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1. "Ghost Dreaming" It won't stop bleeding Once you've opened up it's skin. It's not healing - let the games begin. But a ghost can feel no pain & a ghost will have no harm. The blood rolls down the drain; No substance & no form... It kept on dreaming clothed itself in solid form; A human being; arms & legs & everything. Sometimes water turns to steam, Sometimes water turns to ice. It flows back to the stream. The stream runs back through paradise... Is this not flesh & bone? Or am I just that dreaming ghost I always talk about? It isn't anything 2. "Ballad Of A Mechanical Man" A machine came knocking at my door Lost & alone; hungry for oil. I could see he wouldn't get too far Shape of a man; soul of a car. Soon we'll all be dead. It makes me feel so comfortable. What I see & what I think I hear Clouds in my eye; rust in my ear. A machine will never have to feel. I know it's fake but pretend that it's real. Soon we'll all be dead. It makes me feel so comfortable 3. "In The First Place" I used to think love was real, But it's just the way you feel at the moment When it's gone it's like you never existed In the first place. I used to think you were mine, Mistaken all the time we were together. Now you're gone it's like we never existed In the first place. Too much of this, Not enough of that New gets old fast & you search for Something new again. I used to think I was real, But now it's no big deal, it doesn't matter. When I'm gone it's like I never existed In the first place 4. "Bird's Eye View" (instrumental) 5. "Two-Faced" Two-Faced One for up front, One for behind the back. I never had a clue. What can a blind man do? I guess I was bound to lose. I don't know myself & I don't know no one else. I don't know false from true. What can a blind man do? 6. "Ghost Vs. Vampire" It would be so nice if I could only see. I've got eyes, ears & noses, skin & tastebuds But they're all useless to me I can't see nothing. A ghost is no rival to a vampire. It's not mine to choose if I win or I lose But he who laughs last laughs the loudest 7. "R&B Transmogrification" (instrumental) 8. "When I'm Dead" When I'm dead you'll be living, standing in the funeral home. How to best dispose of this dead body now? Cremation? Donation to medical experimentation? Or maybe you'd prefer a simple burial? Then find someplace to carve the headstone, Tt don't matter what it says As long as it don't have a Christian cross 9. "Sugar" You can't make a giant Just by stretching out a dwarf. One person's beauty mark is Another person's wart. Just a spoonful of sugar makes the poison go down fine, It makes the poison go down fine. If everything is a movie just projected in your head, You can have a seat & Simply swallow what you're fed. And you can spend a lifetime Painting pictures for the blind Just painting pictures for the blind. A blank piece of paper is better than a book. What you gave is worse than what you took. But a spoonful of sugar makes the poison go down fine It makes the poison go down fine 10. "My Coffin" I'm fixing up my coffin Where one day I will lie. I can hardly wait until The day when I should die. I'm beveling the edges to make it nice and strong. One day I shall die & I hope it won't be long. I'm fixing up my coffin I'm building it with care, Because I will spend eternity just lying back in there. If I go to heaven, I'll look down with pride Upon my lovely coffin & The pile of bones inside 11. "Mama, Papa, Baby" Who says blood is thicker than water? Who still believes that three is a magic number? One plus one plus one equals nothing 12. "Chocolate Rabbit" Back the fuck away from it, & leave it where it lies. How many stabbings can it take before it dies? I got the message like a bullet to the head. No wishful thinking now could help bring back the dead. I never noticed as you turned into a ghost. You couldn't help me when I needed you the most. You made your choice & you would not change your course. I got a lesson how to flog a dying horse. On Easter I got a chocolate rabbit The biggest one I ever saw. You never know until you've bitten off their head that they're hollow & the chocolate is bad 13. "The Iron Worm" I don't care if it gets too cold. I don't care if it gets too old. I don't care if I'm all alone. I don't care that you'll never know. I don't care if you don't love me & I don't care if you never loved me. Even when I'm with you I'm not there. I don't know where I am. I don't want to suffer or cause no suffering But then again, I don't care 14. "Clouds" Molecules dissipate, Disperse & recoagulate. Breathing in & out, There is nothing more. I am mist, you are steam We are clouds. We are drifting away. In one of many heavens Blue light prevails We dream perfect music, We hang from our tails. In one of many hells We sharpen up our horns Plotting our revenge while Waiting to be born. Particles of light & particles of matter Come together for an instant, then scatter

