so much at stake, I can’t afford to waste I never needed anybody like this before I’ll tell you something: I am a demon Some say my biggest weakness I have my reasons, call it my defense Be careful what you're wishing You come on like a drug... You are a secret, a new possession I like to keep you guessing You come on like a drug... When I’m not sure what I’m living for (When I’m not sure who I am) When I’m not sure what I’m looking for (When I’m not sure who I am) (etc.)
You can look but you can't touch I don't think I like you much Heaven knows what a girl can do Heaven knows what you've got to prove I think I’m paranoid, and complicated I think I’m paranoid, manipulate it Bend me, break me, anyway you need me All I want is you Bend me, break me, breaking down is easy All I want is you I fall down just to give you a thrill Prop me up with another pill If I should fail, if I should fold I nailed my faith to the sticking pole I think I’m paranoid, manipulate it I think I’m paranoid, and complicated Bend me, break me... (I think I’m paranoid - I think I’m paranoid) Bend me, break me... Steal me, deal me, anyway you heal me Maim me, tame me, you can never change me Love me, like me, come ahead and fight me Please me, tease me, go ahead and leave me Bend me, break me, anyway you need me As long as I want you, baby it’s all right Bend me, break me, anyway you need me As long as I want you, baby it’s all right
Cut my tongue out, I’ve been caught out like a giant juggernaut Happy hours, golden showers on a cruise to freak you out We could fly a helicopter, nothing left to talk about Entertain you, celebrate you, I’ll be back to frame you When I grow up I’ll be stable When I grow up I’ll turn the tables Trying hard to fit among you, floating out to Wonderland Unprotected, God I’m pregnant, damn the consequences When I grow up... Blood and blisters on my fingers, chaos rules when we're apart Watch my temper, I go mental, I’ll try to be gentle When I grow up... Don't take offense, can I make amends? Rip it all to shreds and let it go Don't take offense, can I make amends? Rip it all to shreds and let it go Rip it all to shreds and let it go (x3)
I don't need an education I learnt all I need from you They got me on some medication My point of balance was askew It keeps my temperature from rising My blood is pumping through my veins Somebody get me out of here I’m tearing at myself Nobody gives a damn about me Or anybody... else I wear myself out in the morning You're asleep when I get home Please, don't call me self-defending You know it cuts me to the bone Though it's really not surprising I hold a force I can’t contain Somebody get me out of here... And still you call me codependent Somehow you lay the blame on me And still you call me codependent Somehow you lay the blame on me Somebody get me out of here I’m tearing at myself I’ve got to make a point these days To extricate myself Somebody get me out of here...
Aah - I’m living without you Aah - I know all about you I have run you down into the ground Spread disease about you over town Aah - I used to adore you Aah - I couldn't control you There was nothing that I wouldn't do To keep myself around and close to you Do you have an opinion? A mind of your own? I thought you were special, I thought you should know But I’ve run out of patience, I couldn't care less Do you have an opinion? A mind of your own? I thought you were special, I thought you should know Aah - I used to amuse you Aah - I knew that I’d lose you Now you're here and begging for a chance But there's no way in hell I’d take you back Do you have an opinion? A mind of your own? I thought you were special, I thought you should know But I’ve run out of patience, I’ve run out of comments I’m tired of the violence, I couldn't care less I’m looking for a new (x4) We were the talk of the town (x4) I thought you were special (x4)
I’m stressed but you're freestyle I’m overworked and I’m under-sexed I must be made of concrete I signed my name across your chest Give out the same old answers I trot them out for the relatives Company tried and tested I use the ones that I love the best Like an animal you're moving over me (x2) When did I get perverted? I can’t remember your name I’m growing introverted You touch my hand but it's not the same This was so unexpected I never thought I’d get caught Play boomerang with your demons Shoot to kill and you'll pop them off Bang, bang! Like an animal you're moving over me (x2) You should be sleeping, my love Tell me what you’re dreaming on (x4) I knew you were mine for the taking (x2) I knew you were mine for the taking when I walked in the room I knew you were mine for the taking (x2) Your eyes light up when I walk in the room A hammering in my head, don't stop In the bullet train from Tokyo to Los Angeles Leaving you behind, a flash in the pan A storm in a teacup, a needle in a haystack A prize for the winning, a dead for the raising A catch for the chasing, a jewel for the choosing A man for the making in this blistering heat Sweat it all out, sweat it all out Your bedroom eyes and your baby pouts Sweat it all out In our electric storms and our shifting sands Our candy jars and our sticky hands Sweat it all out, sweat it all out (x3) Don't forget what I wrote you then And don't forget what I told you then And don't forget that I meant it when And don't forget your Ventolin So, a hammering in my head, don't stop In the bullet train from Tokyo to Los Angeles
