Our generation sees the world Not the same as before We might as well just throw it all And live like there′s no tomorrow We are the ones Who are living under the gun every day You might be gone before you know So live like there′s no tomorrow Ain′t gonna waste this life There′s no tomorrow - you ain′t gonna live it for me Believe it The official view of the world has changed In a whole new way Live fast cause if you don′t take it You′ll never make it So if you understand me And if you feel the same Then you will know what nitro means You′ll live like there′s no tomorrow - ain′t gonna waste this life There′s no tomorrow - you ain′t gonna live it for me There′s no tomorrow
Before you started tokin′ You used to have a brain But now you don′t get even the simplest of things I can draw a little picture Or even use my hands I try to explain but you just don′t understand Man you′re really losin′ it And you′ve really done a lot of junk now But you keep abusin′ it What in the world happened to you It′s bad enough you do it to yourself But taking someone with you well you know that′s something else I say I′m not that kind of person I′m not that kind of man I try to explain but you just don′t understand I might be sympathetic or cut a little slack If I thought that you were willing to give a little back But you do it in the morning You do it in the night You lie to refrain from just facing your life So I′ll see you man tomorrow You′ll be gackin′ up again I′ll see you in a coffin by the time your wad is spent I think of all the times that I tried to lend a hand I try to explain but you just don′t understand
There’s a moment in time And it’s stuck in my mind Way back, when we were just kids
Cause your eyes told the tale Of an act of betrayal I knew that somebody did
Oh, waves of time Seem to wash away The scenes of our crimes For you this never ends
Can you stay strong? Can you go on? Kristy are you doing okay? A rose that won’t bloom Winter’s kept you Don’t waste your whole life trying To get back what was taken away
Though the marks on your dress Had been neatly repressed I knew that something was wrong And I should have spoke out And I’m so sorry now I didn’t know Cause we were so young
Oh, clouds of time Seem to rain on Innocence left behind And it never goes away
Can you stay strong? Can you go on? Kristy are you doing okay? A rose that won’t bloom Winter’s kept you Don’t waste your whole life trying To get back what was taken away
Oh, clouds of time Seem to rain on Innocence left behind And it never goes away It never goes away
Can you stay strong? Can you go on? Kristy are you doing okay? A rose that won’t bloom Winter’s kept you Don’t waste your whole life trying To get back what was taken away
Don’t waste your whole life trying To get back what was taken away
Once I had a friend that I could count on So I thought Well so it seemed But times of need are not enough To prove your friendship to me now Once I saw a face that I believed in But a mask was all there was So who wears the masks and who wears the faces Well I guess I′ll never know
But as I stand here alone in a room full of people With nothing to say Beer on their minds, and smoke in the air Call them feiends but they just don′t care
Friend for life Such shallow words for broken minds Show me a friend for life Cause I′ll be waiting for that day to arrive When I′ll feel alive I′ll be waiting for that day
Once I found a love I had to know Now we might know each other just too well Cause when we′re together we just can′t get enough Or is it we just can′t get what we want Once I saw a dream, I had to chase it Dreams quickly turn to reality Who′s at fault in this game of yours and mine Well I guess I′ll never know
But as I sit here alone Think of the girl who came softly inside me The look in her eyes, the smell of her hair Call her my own but is she really there?
Love for life Such noble words for noble minds Show me a love for life Cause I′ll be waiting for that day to arrive When I′ll feel alive I′ll be waiting for that day
Once I had a friend that I could count Times of need are not enough Once I found a love I had to know Now we might know each other just too well Once I saw a dream I had to chase Dreams quickly turn to reality Now let me close my eyes Because I don′t want to see anything anymore
′Hey, you′re a riddle′, I say as I move aside (Like I really need your advice) But you won′t leave it alone Little men try but don′t get a lot done Living in sin doesn′t move me either way I get a feeling you′re so vague Like I said before Little men come when anything goes
When the rain comes I sit home and pray Make it all numb I wish it all away All I really need is just somewhere to hide away Kick him when he′s down Here alone I′ll put up and fight Kick him when he′s down Beat me all the way I′ll take it all night Kick him when he′s down Hey, don′t worry, I′ll get along home alright
Hey, everybody′s supposed to be the same So how come they′re so lame? It′s like taking a fall Keep on running back into that wall Awake in a dream, get up and go to work But I′m feeling like such a jerk Like I said before Little men come when everything goes