1. "Our Happiness is Guaranteed"

Orbiting pods, underwater domes -
We fill our tanks with oxygen to step outside our homes.
Once it was hard, now it's just routine
And I can't tell the difference between people and machine.
Love was a problem for our ancestors;
It's not such a problem anymore.
Breeding as a science proved it has no use at all
And it mostly disappeared when we eliminated war.
There's comfort and control, it's safe for you and me.
News from the surface shows how hard life there can be.
Why live in danger? Why live with pain?
People from the surface find it hard to explain.
And every little thing is strictly monitored;
We're given everything we need.
Fed by I.V., we rarely need to sleep -
There's no pointless dreaming and our happiness is guaranteed.

2. "I Never Want To See You Again"

I know the Ether can never claim the Earth.
Atmospheric gasses cannot remain with dirt.
We purchase pleasure, pay for it with hurt
And we rarely get our money's worth.
See how we grasp at the stars?
They're so far away, you can't even see what's right in front of you.
Flesh wounds heal; broken bones mend
But you're not my friend - I never want to see you again.

3. "The Poisoned Well"

"You only hurt the one you love."
That may be true, but better said:
"You only hurt the one who loves you."
We went through hell just to get to hell -
Die of thirst or drink up from the poisoned well.
If I kept things inside, at least I never lied.
I'm not trying to document my suicide.
You won't live long, but you may write the perfect song;
Please excuse those who choose to not play along.

4. "The Happy Prole"

Everday we earn our meager pay
But it takes its toll to play the happy prole.
They buy your labor, try to steal your soul -
Bite the bullet, hold your tongue and play the happy prole.
Paranoid and tired - quit before you're fired.
But they've got you in the hole, so you play the happy prole.
You need the money so you got to play it dumb,
but if you play it long enough it's just what you become.
Pay your rent, pay your bills, pay the doctor for your pills
So you can work another day, as life slips away.

5. "Sea Shanty"

Repair the hull, replace the sails.
The monkey wrestles with the ghost
And a thousand little pleasures form a thin veneer
Over lack of hope.
The captain was rightly murdered by the crew
But now they don't know what to do -
Drifting on the murky Sargasso of the everyday.
Work and slave and skimp and save
And you can buy yourself a bigger cage
And a thousand little cruelties we agree to pretend to ignore.
The ghost has got the monkey by the tail
And all they both can do is wail.
And you and I go drifting by the abandoned vessels of the everyday.

6. "It's Hard To Turn Me On"

You turn me on and it's hard to turn me on:
Mornings I tell you what I dreamed
Before we're swallowed by the work machine,
And spit out in the evening drained half dry.
And that is why you turn me on and it's hard to turn me on.
We traveled many miles to no guarantee
Everything's a joke to you; it's not that way to me.
And Walt Disney cannot make me happy, cannot make me go along
But you turn me on and it's hard to turn me on.

7. "Nothing from Nothing"

You can be so heartless; I can be heartless too:
And we can wound each other - isn't that what people do?
You can't be betrayed when there's nothing to betray
You can't throw it all away when there's nothing there anyway
Nothing from nothing leaves nothing.

8. "Tomorrow You'll Hide"

Fail us down we'll fall
Spin your web tight
So you could end it all
Or shine so bright
Do you miss me?
Will we always be wrong?
Am I just a memory
Who plays along?
Happy sad it makes me mad
I knew when you cried
What happened tonight
Tomorrow you'd hide
Forget me cause I won't forget you
Or the things you said today and maybe didn't mean.

9. "California"

Life is dull life is gray;
At its best it's just OK.
But I'm happy to report
Life is also short.
So I find myself back in California -
I'm a coolie for the tourists,
those happy Epicureans:
Evil spectres from my own suburban upbring.
As I reveal points of interest, I can chat so pleasantly,
But it's hard to be cheerful when you feel so hopeless
And there's no reason for this dark mood.
It will pass; it will return, but will I ever learn?
And the children of privlege begging for my spare change.
Do they need my assistance to purchase their intoxicants,
or would they best be served a swift kick
Slowly sinking in the vast ambivalent sea of California.