I was angry when I met you, I think I’m angry still We can try to talk it over, if you say you'll help me out Don't worry, baby (Don’t worry, baby) - No need to fight Don't worry, baby (Don’t worry, baby) - We'll be all right This is the noise that keeps me awake My head explodes and my body aches Push it, make the beats come harder Push it, make the beats come harder I’m sorry that I hurt you, but please don't ask me why I want to see you happy, I want to see you shine Don't worry, baby (Don’t worry, baby) - Don't be uptight Don't worry, baby (Don’t worry, baby) - We'll stay up all night This is the noise that keeps me awake... (C'mon push it, you can do it) (C'mon prove it, nothing to it) (C'mon use it, let's get through it) (C'mon push it, you can do it) Don't worry, baby (Don’t worry, baby) - Don't be uptight Don't worry, baby (Don’t worry, baby) - We'll stay up all night This is the noise that keeps me awake... etc.) Don't worry, baby - We'll be all right Don't worry, baby - We'll be all right Push it - Push it...
The Trick Is To Keep Breathing
She's not the kind of girl who likes to tell the world About the way she feels about herself She takes a little time in making up her mind She doesn't want to fight against the tide Lately I’m not the only one, I say "never trust anyone" Always the one who has to drag her down Maybe you'll get what you want this time around Can't bear to face the truth, so sick he cannot move And when it hurts he takes it out on you Lately, I’m not the only one... The trick is to keep breathing - The trick is to keep breathing She knows the human heart and how to read the stars Now everything's about to fall apart I won't be the one who lets you down Maybe you'll get what you want this time around (The trick is to keep breathing...)
I never claimed to be your savior, I said I had a dirty mouth Stop analyzing my behavior if you're too dumb to work it out I’ve got to keep myself together, you know I hate to disappoint A masochistic lamb to slaughter, maybe you miss the point? I’m feeling small, I’m climbing the walls, don't let it show Now that you know what you know I bet you wish, could let it go You'll never come, sucking your thumb Better off dumb Maybe I could write a letter to help me with my self esteem You should get to know me better, no one's ever what they seem I’m feeling small, climbing the walls, I don't let it show Now that you know what you know... Still don't know what you think of me Still don't know what you need from me Still don't know what to make of me Still don't know what you think I mean
I got you crawling up a mountain, hanging round my neck I got you twisted round my finger, crawling round my legs The emptiness, the craziness, satisfy this hungriness Darling, how would it feel? If we sleep together, will you like me better? If we come together we'll go down forever If we sleep together, will I like you better? If we come together, prove it now or never Make me a pretty person, make me feel like I belong Make me hard and make me happy, make me beautiful The emptiness, the craziness, satisfy this hungriness Darling, how would it feel? If we sleep together... If we sleep together - Nothing satisfies me, baby If we sleep together - I’ll wear something pretty, baby If we sleep together - Give me what I crave now, baby If we sleep together - Save the rest for later, baby If we sleep together - You will drive me crazy, baby If we sleep together - I save it all for you, my baby If we sleep together - If we sleep together
I tried hard to mend my wicked ways I acted like a lunatic for years Lord knows I try to be good I’d keep my promises if only I could You count your blessings that I can’t rely on you And I tried (x4) Clutch your pictures of the Pope Pray to God for love and hope Bring the Virgin home for luck Bolt the door to keep it shut I’ve done things I never thought I’d do Sure it helps to lose myself in you A little time and I’ll be all right Come on sugar, let's go out tonight Forgive your trespasses and all that we've been through And I tried (x8) Clutch your pictures of the Pope... That sinking feeling when you are leaving All I believe in walks out the door I tried hard to mend my wicked ways The damage done as nothing left to save And I tried - And I tried (etc.) Clutch your pictures of the Pope (Just like I told you) Pray to God for love and hope (Just like I warned you) Bring the virgin home for luck (Just like I told you) Bolt the door to keep it shut (Just like I warned you)