′Hey, you′re a riddle′ I say as I move aside (Like I really need your advice) But you won′t leave it alone Little men try but don′t get a lot done Living in sin doesn′t move me either way I get a feeling you′re so vague Like I said before Little men come when anything goes
I saw a little kid As he walked around He picked a candy bar up Off the ground He chowed about a half Then his face turned blue Turned out that candy bar was doggy-doo Don′t pick it up I say Unless you can throw it away Don′t pick it up I say You′re gonna be bummed that you went that way
You′re out there makin′ bacon No scrutiny You mess around too much And you got VD You know you never think And you′re sore today You′re gonna take it back to California Don′t pick it up I say Unless you can throw it away Don′t pick it up I say You′re gonna be bummed that you went that way
My friend was kinda hurtin′ For a girl to try He saw one that looked like Pat On Saturday Night Live It had a pair of thingies But a mustache too Not clearly male nor female So now what to do Don′t pick it up I say Unless you can throw it away Don′t pick it up I say You′re gonna be bummed that you went that way
I′m seeing this girl and she just might be out of her mind Well, she′s got baggage and it′s all the emotional kind She talks about closure and that validation bit I don′t mean to be insensitive, but I really hate that shit
And I say yeah, yeah Oh man, she′s got issues and I′m gonna pay Yeah, yeah She thinks she′s the victim, yeah
Now, I know she′ll feel abandoned if I don′t stay over late And I know she′s afraid to commit, but it′s only our second date
And I say yeah, yeah Oh man, she′s got issues and I′m gonna pay Yeah, yeah She says she′s the victim, but she takes it all out on me
I don′t know why you′re messed up I don′t know why your whole life is a chore Just do me a favor And check your baggage at the door
Now, she talks about her ex non-stop, but I don′t mind But when she calls out his name in bed, that′s where I draw the line You told me a hundred times how your father left and he′s gone But I wish you wouldn′t call me daddy when we′re gettin′ it on
And I say yeah, yeah Oh man, she′s got issues and I′m gonna pay Yeah, yeah She′s playing the victim and taking it all out on me
All this time has whittled away Like so many days in one Back and forth the leaders sway Backing it up with guns Superpowers flex their wings Hold the world on puppet strings Egos will feed While citizens bleed That′s always the way it goes When will the world listen to reason I′ve got a feeling it′ll be a long time When will the truth come in to season I′ve got a feeling it′ll be a long time All they want is what they can defend Before their time is up Make the same mistakes again Heard it all before Superpowers flex their wings Hold the world on puppet strings Egos will feed While citizens bleed That′s always the way it goes Well if they tried Maybe they′d see It′d do a little good to let the world be free Handshake and a smile Gets you on through Then turn it all around with a suicide move But you know it′s not fooling anyone but me You gotta make yourself see what you want to see
My friend′s got a girlfriend Man he hates that bitch He tells me every day He says "man I really gotta lose my chick In the worst kind of way"
She sits on her ass He works his hands to the bone To give her money every payday But she wants more dinero just to stay at home Well my friend You gotta say
I won′t pay, I won′t pay ya, no way na-na, Why don′t you get a job? Say no way, say no way ya, no way na-na, why don′t you get a job?
I guess all his money, well it isn′t enough To keep her bill collectors at bay I guess all his money, well it isn′t enough Cause that girl′s got expensive taste
I won′t pay, I won′t pay ya, no way na-na, Why don′t you get a job? Say no way, say no way ya, no way na-na, why don′t you get a job?
Well I guess it ain′t easy doing nothing at all But hey man free rides just don′t come along every day
Let me tell you about my other friend now
My friend′s got a boyfriend, man she hates that dick She tells me every day He wants more dinero just to stay at home Well my friend You gotta say
I won′t pay, I won′t pay ya, no way na-na, Why don′t you get a job? Say no way, say no way ya, no way na-na, why don′t you get a job?
I won′t give you no money, I always pay na-na, Why don′t you get a job? Say no way, say no way ya, no way na-na, Why don′t you get a job?
[Spoken:] Hey, that′s something everyone can enjoy!
When we were young, the future was so bright, whoa The old neighborhood was so alive, whoa And every kid on the whole damn street, whoa Was gonna make it big and not be beat
Now, the neighborhood′s cracked and torn, whoa The kids are grown up, but their lives are worn, whoa How can one little street Swallow so many lives
Chances thrown, nothing′s free Longing for what used to be Still, it′s hard, hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams
Jamie had a chance, well, she really did, whoa Instead, she dropped out and had a couple of kids, whoa Mark still lives at home ′cause he′s got no job, whoa He just plays guitar and smokes a lotta pot
Jay committed suicide, whoa Brandon od′d and died, whoa What the hell is going on The cruelest dream, reality
Chances thrown, nothing′s free Longing for what used to be Still, it′s hard, hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams
Go!
