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Someone get a gun and shot my alarm clock
I think I've earned some peace for F*@$ sake
I've had my share of selling our best stock
And after all this I've earned the break
But no and after morning tea I find
My mail loaded with spam
And then on my ritual journey I find
Another traffic jam
CHORUS
Reasons to be cheerful
Cos who says life ain't fun
I got so many reason to be cheerful but this ain't one
Something went wrong and now the laptop is messed
and It's baffling the slackers down at IT
How can they ever even claim to be stressed
When It's obvious they don't work half as much as me
Unlike them I have to pull my weight
Just for just for the company
I don't care if they don't have my estates
My private helicopter and my four Ferraris
CHORUS
Reasons to be cheerful
Cos who says life ain't fun
I got so many reason to be cheerful but this ain't one
So what if I'm to blame for causing the credit crash
We're all in this together you and me
And now my millions don't make such a splash
And yet no one seems to give a damn about me
And now you want my bonus as well
Just for just for my little mistake
I don't see why I should be put through hell
Just for the scroungers of society's sake
CHORUS
Reasons to be grateful
Cos we all know I've bin shunned
I guess I'll take my bonus from your pension funds
Reasons to be cheerful
Reasons to be cheerful I just found one
Reasons to be cheerful I just found one
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VERSE 1
Here I stand
Suitcase and guitar in hand
These tunnels in my stride
PC Don
Tells me that I must move on
And take a walk outside
CHORUS
But Here am I
On The underground
And that wont change
No no that wont change
Without the light
I have clearer insight
Into the world
The world we live in
VERSE 2
Half past three
The tunnels have their symphony
And I am not alone
Passers by
Give me just enough to buy
A Coffee and a scone
CHORUS
VERSE 3
No suns glare
People do not pry and stare
And I can live my life
But I have my fans
Who don't ignore my one man band
And help me through my strife
CHORUS
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VERSE 1
This it would seem is something we're doomed to repeat
Until the end of time
You wont rest until you know that your task is complete
Until you know that I'm
A carbon copy of your perfect mind
You wont rest until I'm one of your kind
But
CHORUS (main)
I will tell you why
Oh yes I will tell you
Thanks for the warnings on my mental health
But there's nothing to gain by losing myself
So you might as well leave me up here on the shelf
Where I belong
VERSE 2
So many times that I've bin labeled the fool
Because I disagree
With all the "sincere" and "helpful" advice of your rules
Of how I really should be
Now I don't expect you to understand
As ignorance and arrogance go hand in hand
But
CHORUS (main)
I will tell you why
Oh yes I will tell you
Thanks for the warnings on my mental health
But there's nothing to gain by losing myself
So you might as well leave me up here on the shelf
Where I belong
VERSE 3
I don't know why you expect my to follow the crowd
And dig the latest trends
Why is it wrong to express my opinions allowed
Why should I have to pretend
So I impress your friends who would cast me away
for my looks, my character or something I'd say
CHORUS (altered)
Alone I can be myself
Not disown a part of my
Self is important for my peace of mind
Though I value your friendship I'm much more inclined
To those who except me than those who are blind
Of who I am
VERSE 1and CHORUS (main) repeat
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The city streets
The neon lights
Oh wont you see the show tonight
You know you're looking for the best
The billboards high
Their words don't lie
A hundred things to see before you die
And this is better than the rest Oh yes
CHORUS
Welcome to advertising world my friend
I hope you come to stay with us again
Oh wont you sell your soul today
You can always buy a new one anyway
And we always have good religion on display
No need for stress
You can impress
The girls so much they'll instantly undress
When you purchase our brand new ride
Cos with this car
You'll become a star
Though practically it wont get you very far
But you can ride around in style For three gallons a mile
CHORUS
Welcome to advertising world my friend
I hope you come to stay with us again
Oh wont you sell your soul today
You can always buy a new one anyway
And we always have good religion on display
You can't disgrace
The human race
With the botox you need to brace your face
You can always you half your age
Boob job extreme
You'll reign supreme
Still be every teenage boys wet dream
At the age of ninety five provided you're still alive
CHORUS
Welcome to advertising world my friend
I hope you come to stay with us again
Oh wont you sell your soul today
You can always buy a new one anyway
And we always have good religion on display
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5. |
Call It Even (Demo)
05:52
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I haven't been gone long but at times like this it feels like many years
So many things gone wrong but I know I can't afford to show my fears
A glass of wine, some throw away lines were all I used to need to make you smile
But closer ties, unforgiven lies has shown to me that that's no longer your style
CHORUS 1
I held close to my heart all that you have done for me
You know I never expected any kind of sympathy
All I asked of you was for a little understanding
And if you knew how hard I try
You couldn't deny that I could
Say we're even
Say we're even
So say I'm to blame even though in my place you would have done the same
But it was always your game so the role of victim was always yours to claim
Another set, another threat, another bet to make me call your bluff
Another crime buried in time, and now I know that I have had enough
CHORUS 2
I can't shake from my mind all that you have done to me
You're a fool if you expected any kind of sympathy
All I asked of you was for a little understanding
But with all the games you play
Give me a single reason to
Say we're even
Say we're even
The curl of your lips once so appealing now seem to have lost their grip