You look so fine, I want to break your heart And give you mine, you're taking me over It's so insane, you've got me tethered and chained I hear your name and I’m falling over I’m not like all of the other girls I can’t take it like the other girls I won't share it like the other girls That you used to know You look so fine Knocked down, cried out Been down just to find out I’m through, bleeding for you I’m open wide, I want to take you home We'll waste some time, you're the only one for me You look so fine, I’m like the desert tonight Leave her behind if you want to show me I’m not like all of the other girls I won't take it like the other girls I won't fake it like the other girls That you used to know You're taking me over - Over and over I’m falling over - Over and over (etc.) Drown in me, one more time Hide inside me tonight Do what you want to do? Just pretend happy end Let me know, let it show Ending with, letting go
Beautiful Garbage (2001)
Welcome, we love you, we hate you, we love you We want you, we need you, we wish we were like you They say you're a saint, you're a whore, you're a sinner That he had you, he made you, he can't live without you Would you confess if we asked that you nurture the urge To declare that it’s time to settle down with a man of your own You want a baby, a family, a piece of security Shut your mouth, try not to panic Just shut your mouth if you can do it Shut your mouth, try not to panic Just shut your mouth if you can do it Just shut your mouth What's your opinion of the dire situation? In our land here, our guest here Of course you'll be nice here, how do you feel about God and religion? Are you good people? Bad people? Guess it doesn't matter people Your place, my place, make her bring that famous face You got some, you want some, you wanna let me get you some We know your music but of course we'd never buy it It’s too fake man, right man! We don't give a fucking damn Shut your mouth, try not to panic Just shut your mouth if you can do it Shut your mouth, try not to panic Just shut your mouth if you can do it I hear you say it play it smart girl Win the game love, give ’em what they want What they want to see and you could be a big star You could go far, make a landmark What have you been reading you smart girl? Win the game love, give ’em what they want What they want to see and you could be a big star You could go far, make a landmark Make a shitload And the world spins by with everybody moaning Pissing, bitching and everyone is shitting On their friends, on their love On their oaths, on their honor On their graves, on their mouths And their words say nothing Shut your mouth... (I waited to say something) Oh shut your mouth (I wanted to say something) Just shut your mouth (I waited to say something) Oh shut your mouth (I wanted to be something) Just shut your mouth
When everything is going wrong And you can't see the point of going on Nothing in life is set in stone There's nothing that can't be turned around Nobody wants to be alone Everybody wants to love someone Out of the tree go pick a plum Why can't we all just get along? (Boys) Boys in the girl's room (Girls) Girls in the men's room You free your mind in your androgyny (Boys) Boys in the parlor (Girls) They're getting harder I'll free your mind in your androgyny No sweeter a taste that you could find Than fruit hanging ripe upon the vine There's never been an oyster so divine A river deep that never runs dry What you need (etc.) The birds and the bees they hum along Like treasure they twinkle in the sun Get on board and have some fun Take what you need to turn you on (Boys) Boys in the girl's room... (Boys) Behind closed doors and under stars (Girls) It doesn't matter where you are (Boys) Collecting jewels that catch your eyes (Girls) Don't let a soulmate pass you by Boys in the girl's room... (x2) Boys - Girls - Boys - Girls
I just don't care anymore I've reached the end of the rope I just don't care anymore Won't cry these tears anymore Can't find it in the bible, can't find it on TV Can't find it in diamonds There's something inside me that just won't allow me to Find it in music, can't find it in my soul Can't find it in chocolate Oh babe, I can't hide it, I can't even find it in you I just don't care anymore... There's no way she can kiss you the way that I do I heard that you miss me Oh, you should be careful of who you've been talking to Long nights without you have taught me to be strong I've cut all my losses Think no more about it cause I couldn't fight it and you... I just don't care anymore... There was a time I thought I'd die If you should ever leave me, high and dry And you don't want me anymore It's time to settle the score I just don't care anymore I've reached the end of my tether I've torn all the letters up I just don't care anymore Won't cry these tears anymore I just don't care anymore I've reached the end of my rope And it's time that I told you so I just don't care anymore Won't cry these tears anymore It's time to settle the score
