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Send Us Fools
01:54
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Why do you send us fools to believe in?
Why do you make us fools who believe?
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Trapped
03:33
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Trapped inside your bubble again
When you’ve been up this crick as many times as I’ve been
You don’t forget to pack an extra paddle again
I remember when we were a thing
We used to laugh and dance and shout and we’d sing
We'd sing whoa oh oh oh
But that’s over now
Like history
Like phrenology
Like democracy
Like a simile
Trapped inside your puzzle again
When you’ve been knocked down for as long and far as I’ve been
You don’t forget to bring a longer ladder again
I remember when we were a thing
We used to laugh and dance and shout and we’d sing
We'd sing whoa oh oh oh
Trapped inside your bottle again
When you’ve been locked out for as long as I’ve been
You don’t forget to find another way to get in
I remember when we were a thing
We used to laugh and dance and shout and we’d sing
We'd sing whoa oh oh oh
Trapped!
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3. |
With a Kiss
02:33
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I don’t what you’re thinking and I don’t know what you do
I don’t know what you’ve been drinking or how many you’ve been through
I don’t know if I’m gonna have to pick you off the floor
Don’t be surprised if I show up at your door
Cuz I know when eyes like ours meet like this
I know it all starts with a kiss
I don’t know what I think and I don’t know what I feel
I don’t know if what I see is really, really real
I don’t know what you’re doing down there on the farm
But I know I’d like to come down and hold you in my arms
And I know it all starts with a kiss
Oh kiss this!
I don’t know where you come from or where you’re going to
I don’t know if this message is getting through to you
I don’t know what’s come over me but I must admit
I know you and I would make a perfect fit
And I know it all starts with a kiss.
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4. |
Twisted Shout
04:26
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Come on and twist and shout
Come on and shake it up
You really got me going now
Just like I knew you would
Come on and light my fire
Come on and start me up
You’re talking ‘bout your satisfaction
Did it get all used up?
Just like I knew they would
Just like I knew they would
Come on and twist and shout
Come on and shake it up
You really got me going now
Just like I know they would
Well, I can see for miles
And I can see for days
You’re talking ‘bout your generation
But they’ve all gone away
Just like I knew they would
Just like I knew they would
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5. |
Robbin
05:31
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Robbin looks in the mirror and he’s not quite sure what he sees
Robbin just turned 41 without any memories
Of the groupie sex or the hotels they wrecked
or the tiger-striped spandex
Robbin looks out his window at the southern California seashore
And Robbin looks up at the wall
At his gold and platinum awards
For when the singer sang and the guitars rang
For four out of five in Kerrang
Robbin, close your eyes
You won't hear a sound
Cuz the singer’s stopped singing and the guitars have stopped ringing
And what comes goes round and round
And where it stops no one knows
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6. |
Airborne
03:22
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Airborne gonna lift you right out of your seat
Airborne gonna knock you right off of your feet
Airborne gonna hit you on every beat
Airborne gonna spread to everybody you meet
Airborne gonna knock you back into your bed
Airborne gonna get you goin’ out of your head
Airborne gonna lock you up inside of your home
Airborne gonna keep you locked up and alone
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7. |
We Don't Like You
02:38
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We’re just waiting for the sky to fall 'cause we’re tired of ya’ll tellin’ us what to do
We’re just waiting for the day to break ‘cause we got things to make, that’s what we do
We don’t like you
You know it’s true
We’re just waiting for these barricades to end this masquerade and unmask you
We’re just waiting for the rope to fray ‘cause we got bills to pay and so do you
We don’t like you
You know it’s true, yes you do
We are so tired of all your lies
Ask us no questions, you’ll get no replies
Everything you say is just a silly game
Sad eyes, sad dogs crying in the rain
We’re just waiting for the earth to shake for the ground to quake and rattle you
We’re just waiting for the hurricane, for the swamp to drain and swallow you
We don’t like you
You know it’s true, yes you do
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8. |
Mockingbird
02:40
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Hush little baby, don’t say a thing
Daddy’s gonna buy you a diamond ring
And if that diamond ring don’t shine
Daddy’s gonna buy you a diamond mine
Hush little baby, don’t say a word
Daddy’s gonna buy you a mockingbird
And if that mockingbird don’t sing
Daddy’s gonna destroy everything
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9. |
Yellow Helicopter
04:06
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I sat down the other day and wrote a letter to my friend
I put a stamp on the envelope and I mailed it to him
It said, How are you, I am fine, don’t betray me again
And never start a fight you know you can’t win
Yellow Helicopter on the ground
Can you take me up there can you spin me around?
I’m a little tired and I worked all day
I’ll be very good, I’ll stay out of your way
I feel safe in your skies
I feel secure in my disguise
Unpack your bags before you go
Leave your troubles far below
I put a dime in the payphone and I’m placing my call
I’m going through the phone book ‘til I contact you all
Calling out bullshit don’t make you a cynic (hey!)
If you want to win a fight you got to get up in it (hey!)
If you want to survive you’ve got to learn to forgive
Yellow Helicopter on the ground
Can you take me up there can you spin me around and around and around?
I’m a little tired and I worked all day
I’ll be very good, I’ll stay out of your way
I feel safe in your skies
I feel secure in my disguise
Unpack your bags before you go
Leave your troubles far below
Yellow Helicopter on the ground
Can you take me up there can you spin me around and around and around?
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10. |
Moonflower Bloom
05:44
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I didn’t say, that I’d love you forever, but I do
I didn’t know, what you’re asking but it’s true
I didn’t see us here
Nor you me neither
I didn’t think we’d see, things so differently
I know sometimes, we don’t get along
And there’s those times, I’ll walk the dog
But I do know, I really do
I know, I love you
Imagine a tree, free to stand and sway
Free to fade away, lovely
Pick out a star, brilliant but far
Far away from me
You’re my, sweet wine, when I’m feeling blue
A long line takes time, but we got through
Some vines, fence climb,
Covering the view
Moonflower bloom
La la la la la la lala la
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