The sway of your hips from where sensuality flowed it now just seems to drip
And you know why, don't try to lie, there's only so far any man can go
When pushed aside to suit your pride, it can't be long before the bitterness grows
CHORUS 3
I can't shake from my mind all that you have done to me
You're a fool if you expected any kind of sympathy
When you never even offered me the slightest understanding
But with all that you have done
Give me a single reason to
Call us even
Call us even
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Don't Look At Me (Demo)
05:20
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Sun shines through the window on the nights aftermath
Where Drunken procreation met with heightened expectations
You feel like you need to write your own epitaph
She just says that she don't care, you cannot match with her despair
As usual as you rise your head begins to throb
And you make the same old promise that you'll never drink again
Across the rustling sheets you can still hear her sobs
What on earth had she bin thinking, she could not explain
CHORUS
No no don't look at me
Just don't look at me
It's more than just the hangover, the hangover
Why why why can't you see
what you've done to me
It's more than just the hangover, the hangover
She describes in detail just what happened that night
With memory as clear as day, It's for sure that you lead her astray
You have no idea but she just knows that she's right
It really is a rarity for a drunk to have such clarity
And gossip with the girls sorts out just who's to blame
It's obvious from the way you act that you give her no respect
She should have learned by now that men are all the same
They're all bastards, they're all creeps, what more should she expect
CHORUS
No no don't look at me
Just don't look at me
It's more than just the hangover, the hangover
Why why why can't you see
what you've done to me
It's more than just the hangover, the hangover
Video as you know is such a beautiful thing
As evidence of a crime there is so little that compares
The footage shows the party a it's in full swing
And you're the helpless bastard that she's dragging up the stairs
CHORUS (x2)
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You say you are the word of spoken truth
And I hear you say you've found the proof
You twist the lines of ancient text
And use it to hang the noose around our necks
Your followers are naught to you but sheep
Their service is your harvest to reap
Drawn to you by your wisdom's guiding light
So blinding that you rob them of their sight
CHORUS 1
And then you finish building your temple of ignorance
And the greatest power will be at your command
And all those that follow you
Will never understand
You say that he's watching us from above
You speak of a world of peace and love
But all you ever do is hate
And tell the rest of us we're already too late
You brand us all for our "evil" crimes
And say justice will make us pay in time
But really who are you to tell
Which of us are damned to burn in hell
CHORUS 2
And so you fortify your temple of ignorance
As the enemy close in on all sides
And All those who follow you
Will try to stem the tides
You beat your followers till their souls are all but dead
So you can plant you're rage inside their heads
You conceal the signs of their delusion
And spur them on to bloody revolution
CHORUS 3
And then you will return to your temple of ignorance
With all their blood stained on your hands
You know that they'll never find
Your spoken promised lands
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VERSE 1
Hanging on the line
Been waiting all this time
Just to talk to you
A question in my mind
That I really need
To say to you
CHORUS
But am I wasting all my time
Should I go find someone else
And even if you answer
Will you ever be able to help
VERSE 2
Hanging on the line
Only company the whine
Of the engaged tone
Outside the sun shines
but I'm stuck in here
Strapped to this telephone
CHORUS
But am I wasting all my time
Should I go find someone else
And even if you answer
Will you ever be able to help
VERSE 3
How long has it been
Always seems to be like the same scene
Repeated over... and over... and over
What's the message mean
How long must I wait
Until it's over... over... over
CHORUS
But am I wasting all my time
Should I go find someone else
And even if you answer
Will you ever be able to help
VERSE 1 (repeat)
Hanging on the line
Been waiting all this time
Just to talk to you
A question in my mind
That I really need
To say to you
CHORUS 2
I'm gonna keep hanging on the line
I don't care what people say
Cos even if it seems you can't be mine
I'm still gonna love you anyway
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9. |
Talk To Me (Demo)
06:30
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Hello can you hear me
I'm standing right in front of you
Your thoughts are a mystery to me
Cos you never let them through
We used to have conversations
Long before they arrived
But now there's no consolation
Now you've left the world behind
Now you've left the world behind
So how high will you go
Cos when that light shines on you're face
It seems that you are lost in space
So please don't waste my time
Cos if you don't want me in your life
Would you please just let me know
so I can let you go
Hello can you hear me
I'm sorry I don't have a clue
You don't seem to comprehend me
So there's nothing I can do
And tapping nails on the keyboard
Are all that we have now
So let me ask just for the record
When will you come down
When will you come down
So how high will you go
Cos when that light shines on you're face
It seems that you are lost in space
So please don't waste my time
Cos if you don't want me in your life
Would you please just let me know
so I can let you go
Why'd you invite me here
If you do not wish to speak
Your signal is loud and clear
But not the format that I seek
So why don't you talk to me
why don't you talk to me
So how high will you go
Cos when that light shines on you're face
It seems that you are lost without a trace
So please don't waste my time
Cos if you don't want me in your life
Would you please just let me know
so I can let you go
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