I will love you till the day that I die (x4) You walked into the room, the sun hit my eyes The force you struck me down caught me by surprise You sprung the mojo and it worked like a charm I felt invincible with you in my arms I must confess it can feel good to feel pain Like breaking waves or getting caught in the rain Playing those games 'cause we had nothing to do I was oblivious I was losing to you I will love you till the day that I die (x4) Holy Jesus, holy Rock ’n’ Roll The more I gave to you the more you grew bored And making love became the waging of war No peace, no tenderness, no fun anymore I will love you till the day that I die (x6) I dreamt that I called out your name You turned your face to me and started to say Something so beautiful, it hurt deep inside So I will love you till the day that I die Farewell, farewell, I'm sure gonna leave you (I will love you till the day that I die)
You told me you don't love me Over a cup of coffee And I just have to look away A million miles between us Planets crash into dust I just let it fade away I'm walking empty streets Hoping we might meet I see your car parked on the road The light on at your window I know for sure that you're home And I just have to pass on by So no, of course, we can't be friends Not while I'm still this obsessed I guess I always knew the score This is how our story ends I smoke your brand of cigarettes and pray that you might give me a call I lie around on bed all day just staring at the walls Hanging around bars at night wishing I had never been born And give myself to anyone who wants to take me home So no, of course we can't be friends Not while I still feel like this I guess I always knew the score This is where our story ends You left behind some clothes My belly somersaults When I pick them off the floor My friends all say they're worried I'm looking far too skinny I stop returning all their calls And no, of course we can't be friends Not while I'm still so obsessed I want to ask where I went wrong But don't say anything at all It took a cup of coffee To prove that you don't love me
If I am silent then I am not real If I speak up then no one will hear If I wear a mask there's somewhere to hide Silence is golden, I have been broken Safe in my own skin so nobody wins If I raise my voice will someone get hurt? And if I can feel it I won't get touched If no truce was spoken then no lies can hide Silence is golden... Did you hear me speak? Do you understand? Did you hear my voice? Will you hold my hand? Do you understand me? Won't someone listen, nobody gets in My body's a temple but nothing is simple Silence is golden... Safe in my own skin, won't someone listen? My body's a temple but nothing is simple My body's a temple but nothing is simple Something was stolen, I have been broken I have been broken, silence is golden I have been broken, safe in my own skin
She gave you everything she had But she was young and dumb, she just turned twenty-one She didn't care to hang around So when the shit came down why she was nowhere to be found? This life can turn a good girl bad She was the sweetest thing that you had ever seen You're such a delicate boy In the hysterical realm Of an emotional landslide In physical terms With your cherry lips and golden curls You could make grown men gasp when you go walking past And in your hot pants and high heels They could not believe that such a body was for real It seemed like rainbows would appear Whenever you came near the clouds would disappear Because you look just like a girl Your baby blues would flash and suddenly a spell was cast You're such a delicate boy... You hold a candle in your heart To shine the light on hidden parts You make the whole world wanna dance You bought yourself a second chance Go baby go go, we're right behind you Go baby go go, yeah we're looking at you (x4) You hold a candle in your heart (Go baby go go) You shine the light on hidden parts (Go baby go go) You make the whole world wanna dance (Go baby go go) You bought yourself a second chance (Go baby go go) Delicate boy (Go baby go go) In the hysterical realm (Go baby go go) Of an emotional landslide (Go baby go go) In physical terms (Go baby go go)
In a modern culture My friend you must be careful They've a million ways to kill you In this dangerous world There’s an art to growing old Taking chances, magic happens One mistake's all it takes and your life has come undone Walk away 'cause you're breaking up the girl It's a drag, I know it's hard, but you're tearing her apart Walk away 'cause you're breaking up the girl I am afraid that there's much to be afraid of Here today, gone tomorrow Don't end up in the gutter, just like the one before You're just the same, you're such a loser One mistake's all it takes... You've got to let her go because you're breaking up the girl, the girl One mistake's all it takes...