Chances thrown, nothing′s free Longing for what used to be Still, it′s hard, hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams
Show me how to lie You’re getting better all the time And turning all against the one Is an art that’s hard to teach Another clever word Sets off an unsuspecting herd And as you step back into line A mob jumps to their feet
Now dance, fucker, dance Man, he never had a chance And no one even knew It was really only you
And now you steal away Take him out today Nice work you did You’re gonna go far, kid
With a thousand lies And a good disguise Hit ‘em right between the eyes Hit ‘em right between the eyes When you walk away Nothing more to say See the lightning in your eyes See ‘em running for their lives
Slowly out of line And drifting closer in your sights So play it out I’m wide awake It’s a scene about me There’s something in your way And now someone is gonna pay And if you can’t get what you want Well it’s all because of me
Now dance, fucker, dance Man, I never had a chance And no one even knew It was really only you
And now you’ll lead the way Show the light of day Nice work you did You’re gonna go far, kid Trust, deceived!
With a thousand lies And a good disguise Hit ‘em right between the eyes Hit ‘em right between the eyes When you walk away Nothing more to say See the lightning in your eyes See ‘em running for their lives
Now dance, fucker, dance He never had a chance And no one even knew It was really only you
So dance, fucker, dance I never had a chance It was really only you
With a thousand lies And a good disguise Hit ‘em right between the eyes Hit ‘em right between the eyes When you walk away Nothing more to say See the lightning in your eyes See ‘em running for their lives
Clever alibis Lord of the flies Hit ‘em right between the eyes Hit ‘em right between the eyes When you walk away Nothing more to say See the lightning in your eyes See ‘em running for their lives
Well our souls are all mistaken in the same misguided way We all end up forsaken, we′re just choosing our own way The future now incinerates before our very eyes And leaves us with emptiness of no more tries
Well our visions of glory have spiraled down the drain The best of our intentions come crashing down in flames The depths of our despair we are unable to contain It′s shallow living
The noose is falling And all my friends are crawling The noose is falling And enemies are rising A truth appalling Our mak′r comes a calling The noose is falling And enemies are rising
Well the tracers from yesteryear are burning in the dust Your bruises are reminders of naivete and trust You′re only feeling stronger cause your body′s getting numb Now I lay you down Put the coins in your eyes And blow the candles out
The noose is falling And all my friends are crawling The noose is falling And enemies are rising A truth appalling Our mak′r comes a calling The noose is falling And enemies are rising
How does it feel? When you have it all? How can you live? With nothing at all?
Where do you run? Where do you go? When the holes in your truth Are starting to show?
And the rain comes And the world is on my head Crave the sun But I can′t get out of bed
How can you take? Without giving back? How does it work? When it′s really cracked?
How does it feel
And no wonder Hearts and minds have been won How does it feel And I wonder How it′s all come undone And the rain comes And the world is on my head Crave the sun But I can′t get out of bed
Want it You got it You′re sorry You bought it You′re sliding Want it You got it You′re sorry You bought it Can′t hide it Tell me who do you see Cause you look a lot like me
How can you take? Without giving back? Who do you see? Cause you look a lot like me
When you′re feeling low Hypodermic′s where you go When you′re with yourself You wish you could be someone else
Can′t you see like you saw anymore Can′t you feel like you felt before Can′t you face anything anymore When life′s a waste Run away Your life′s a waste Run away
Once you get a ride Doesn′t matter where you lied Once you shoot it in Doesn′t matter who you′ve been You′re reaching in but you don′t know where to begin All your dance and song won′t matter when you′re gone
We are one with ourselves We don′t give a shit about anyone else Well it won′t be wrong until our day in the sun is gonna stop The walls come tumbling down
We are one We are free We are headed for obscurity We are one We are weak We are gonna make ourselves extinct
Let it go We′re gonna let it go It′s real, we are one You know it′s true Don′t fuck with us or we′ll fuck with you It′s a mentality that kills the best We better stop The walls come tumbling down
We are one and it won′t be news When we hang ourselves with one collective noose Well, it won′t be wrong until our day in the sun is gonna stop The walls come tumbling down
Time has washed away And now I may wonder How did it all slip by Cause I always thought We had forever Future calls to me To take me away from things I don′t want to leave behind Like I′m slipping away I can′t hold on
Find that path alone Crossroads lead me away But that′s not what worries me I just want to know what′s home
Through it all My mind still wanders To the one who touched my soul Though her road leads away She′s still my True love I could believe
Will is not enough when all those Lost days stand in the way But she was My hopes and dreams my Whole world I could believe
I still want to know Who can see for me Crossroads tell me
Now you′ll have to trade Your past away And find another day So is change a friend or an enemy
Through what comes to pass I′ll find my way I′ve seen it all before But is the best you can be The best thing to be Some people say You′re just wasting time But that′s not what worries me I just want to know what′s home
On the way Trying to get where I′d like to say I′m always feeling steered away By someone trying to tell me What to say and do I don′t want it I gotta go find my own way I gotta go make my own mistakes Sorry man for feeling Feeling the way I do On yeah, Oh yeah Open wide and they′ll shove in Their meaning of life Oh yeah, Oh yeah But not for me I′ll do it on my own Oh yeah, Oh yeah Open wide and swallow their meaning of life I can′t make it work your way Thanks but no thanks By the way I know your path has been tried and so It may seem like the way to go Me, I′d rather be found Trying something new And the bottom line In all of this seems to say There′s no right and wrong way Sorry if I don′t feel like Living the way you do
This time you’re really dead Once followed, but always led You thought you’d rise above it all
It’s all inside your head All ripping it up in shreds I know someday you’re gonna fall
And I don’t wanna say I told you so But I told you so Now you’ve lost control
And I don’t wanna be the rise and fall Give me more or nothing at all
You’re in an awful way Sucked in by what you crave They just can’t wait to see you crawl
And you can only laugh Give in to the other half They’re only tearing down your walls
And I don’t wanna say I told you so But I told you so Now you’ve lost control
And I don’t wanna be the rise and fall Give me more or nothing at all
They’ve come to see you rise and fall They’re only tearing down your walls They’ve come to see you rise and fall And I don’t wanna say you’ve lost control
And I don’t wanna say I told you so But I told you so Now you’ve lost control
And I don’t wanna be the rise and fall Give me more or nothing at all
When cops are taking care of business I can understand But the L.A. story′s gone way out of hand Their acts of aggression, they say they′re justified But it seems an obsession has started from the inside They′re shooting anyone who even tries to run They′re shooting little kids with toy guns Take it to a jury but they don′t give a damn Because the one who tells the truth is always the policeman
Beat all the niggers Beat whoever you see Don′t need a reason (We′re) L.A.P.D.
