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Nothing Lasts Forever
03:57
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In a world that's constantly changing
You are presented with a choice, now what will you do
Stand still, holding on dearly
To your selfish ideas, outdated and cruel
While all the world looks on, anticipating
That you will come along, or die waiting
Nothing Lasts Forever, no God above to judge ya
Just the pain you caused as yr dying thoughts
Nothing lasts forever, everyone will just forget ya
And they'll move right on and fix the damage done
In a word, it's infuriating
How much you have amassed
The damage you've done
All the power you've accumulated
Still building up the walls
To keep the future out
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The fridge is always full
Of beer and wine and food
At some point you've gotta realize you're rich
And you gotta pay your dues
We never miss our rent
Got every seasons clothes
We can't afford to buy a house
Just like everyone we know
I won't complain i'll just stay in my lane
I done got mine and that's the bottom line
Keeping our heads down
Has served us well so far
Never seem to get ahead
But we've got a nice new car
And all the self-made men
Can tell you how it's done
Never mind the loan from daddy
It can work for anyone
Open my eyes to find a shocking surprise
The worst people having the time of their lives
White collar crime is just the party line
Lies upon lies becomes a constant whine
Years of complacency
Have got us where we are
All the while our backs were turned
They had their hands in the cookie jar
No need for an invite, be a guiding light
Gotta make it right, gotta get in the fight
credits
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Defeat
03:43
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Everyone just lets you down
Have you been fooling yourself all these years
Thought that there could be no doubt
We were headed in the right direction
After all is said and done
What will be left for our daughters and sons
Thoughtless greed, stupidity
Reaping the tides of a barren sea
Hopeless and having fun
Testing the limits of playing dumb, but you know well
Build it up or tear it down
Getting nowhere going round and round
Tell you what you want to hear
A shit eating grin spread from ear to ear
Cruelty is the point I guess
Make 'em divide up whatever's left
Deal you in or cut you out
Faced with a serious empathy drought
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Maybe You're Evil
03:03
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It's not just a matter of opinion
It's not just a war over words
In the marketplace of ideas yours are toxic, toxic, toxic
To say the least
I know, you're looking out for number one
It's not just a matter of logic
It's not just the way of the world
You seem to think you got something special
You're average, average, average
Average at best
Oh buddy, you'll be first against the wall
Some people are bad, bad people
And you're bad people, maybe not evil
Some people are bad, bad people
And you're bad people, maybe not evil
I don't know how I could tell ya
Don't know how much good it would do
If you are so morally bankrupt
What's the object, object, object
Of making peace
Thank God you're not in the majority
Some people are bad, bad people
And you're bad people and maybe you're evil
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Madness in the Method
04:55
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Oh what if your wishes all came true
Yeah someone just gave it all to you
Could you ever learn to appreciate
All the others who stand in line and wait
And what if they took it all from you
Everyone that you loved and cared for too
Leave you standing stark naked in the rain
Fear and anger poisoning your brain
We are all gonna be tested
There is only madness in the method
Oh maybe the weather will come thru
And all of your crops grow tall and true
But your neighbour is starving and in pain
Will you feed them, give shelter from the rain
We are all gonna be tested
There is only madness in the method
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Control
03:44
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I'm not lazy, I just don't like working
When I was in school, I got D's but I loved learning
I'm not interesting, but I could occupy you for a minute
I don't get your jokes, sarcasm ain't my strong suit
Don't give me any control
Guys like me have fucked it up before
I'm not pretty, just pretty decent
I clean up nice, if I think you're worth it
You can take me home, to meet your parents
I'll pass the test, though i'm far from perfect
I'm not blind, i'm just blinkered
Sometimes I think I got all the answers
And i've been running the show for far too fucking long now
I gotta give it up and let the pro's take over
Don't give me any control
Guys like me have fucked it up before
Don't give me any control
I'm a curiosity to be ignored
Don't give me, don't give me
Don't give me, don't give me
Don't give me any control
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Another White Man
03:19
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Think i'm ready to have a baby
Think i'm ready to have a child
Thought about it as hard as I can
What if we have another white man
I don't know what you're going thru
But I know that you're living proof
Open my eyes and I see the truth
I have been sheltered ever since my youth
Gonna love them, gonna raise them
Teach them to love their fellow man
But even still you can't escape it
Nothing poisons like privilege can
Gotta get out of my bubble
Gotta get out of my sphere
If I can help it maybe I can
Be something more than another white man
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Healthy Living
03:25
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All day long, stressing about my health
Never once get my ass off the couch
Sedentary, my own worst enemy
Best intentions barely raise a sweat
And I think it would be better
If it weren't for the weather
But even still I've wasted sunny days
Looking for that
Healthy living, never sinning
We are gonna go to heaven
Healthy living, it's a given
We are gonna live forever
Sweet relief, a third of your life asleep
Only back pain drags me out of bed
And I gotta find the answer
Or i'll wind up getting cancer
Or dying right on top of some poor girl
Searching for that
Healthy living, never sinning
We are gonna go to heaven
Healthy living, it's a given
We are gonna live forever
Brain pills, lotions, protein powders
Yoga in the evening hours
The other leg go on and pull it
I just want that silver bullet
Healthy living, never sinning
We are gonna go to heaven
Healthy living, it's a given
We are gonna live forever
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9. |
Woke From a Dream
02:39
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Woke from a dream I was just a kid again
The world seemed like an open place run by decent men
My parents taught me to be kind to those less fortunate
But no-one's been playing by the rules and I'm lying here feeling like a fool
Making the team means accepting compromise
You'll be getting nowhere without some help from the other side
Progress will be made, just in tiny increments
But they ain't been playing by the rules, your credulity is just another tool
Ha ha!
Woke from a dream to a world of ignorance
Someone gave the keys to a bunch of evil men
It's starting to feel like they might get away with it
'Cause they never play by any rules and we're standing here like a bunch of fools
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10. |
Zero History
03:34
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Waited upon by slaves, by any other name
Richly deserve our place at the table
Colonial past is all in the rear view
Why so uncouth? To point out the messy truth
Having the time of my life
Someone else picking up the bill
Not thinking about wrong or right
Don't want to taste that bitter pill, oh no
Standing upon the shoulders of worse men
Zero history and blind to the problem
Making headway don't mean that you're winning
Hollow victories are the point of the system
Coasting along on the work of your forebears
Convinced it all was earned and deserved
Every new grift is proof that you're winning
Sleep the whole night with an untroubled conscience
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Confidence
03:03
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Thank you it's great to be back again
Especially here with all of my friends
And with you by my side
I know it'll be alright
Cause you've got the love and I can't resist
I'm glad to be on the top of your list
All I want is a taste of your confidence
A little grace and patience
But for now i'll take your presence
It's hard to believe we ever met
I'm not the catch you'd want in your net
Yeah I can be real nice
But i'm selfish most of the time
Maybe i'm just petrified
By all of the love that you can provide
I don't wanna waste all your good intentions
I'll give you space, or attention
And i'll learn how to be present
Thank you it's great to be back again
Especially here with all of my friends
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