It's funny how even now You still support me after all the things that I've done You're so good to me, waiting patiently And isn't it sad that you still have to ask if I care? I never said I was perfect but I can take you away Walk on shells tonight, can't do right tonight And you can't say the word 'cause I leap down your throat So uptight am I I never said I was perfect but I can drive you home I got down on myself, working too hard Driving myself to death, trying to beat up the faults in my head What a mess I've made, sure we all make mistakes But they see me so large that they think I'm immune to the pain Walk on shells tonight, can't do right tonight And you can't say the word 'cause I leap down your throat So uptight am I I'm praying for a miracle, but I won't hold my breath I never said I was perfect but can you take me home
Kaboom! Get it right, get it right now Get it right, do it good, get it right now (x2) Oh, let’s bomb the factory That makes all the wannabes Let’s burst all the bubbles That brainwash the masses As far as I can tell, it doesn't matter who you are If you can believe there's something worth fighting for The color of an eye, the glory of a sudden view The baby in your arms, the smile he always shoots at you Believing in nothing Makes life so boring So let’s pray for something To feel good in the morning As far as I can tell... Kaboom! Get it right, get it right now Get it right, do it good, get it right now (x2) Oh doctor, we're dying There's no use in crying So live for tomorrow And do what you have to As far as I can tell... Oh, let's pray for something To feel good in the morning In the morning, in the morning...
Watching the days slip by so fast Knowing our fate has long been cast Working our fingers to the bone 'Cause nobody loves you when you're gone Coughing up feeling just for you To find something real to hold on to But there is a hole inside my heart Where all of my love comes pouring out You know you'll always be my man But grab yourself sweetness where you can 'Cause sooner or later we're gonna die Left to the dogs under the sky I cracked a piece of broken glass I cracked a piece of broken glass Coughing up feeling just for you To find something real to hold on to But there is a hole inside my heart Where waves of my love come tumbling out You say that all the good is gone That I have forgotten who I am Free as a bird, wild as the wind But somehow I cannot let you in
This is nothing new to me It takes more than what you've got to frighten me I'm not scared of you There’s nothing you can do or take from me Untouchable, you think you're untouchable You know no one’s untouchable You're bound to lose the game There's no one else to blame You play so safe and you're not risking enough You are doomed to be undone I swear I'll be the one To bring you down It’s all your fault 'cause you got caught Untouchable, you think you're untouchable You know no one’s untouchable It must be nice to be so sure And never feel insecure It must feel good to believe You're always right and you're never wrong You've got something to say You say it to my face And be a man about it You got a problem with me Don't go behind my back Just like a baby Untouchable (pride comes before) You think you're untouchable (you take a fall) You know (you best beware) No one’s untouchable (a woman scorned)
Baby thinks he's dying Lost inside his bedroom Mommy won't stop crying And daddy's always working There's no going back (x3) On this one Baby wakes up with the sun While everyone is sleeping He thinks he's going crazy But this could be the big one There's no going back (x3) Sleeping with ghosts It's such a warming experience The stars are out tonight Only they can hear you breathing You're so like a rose (x3) I wish you could stay here
Bleed Like Me (2005)
I've got a fever, come check it and see There's something burning and rolling in me We may not last but we'll have fun till it ends Come on baby, be my bad boyfriend I wanna hear you call out my name I wanna see you burn up in flames Keep you on ice so I can show all my friends Come on baby, be my bad boyfriend So ripe so sweet come suck it and see But watch out daddy I sting like a bee I know some tricks I swear will give you the bends Come on baby, be my bad boyfriend My fever's rising, you ran into luck Say what sugar, you wanna get what? I wanna give you one hundred and ten Come on baby, be my bad boyfriend It's wild the way you tease me It's wild the way you free me It's wild the way you reach me Wrapped me up in your wire from the start You've got the women waiting in line I'm not asking you to make up your mind I can make you happy at least now and then I've got something special for my bad boyfriend If you can't love me honey, go on, just pretend I've saved something special for the very end If you can't love me honey, go on, just pretend Come on baby, be my bad boyfriend Come on baby, be my bad boyfriend (x4)