The city of L.A. feels like a prison With helicopters overhead and bullets whizzing by Martial law ain′t no solution Police brutality′s just social pollution
Beat all the white trash Beat whoever you see Don′t need a reason (We′re) L.A.P.D.
They say they′re keeping the peace But I′m not buying it because a billy club ain′t much of a pacifier "Protecting your freedom" Now that′s just a lie It′s an excuse for power that′s more like an alibi Law and order doesn′t really matter When you′re the one getting bruised and battered You take it to a jury, they′ll throw it in your face Because justice in L.A. comes in a can of mace
I believe that reality′s gone Disillusion′s real I believe that morality′s gone And there′s nothing to feel If you take the sacred things The things that we hold dear Empty promise is all you′ll find So give me something Something to believe in I believe in a changing of the guard Put our feet on the ground See it happen in your own background Everything breaks down Do you accept what you are told Without even thinking Throw it all and make your own And give me something Something to believe in Where they lead You will follow Well I guess that′s just the way it goes And if you look away You′ll be doing what they say And if you look alive You′ll be singled out and tried If you take home anything Let it be your will to think The more cynical you become The better off you′ll be
I′m getting edgy all the time There′s someone around me just a step behind It′s kinda scary, the shape I′m in The walls are shakin′ and they′re closing in Too fast or a bit too slow I′m paranoid of people and it′s starting to show There′s one guy that I can′t shake Over my shoulder is a big mistake Sitting on the bed Or lying wide awake There′s demons in my head And it′s more than I can take I think I′m on a roll But I think it′s kinda weak Saying all I know is I gotta get away from me I tell you something just ain′t right My head is on loose but my shoes are tight Avoiding my friends cause they all bug Life is a riddle and I′m really stumped If you reason, don′t you know Your own preoccupation is where you′ll go I think I′m being followed, I look around It′s only my shadow creepin′ on the ground
I think I′m burning up inside I think I′ll take a little ride I′m gonna light up everything in sight I′ll drive on by your yard And throw a Molotov cocktail at your car Then another in the local bar
Ignition They call it an obsession but I think it′s kinda bitchen′ I think it′s kinda neat Yeah, I′m a pyro I wanna burn it up Yeah, I′m a pyro
Tonight this ′hood will be a pyre I′m gonna set your house on fire I′ll dance around the pretty flames Such a wonderful game
I want to make a tiki torch I′m gonna throw it on your porch Then I′m gonna run away And come back another day So many houses, so little time So many reasons, I′m not a crime I′d like to set you up I′d like to set you up
Jennifer lost the war today You′ll find her burned and raped Through it all She must have wondered What have I done But nobody really cares today The world′s a busy place Guess she must have really sinned
I guess we′re all just soldiers She was only six years old Left to die by strangers Her family waits And if we′re all just soldiers Is it so wrong to be afraid
Phoebe lost the war today There must be some mistake Say it happens all the time And it′s said and done And Little Miss 1565 Your soul remains unclaimed Guess you must have really sinned
Morality won′t help her When she lies silent in a morgue And all our sorrows just don′t count at all But will the morning headlines Even say that it′s a shame What are we headin′ for
Seen it all before Silent on the ground As he′s walking away And I wonder how many more Everybody takes it Like it′s nothing at all Jennifer lost the war
Look at my soldier boy now With that big gun in your little hand As you patrol this foreign land Hear the mine that clicks beneath your feet
Now do you see the light Fading while your world is crumbling Out on patrol And all you can do is sit and stare What revelation have you now What culmination to your speck of life Your moment in time
As you sit here all alone Will your buddies come and save your life But as the enemy appears See your life flash before your eyes
Rage burns can′t push it aside now Can′t forgive this grudge is alive now All the rage eats you up inside Can you leave it behind What a surprise -- You′re fucked with again Yeah It′s a way of life you need to get over All the rage just eats you alive Can you leave it behind I don′t know where it′ll end The sun has set And I can′t be friends I don′t know if I can forgive The day is long But you were so dead wrong