10. "You Fucked Yourself"

You fucked yourself and you don't know where to go -
Split wide open like a sturgeon for the roe.
Blood red splashed on pure white snow; oh no!
You fucked yourself and you're looking for the goat -
Drowned if you sink, condemned if you float,
You placed the blame but missed the boat.
You fucked yourself; you chose your fate.
You changed your mind when it's too late.
Self-deceit is your worst mistake.

11. "Ape Self Prevails In Me Still"

The desire to disappear, yet remain here:
It is clear, dear - ape self prevails in me still.

12. "Please Do"

You never cried, you never froze
And yet how well your garden grows -
You reap the fruits another sows;
I guess that works out well for you.
Suffering has served you well -
It's common but it somehow sells
So sing your little songs of hell and sell.
Hollow hopes and empty dreams
And blind pursuit of worthless schemes -
That's all there is to life, it seems,
unless you prove me wrong - please do!

13. "I Give Up"

They say "Hold on to your dreams"
That plays good on TV, but never worked for me.
So now I need to find a way to occupy my time
Until the day I die because I give up.
It's gone so wrong so long, it's gone so wrong.
So long; I give up.

14. "Birds"

[instrumental]

15. "Repetition"

Flail me - I desire to be flailed -
Jail me, impale me.
Brain me - what's the use of a brain?
Maim me, chain me...
Why do you hurt me?
You asked for it!
Oh, well I guess I regret that now.
Flail me - I desire to be flailed -
jail me, impale me,
Brain me - what's the use of a brain?
Maim me, chain me...
Why do you hurt me?
You asked for it!
Oh, well I guess I regret that now.
Flail me again, etc., ad infinitum...

16. "Only Success Can Fail Me Now"

[instrumental]

1. "Introduction"

[Instrumental]

2. "Fuck Hollywood"

When you drop out of site
And you just don't care
It's okay, it's alright
You're almost there
If you can't sleep at night
And you hair grows gray
It's alright, it's okay
You're on your way
You don't know this song
And it just seems wrong
It's okay, it's alright
It won't be long

3. "It's Raining"

It's raining, it's raining - there's nothing you can do.
It doesn't only rain on you,
But you're acting all upset
Like you're the only one who's wet.
It's raining, it's raining - there's nothing we can do.
It's raining on me, too.
You man & you cry
But that won't affect the sky.
You're not a saint, you're not a saviour
Or a devil, it's agreed.
Oh lucky you, oh lucky me -
We've had more of those than we need.
It's raining, it's raining, & I can't tell you when
This storm is going to end.
So go ahead & cry,
But that won't keep you dry.

4. "Genetic Science"

You got a diamond ring: it's just another hollow thing.
You got your career: you chose boredom over fear.
You got a righteous cause: all I see are fatal flaws.
You got the newest style: it won't be new in a little while.
You got the future, too: I don't mind leaving that to you.
You plans & goals: all I see is full of holes.
You got the human race, & you got Jesus just in case.
You got your eternity: a few short years is enough for me.
I got my defiance - you got your genetic science.

5. "The Sword of God"

Against the grain, a stray from the herd
Jumped up on the stage to mumble empty words.
A walking anachronism; a real museum piece -
A drug-dazed Argonaut, without the Golden Fleece.
Just then the Sword of God sppeared out of thin air...
Meanwhile everyone was lining up to see
Sheep in wolve's clothing dancing on TV.
Stars in their eyes - or are they dollar signs?
An unsuspected enemy, deep behind the lines.
Again the Sword of God appears out of thin air...

6. "A Case of No Way Out"

Birth by birth, we're cast out on this earth,
To a welcome of blood & screams.
Days roll past - any one might be your last -
As you run at your fleeting dreams.
& when you're gone, your ghost can carry on.
If you never taste it you don't know what it's about.
If you never face it, you're a case of no way out.
Day & night, darkness & light -
You'll be measured by light of day.
but in the end the darkness was your friend.
If you never taste it you don't know what it's about.
If you never face it you're a case of no way out.
They'll give you a fairy tail to take away your doubt -
If you just embrace it you're a case of no way out.