Love can be so strange, don't it amaze you? Every time you give yourself away it comes back to haunt you Love's an elusive charm and it can be painful To understand this crazy world But you're not gonna crack, no you're never gonna crack Run my baby, run my baby run Run from the noise of the street and the loaded gun Too late for solutions to solve in the setting sun So run my baby, run my baby run Life can be so cruel, don't it astound you? When nothing seems too certain or safe, let it burn through you You can keep it pure on the inside And you know what you believe to be right So you're not gonna crack, no you're never gonna crack Run my baby run... Find out who you are before you regret it 'Cause life is so short there's no time to waste it Run my baby... Run my baby, run my baby run (go on) (x4)
Don't care what they have to say Why you listening to them anyway Why do you have to give them what they want? They love to watch you as you fall apart Stick it to them like a phoenix rise There's nothing grander than the big surprise They can't hurt you with their sticks and stones About time take them right between the eyes Seek to destroy 'cause they're scared of you That's why they try to make a fool of you They're so jealous of my pretty star 'Cause you've got soul inside your shattered heart Stick it to them like a phoenix rise... And you've been waiting all your life To fly high into somebody else And it's true it's a cruel, cruel world Life's a bitch and then you die my love Don't care what they have to say You shouldn't listen to them anyway Stick it to them like a phoenix rise... People kill to build you up Then they'll stab you in the back like that You know it breaks my heart Can't see you going out like that Stay alive my love (x4)
I'm no Barbie doll, I'm not your baby girl I've done ugly things and I have made mistakes And I am not as pretty as those girls in magazines I am rotten to my core if they're to be believed So what if I'm no baby bird hanging upon your every word Nothing ever smells of roses that rides out of mud Why do you love me? Why do you love me? Why do you love me it's driving me crazy (x3) Why do you love me? Why do you love me? You're not some baby boy, why you acting so surprised? You're sick of all the rules, eell I'm sick of all your lies Now I've held back a wealth of shitI think I'm gonna choke I'm standing in the shadows with the words stuck in my throat Does it really come as a surprise when I tell you I don't feel good? That nothing ever came from nothing man, oh man ain't that the truth? Why do you love me?.. I get back up and I do it again (x3) I get back up and I do it, do it again I think you're sleeping with a friend of mine I have no proof but I think that I'm right And you've still got the most beautiful face It just makes me sad, most of the time I get back up and I do it again (x3) I get back up and I do it, do it again Why do you love me?..
Avalanche is sullen and too thin She starves herself to rid herself of sin And the kick is so divine when she sees bones beneath her skin And she says, hey baby, can you bleed like me? Come on baby, can you bleed like me? Chrissie's all dressed up and acting coy Painted like a brand new Christmas toy He's trying to figure out if he's a girl or he's a boy And he says, hey baby, can you bleed like me? Oh come on baby, can you bleed like me? Doodle takes dad's scissors to her skin And when she does relief comes setting in While she hides the scars she's making underneath her pretty clothes She sings, hey baby, can you bleed like me? Come on baby, can you bleed like me? Therapy is speedie's brand new drug Dancing with the devil's past has never been too fun It's better off than trying to take a bullet from a gun And she cries, hey baby can you bleed like me? Oh come on, baby can you bleed like me? JT gets all fucked up in some karaoke bar After two drinks he's a loser, after three drinks he's a star Getting all nostalgic as he sings "I will survive" Hey baby, can you bleed like me? Oh come on baby, can you bleed like me? Hey baby, can you bleed like me? Oh come on baby, can you bleed like me? You should see my scars (x4) And try to comprehend that which you'll never comprehend And try to comprehend that which you'll never comprehend Just try to comprehend that which you'll never comprehend Try to comprehend that which you'll never comprehend You should see my scars (x2)
I wish I had a metal heart, I could cross the line I wish that I was half as good as you think I am But now that we know for sure they're telling lies when they say No one gets hurt and therefore nobody dies You know it's hard to believe anything that you hear They say the world is round I wish I was as big as you, you'd have to tell the truth I'd be nothing you could hurt, nothing you could use Now that we know for sure... I want to be dependable, I want to be courageous and good I want to be faithful so that I can be heroic and true I want to be a friend you can rely on you can lean on and trust I want to understand so I can forgive and be willing to love I wish I wasn't flesh and blood, I would not be scared Of bullets built with me in mind, then I could be saved My sweet lord take care of me for I think I'm done Kiss my mother on her cheek, lay my burden down Lay my burden down But now that we know for sure...