Sometimes I think I′m gonna drown Cause everyone around′s so hollow I′m alone Sometimes I think I′m going down But no one makes a sound They follow And I′m alone Yeah if I make it I′d be amazed Just to find tomorrow One more day and I′d be amazed Just to see it waiting And if I make it I′m still alone No more hope for better days But if I could change Then I′d really be amazed And when you know you can′t relate To one more shiny face Your heart breaks No one cares And when you know you can′t go on Cause everything is wrong Your heart breaks But no one′s there
She wakes up Rage and grace Pulling me closer Pushing away And me the sharpest thorn on your vine Twisting and turning, we′re all intertwined
Broken wing Empty glass Words that scream and bounce right back She says,"You know, we′d all like to rearrange"
Chorus: I wish I could fix you And make you how I want you I wish I could fix you And I wish you could fix me
I wish I could heal you And mend where you are broken I wish I could heal you And I wish you could heal me
The beaming sunrise buries the night The setting sun destroys the light And she said, "Baby, I′ve got to get going" Cutting each other without even knowing
She sees a million stars like holes in the sky All God′s tears, for her they cry And I am in her rain
Chorus
Broken wing Empty glass Words that scream and bounce right back She says, "You know, we′d all like to rearrange"
Ask me no questions and I′ll tell you I′ll tell you no lies When all is said and done Does it really matter who′s wrong or right Don′t ask me for a reason, I can′t explain Why we hurt one another again and again As I lie bleeding here I still I still reach for you
A thousand days Have passed away A thousand days Were captured in her eyes
Your eyes are open now but you know It′s still hard to see inside When action and intention Are two seperate things Now I somehow wish I could explain Why we hurt each other again and again Like someone on his dying breath I still reach for you
A thousand days Have passed away A thousand days Were captured in her eyes
Forever we′ve been Trapped by our hearts Trapped by our minds I′d like to leave I′d like to win at love
But I just can′t let it go And I just can′t watch it slipping away And I just can′t let it go And I just can′t stand another minute
Maybe now someday our shattered live Will mend themselves again But now a million miles away I still wish I could And though I somehow know, I can′t explain Why we hurt one another again and again Like someone on his dying breath I still reach for you
Lay awake, I don′t give a shit If I even ever wake up in the morning Down below, there′s a pile of sin Always waiting for a, waiting for a warning
Burned at the stake, inside, I′m blistering Not a whisper looking in, you′d never know it Miles below, I look up again When you snap they say before you never show it
Someone said it′s alright Save it now, don′t say it for my sake Someone said it′s alright Faster now, you know I got no brakes, no brakes
Fuses glow, wounds are festering ′til the wind comes up and takes it to the last pow Back and forth, staring at the wall This room′s a cage, I know that something′s gotta give now
Lay awake, I don′t give a shit If I even ever wake up in the morning Down below, there′s a pile of sin Always waiting for a, waiting for a warning
Burned at the stake, inside, I′m blistering Not a whisper looking in, you′d never know it Miles below, I look up again When you snap they say before you never show it
Someone said it′s alright Save it now, don′t say it for my sake Someone said it′s alright Faster now, you know I got no brakes, no brakes
Someone said it′s alright Save it now, don′t say it for my sake Someone said it′s alright Faster now, you know I got no brakes
Someone said it′s alright Save it now, don′t say it for my sake Someone said it′s alright Faster now, you know I got no brakes
When we younger There always seemed like Some perfect mold That we′re supposed to be But now we′re growing up and I see it′s just not that way Now I feel like someones lied to me
Cause I′ve been true Made good for you And now I feel used I′m asking you How does it feel How does it feel How does it feel To be like you
Tell me now elders What were your reasons for Making it seem Like you were so much more If you want to feel good Because of our accomplishments Why the fuck Don′t you just do it yourself
Cause I′ve tried Man I′ve tried While you all lied So now just tell me How does it feel How does it feel How does it feel To be like you
Look at all the families now Who don′t talk and don′t trust Because of the way That things have been done When will you finally learn To leave out the bullshit And just be straight with us
Our lives run different ways Through the rain I see you in the sun Our star shines anyway If you wish upon it we are one Dog eat dog Every day On our fellow man we prey Dog eat dog To get by Hope you like my genocide I find it such a shame Through the pain I see things as they are We′re served up on a plate The pedestal is high enough to fall And if in time We can see the errors of our ways Would anyone change it anyhow Our time is up I bet you′d only run If you saw what goes inside our own I bet you′d lead the way If it were up to you to decide But it′s not
Let’s make this complicated Thinking is overrated We’re busting out Of this shitty little town
Green grass and colored lenses Tear down these picket fences Burn in our beds While the city lies sleeping
Why oh why? Are we starting up and going down? My oh my Just the two of us in Nothingtown Our superhero play We’ll leave this town today Hold on tighter With my lighter Shining through
These city streets are burning Rose red your wheels are turning Make me believe Someday we could really leave
Blindfold a new direction Stop asking better questions Don’t figure out That we’re never getting out
Why oh why? Are we starting up and going down? My oh my Just the two of us in Nothingtown Our superhero play We’ll leave this town today And I’ll row it if you steer it I’ll yell until you hear it Hold on tighter With my lighter Shining through
Why oh why? Are we starting up and going down? My oh my Just the two of us in Nothingtown Our superhero play Our dreams get in the way And I’ll row it if you steer it I’ll yell until you hear it Hold on tighter With my lighter Shining through
Still stuck in Nothingtown Still stuck in Nothingtown Come on let’s go
I am the one Camouflage and guns Risk my life To keep my people from harm
Authority Vested in me I sacrifice With my brothers in arms
Through this doorway What’s on the other side Never knowing Exactly what I’ll find Locked and loaded Voices screaming Let’s go! Come on do it! Here we go
Take a life That others may live Oh that’s just the way it goes Shut my eyes It hammers in my head Where it’ll end nobody knows
Take a life That ten others may live Oh that’s just the way it goes It’s playing over and over in my head Where it’ll end Nobody knows
Stay the course Reasonable force I believe I serve a greater good
Smoke and dust Enemies are crushed Nothing left Where a man once stood
Through this doorway What’s on the other side Never knowing Exactly what I’ll find Locked and loaded Voices screaming Let’s go! But I’m just doing what I’m told
Take a life That others may live Oh that’s just the way it goes Shut my eyes It hammers in my head Where it’ll end Nobody knows
Take this life That ten others may live Oh that’s just the way it goes It’s playing over and over in my head Where it begins And where it’ll end Nobody knows
Bang bang it hammers in my head Bang bang it hammers in my head Bang bang it hammers in my head In my head In my head
Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me Locked and loaded Gonna find my truth Now I’m busting through All hell breaks loose
And you can all hide behind your desks now And you can cry, ‘teacher come help me!’ Through you all My aim is true My aim is true My aim is true
Now, I don′t know and it′s hard to explain But it seems like things are just kind of insane Because the world is crying but nobody′s listening, So please leave a message on my cell phone!
I see bullets getting better, biblical weather And that guy on TV is like a total asshole Who are you wearing tonight? Celebrity fundraiser, tight! Black ties making wrongs right, how′s your social Band-Aid?
I don′t know much, I don′t know too much... But I know this - Shit is fucked up!
I guess it′s all about the dream, The ends justify the means I′m tellin′ you, shit is fucked up!
You know, it′s all about the dream, The ends justify the means
Now thank god for the media for saving the day, Putting it all into perspective in a responsible way With more celebrity news, typical bullshit ′n′ views, I think we′re losing this fight sponsored by Bud Light
And now we′re rockin′ the casbah and taking the flak, The genie′s out of the bottle and we can′t put it back (Put it back!) All this stuff, it′s overwhelming my brain Can you see the storm comin′? It′s coming this way...
I don′t know much, I don′t know too much... But I know this - Shit is fucked up!
I guess it′s all about the dream, The ends justify the means I′m tellin′ you, shit is fucked up!
You know, it′s all about the dream, The ends justify the means, The ends justify the means!
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I don′t know much, I don′t know too much... I don′t know much, I don′t know too much!
I guess it′s all about the dream, The ends justify the means I′m tellin′ you, shit is fucked up!