No evolution, sometimes it depresses me The same old same, oh we keep repeating history The institution curses curiosity It's our conviction, sex is not the enemy A revolution is the solution A revolution is the solution I don't feel guilty, no matter what they're telling me I won't feel dirty and buy into their misery I won't be shamed 'cause I believe that love is free It fuels the heart and sex is not my enemy A revolution... True love is like gold, there's not enough to go around But then there's God, and doesn't God love everyone? Give me a choice, give me a chance to turn the key And find my voice, sex is not the enemy A revolution...
Everything you think you know, baby is wrong And everything you think you had, baby is gone Certain things turn ugly when you think too hard And nagging little thoughts change into things you can't turn off Everything you think you know, baby is wrong It's all over but the crying Fade to black, I'm sick of trying Took too much and now I'm done It's all over but the crying Do you really think I'm made of stone? Baby, come on That we only love the things we own, baby you're wrong Certain things just happen when you make no plans And love can really tear you up and it can break you down Everything you think you know, baby is wrong It's all over but the crying... Baby we're done If I could I would, I'd change everything 'Cause I can't forget you though you don't believe me Now I can't walk back, I can't leave behind Where does it go? All the light that we had Everything you think you know baby is wrong And everything you think you had baby is gone Baby we're done (etc.)
The boys wanna fight (x4) But the girls are happy to dance all night They know best how they can mess with us Nursing an opinion's getting dangerous And in a world where good's not good enough Let's get loaded and kick up a fuss The boys wanna fight But the girls are happy to dance all night (x2) Is there anybody else? Anybody else Is there anybody else? Anybody else What a mess we've made, it's ridiculous The whole wide world's a stage of complete chaos It's gets so funny that we get confused We don't know where to turn 'cause we've all been used The boys wanna fight... Let's get loaded (oh let's be selfish) Let's get wasted (and lose our senses) Let's get shit faced (so we can fake it) Let's get stupid (just entertain us) Let's get wicked (desensitize us) Let's get toasted (don't educate us) Let's get hammered (yeah paralyze us) Let's forget it (don't count on all) The boys wanna fight But the girls are happy to dance all night (x2) Sick-sick-sick of doing nothing I'm sick-sick-sick of saying nothing I'm sick-sick-sick of doing nothing I'm sick-sick-sick of saying nothing So let's get loaded The boys wanna fight (x4) The boys
It's been a crazy time for us of pushing all our limits Snapping necks and breaking balls, now you'd have done the same But you were baking biscuits while I went bent the law Sacrificing something as you counted all my flaws Why don't you come over? (x8) And walk in my shoes You wanna live freely,don't wanna die You want it, you got it, you chase the high You wanna be out there, you wanna race You wanna take over, just gotta play Why don't you come over?.. I'm a good person, don't wanna fight with no one But you piss me off, you keep pushing, pushing You'd best step off the gas girl, all bets are off, fuck you You taste like toxic poison, I wash my hands of you Why don't you come over...
In my happy home I barely breathe In my lovers arms I find relief And there's a sky that's changing and a bird that sings I never once in my wayward life was heading to run out In my lover's arms I wait for morning I beg my god to speak and tear me apart I'd lay down my body, I'd lay down my arms I never once in my sweet short life meant anybody harm In my happy home I read the signs In my lover's arms I move in time There's no more crying and there's no more lies I never once in my sweet short life was waiting for desire And there's no more crying, and there's no more pain I never thought for one second I'd have nothing left but shame In my happy home I barely breathe I never once in my wayward life was heading to run out