You know, it′s all about the dream, The ends justify the means
I hate a lot of things I hate a lot of people that are lame I like to hate stuff Cause then I don′t havae to try and make A change I hate teachers I hate school I hate the cheerleaders And anyone who′s cool I hate the office I hate the Quad Don′t wanna learn nothing I want to be a slob
It′s cool to hate It′s cool to hate I don′t like nothing and I like that fine (Liking something′s just a waste of time) It′s cool to hate It′s cool to hate I don′t like nothing and I like that fine (Liking something′s just a waste of time) I don′t like nothing and like that fine (Liking something′s just a waste of time) Yeah I hate everything I even hate you too So fuck you
I′m always thinking bad I never have nothing good to say I′d rather tear things down Than build them up It′s easier that way I hate the jocks And I hate the geeks I hate the trendies But I also hate the freaks I hate Dr. Martens And Muscle T′s I′m only happy when I′m in my misery I′ll cut you down and give you lip Being positive′s so unhip I′ll cut you down cause I′m a fool Being positive′s so uncool
I hate the jocks Annd I hate the geeks I hate the trendies But I also hate the freaks I hate your band And I hate TV I′m only happy when I′m in my misery
So here we go Having the same old fight again There she goes Same old game that never ends If I could say The right words I know I could make you stay If I could say The right words Things would work out all right
And if you go I won′t believe That it′s forever
And you can go But I′ll never leave Cause it′s not over
Replay last night Talking it out don′t make it right I know she′s tried, but my whole world Is her and all we′ve got now
And if you go I won′t believe That it′s forever
I won′t let go Even if she say that it′s over I know it′ll be Different this time If you′d just stay
And when we wrote this story How did it end? It was you and me for all our lives Come on, donat say it We′ll try again And if I′d just hold you We could last
But she stands softly Tears down her face Hitting me, oh god This is the end I′d wait here for But there′s nothing more now I can do How did you know How did you know How did you know Finally
Now I could lie by your side All serrated for you Down below cancer grows Weeping waits inside you too All our rage begs a stage It′s a waste of time though And you style seems worthwhile But this lonely road has turned And you faded there They pretend to care Vultures waiting If you don′t like me Certify Me Yeah I don′t know Yeah I won′t go Yeah save it I′m okay
And in the sun a loaded gun Makes for conversation All the while in denial It′s too late for me to change
And you were unchained Nothing more had changed I could fake it If you still hate me Confiscate me
Oh we′re jaded I don′t know Overrated I won′t go All serrated Save it I′m okay Okay Yeah I wonat play Yeah go away Yeah save it Iam okay
See the way the wind blows Lives are intertwined Watch the way the world goes The man deals out our plight
Jester in the corner Laughs without a sound Jester in the corner Malady abounds
In our souls In our souls In our souls
See the way the sun sets Twilight of this life The man is making little bets Playing with our lives
All that I believe now Anything is possible A simple explanation For the evil in this world
And in our souls In our souls In our souls In our souls
Oooh oooh, no
Come down to sorry and sable It′s always the man He′s always keeping you down Bow down ′cause I see it before me Shadow and light That always keeps you running
Oooh, shut up, you talk too much Oooh, pay the man now, yeah Oooh, shut up, you talk too much Oooh, pay now, pay now, now, now
Look at you and your struggle for freedom But you ain′t nothing We all pay the man for living Wouldn′t it be nice for a change now To be unchained My life is for me now
But this is life This is life This is life This is life
Pay the man now Pay the man now Pay the man now He′s the man, now
Oooh, shut up, you talk too much Oooh, pay the man now, yeah Oooh, shut up, you talk too much Oooh
Oooh oooh, no
Whoa Whoa Whoa (now, now) Whoa (now)
Oooh, shut up, you talk too much Oooh, pay the man now, yeah
Nothing changes cause it′s all the same The world you get′s the one you give away It all just happens again Way down the line There is a chain that′s never broken You know the story it′s sad but true An angry man gets drunk and beats his kids The same old way his drunken father did What comes around well it goes around Nothing changes cause it′s all the same The world you get′s the one you give away It all just happens again Way down the line
At 17 Shannon is pregnant As young as her mom when she had her Her kid is never gonna have a dad The same old way that Shannon never had What comes around well it goes around Nothing changes cause it′s all the same The world you get′s the one you give away It all just happens again Way down the line And all the things you learn when you′re a kid You′ll fuck up just like your parents did It all just happens again Way down the line
And welfare moms have kids on welfare And fat parents they have fat kids too You know it′s never gonna end The same old cycle′s gonna start again What comes around well it goes around
I wrote her off for the tenth time today And practiced all the things I would say But she came over I lost my nerve I took her back and made her dessert Now I know I′m being used That′s okay man cause I like the abuse I know she′s playing with me That′s okay cause I′ve got no self esteem We make plans to go out at night I wait till 2 then I turn out the light All this rejection′s got me so low If she keeps it up I just might tell her so When she′s saying that she wants only me Then I wonder why she sleeps with my friends When she′s saying that I′m like a disease Then I wonder how much more I can spend Well I guess I should stick up for myself But I really think it′s better this way The more you suffer The more it shows you really care Right? Now I′ll relate this a little bit That happens more than I′d like to admit Late at night she knocks on my door Drunk again and looking to score Now I know I should say no But that′s kind of hard when she′s ready to go I may be dumb But I′m not a dweeb I′m just a sucker with no self esteem
He′s a pistol grip And a lightning rod hammer step He always busts his knuckles When he′s wrenchin′ up his shit He just a Killboy Powerhead...yeah You know I saw his woman She was writing his name in blood You know I saw his woman Hard as a rock She said she was his baby Who looked just like the Hoover Dam You know I saw his woman Hard as a rock He just a Killboy Powerhead Killboy Powerhead Killboy Powerhead Killboy Powerhead...yeah
Once you said you′d stick to it until the end I guess you lied, they call it suicide Now you′re gone What was so wrong that you couldn′t find a way to carry on? Second guess Did I do my best There was a friend I had
Johnny was a weirdo So what did you expect? I ain′t no fucking hero I′m just trying to survive myself
I should have known you went through it alone I wonder why did you even try? You could have come to me I would have helped you see You could have found a way to carry on Second guess Did I do my best There was a friend I had...
′Johnny′s strange behavior was a tip-off,′ they say But I ain′t no fucking savior I′m just living day by day
Little things, little lives hanging ′til the end I say it doesn′t really mean nothing Telling truth, telling lies I used to have a friend I say it don′t really mean nothing And I can′t let this feeling go Let this feeling go Let this feeling go
Look at me while I look at you Seeing eye to eye we can never do You try to tell me what is right I may not know a lot but I know one thing
If you′ve got the answer Then I don′t want to know If you′ve got the answer Just keep it your own
I wonder why our world is ablaze Sometimes I speak aloud to hear what people have to say I try to have an open mind But your brain and mouth must not be connected
If you′ve got the answer Then I don′t want to know If you′ve got the answer Just leave me alone
I would be patient but it takes so long I don′t want all this misinformation All the words that you say Lean on me while I lean on you If we destroy each other We might save a life or two A little sun, a little shine Separates us both by forever and a day
If you′ve got a vision Then I don′t want to see If you′ve got a notion Don′t waste it on me
In a world without leaders Who′d start all the wars? The world that you′re saving Will always be yours
Kill the President Listen to the voice of reason Unify with that single line Stop the man with the power Of the government A leader′s not the center Of democracy
In a world without leaders Who′d make people starve? The world that we′re saving Will always be ours
Everyone says Well maybe I′ll make a difference Thinking they′ve got plenty of time But you′re squeezed A little tighter everyday Punished before you can commit a crime
In a world without leaders Who′d start all the wars? The world that you′re saving Will always be yours
Kill the President Listen to the voice of reason Unify with that single line Stop the man with the power Of the goverment A leader′s not the center Of democracy
America All of your enemies Come from within But you lash out so It is seen Like some frightened child In an angry world Or the fall of Rome Your demise comes From your own hands
In a world without leaders Who′d start all the wars? The world that you′re saving Will always be yours
In a world without leaders We might have a chance But we′ll never see it As long as there′s
Look at the crowd and tell me whether All are surrounded But none are together If you′re awake, look all around At all of the people Still you′re so alone So alone If I could, I′d make a suggestion Without sounding preachy Or begging the question Melt with your minds Melt with each other Don′t be surrounded Don′t be so alone
Well, I′d like to tell you all about my dream, it′s a place Where strip malls abound and diversion′s mere moments away Where culture′s defined by the ones least refined And you′ll be left behind if you don′t fit in It′s all distorted in americana, my way Well, fuck you
Whoa, whoa, whoa Well, my dream has come true Whoa, whoa, whoa My vision has come true
Now, give me my cable, fast food, four-by′s, tat′s right away I want it right now, ′cause my g-ggeneration don′t like to wait My future′s determined by thieves, thugs, and vermin It′s quite an excursion, but it′s ok Everything′s backwards in americana, my way Well, fuck you
Whoa, whoa, whoa Well, my dream has come true Whoa, whoa, whoa My vision has come true Yeah, it′s all coming true
I′m a product Of my environment So don′t blame me I just work here but I wanna fuck it all!
My rights are denied by those least qualified Trading profit for pride, but it′s ok Everything′s backwards in americana, my way Well, fuck you
Whoa, whoa, whoa Well, my nightmare has come true Whoa, whoa, whoa My nightmare has come true Yeah, it′s all coming true Yeah, it′s all coming true
You brace and hold it all inside It′s more than you can stand No one around even tries Tries to understand
Don′t turn away, don′t turn away Come out swinging Come out alone They′re in your way But as long as you′re swinging Strong then you′ll get by
Your pacing′s wearing out a line Right beside your bed The scene replays a million times Stuck inside your head
And though you stand in place Your mind escapes Read between the lies Smile′s on your face You fake like you′re ok
Don′t turn away, don′t turn away Come out swinging Out on your own They′re in your way You may be stinging But you′ll get by Don′t turn away, don′t turn away Come out swinging Never alone again The pain inside can guide your way
Midnight, no sleep Inside, you scream to No one, hears you fall Daylight, prove me today One more try
Don′t turn away, don′t turn Come out swinging Come out alone They′re in your way You may be stinging But you′ll get by Donat turn away, don′t turn away Come out swinging Never alone again Pain inside Leads you through so you′ll get by