7. "The Curse of Having it All"

So far so good,
The obstacles fall where they should.
The sky is clear for miles, 
And Judy erupts with a smile.
She's free from her uglier ways.

Breakdown - abandon all that you know.
Breakdown - let your bitterness go.

The Curse of having it all,
Would creep up like a brick wall.
"Nothing's good enough" she'd say,
Until nothing's what she'd do all day.
Hostile and sad,
He made her turn bad.

Breakdown - abandon all that you know.
Smile now - it's over and time to go home.


8. "Seal the Deal"

You don't have to understand it to make it -
Or make it go away.
You can't walk around pretending to fake it -
It doesn't work that way.
You don't have to be a pro to play.
You might believe it's just a delusion
Or you might think it's real.
You don't have to overcome your confusion -
You only have to feel.
It's long past time for you to seal the deal.

9. "From a Hole in the Ground"

I might have been around, but you're not so chaste.
You're quick to put it down, but you still want a taste.
& you're always asking for some sharp reply;
Except when you're asking for a smack in the eye.
You could never hurt me, if that's what you mean.
Between yourself & me, the biggest wall you've ever seen.
I know you're just doing what you think you're supposed to do - 
You're still young enough to think you have some kind of clue.
Greener than the clover, whiter than the snow:
Pass your little judgements on a world you'll never know.

10. "Little Lord Fontleroy"

& how is His Highness tonight?
You know it's never quite right.
We bend over backwards for you;
& that's the least we could do
For the spoiled little boy -
Little Lord Fontleroy.
& the tea is on the silver tray;
Wolfhounds in the sculpture garden
The maid has gone away,
The butler begs your pardon.
& you're all alone on your velvet throne - ohhh...
But me & me & me -
That's as far as you see.
I know what it's like to be like you,
Because I'm a lot like that, too.
A spoiled little boy -
Little Lord Fontleroy.

11. "Goblins & Trolls"

Goblins of memory, creeping through the door -
Trolls of anxiety, crouching on the floor...
& every one was there to haunt me in my fear.
But now that you're near, I can make them disappear
Back to their lair 'til the time when you're not there.
It all spirals wrong when you lie awake 'til dawn:
A meaningless existence & a worthless little song.
Counting sheep never helped me get to sleep,
But sleep comes deep when you're with me in the sheets.
Oh, my dear, make the devils disappear.

12. "Better Luck Luck Next Time"

I'm an old Baboon, you're a Barbary ape -
I'm an old Baboon, you're a Barbary ape:
Two different creatures with a similar shape.
With a bullet to the head or a razor to the vein -
With a bullet to the head or a needle to the vein
You leave this world behind, all your people in pain.
You searched & you searched but no answer could be found -
You searched & you searched but no answer could be found.
Better luck next time; you'll be coming back around.
& you leave your love behind...

13. "Nothing, Nowhere"

Drifting by, from nothing into nowhere,
Inside someone's dream - is it mine? -
A cardboard panorama in an empty void;
Stars, like diamonds, shining in an endless sky.
Close your eyes - see how clear the darkness is this time?
We shake hands & we smile,
Receding back to where we came from before we were born.
Nothing, nowhere - meaningless & beautiful.

14. "Rock & Roll Can Never Die"

[Instrumental]

15. "All Bent Out Of Shape"

A taste of success is a waste of success
On such a total mess.
I walk around, all over town,
Just staring at the ground - 
All bent out of shape over you.
I'm all too sane, it's all too plain,
Yet I never could explain.
So I read a magazine with a picture of me
As I'm drifting out to sea - 
All bent out of shape over you.
If I make the scene, what does it mean - 
If I was in some poll with Garbage & Hole?
I made the list - it proves that I exist,
But will I be missed when I vanish in the mist?

16. "This Isn't Heaven"

I can't believe you were so naive.
Ignorance was bliss - easier than this.
It makes perfect sense; you had no defence
Except foolish pride - you would hide inside.
This isn't heaven & you are only human - 
oh, how dissappointing.
How far away from the past can you be?
How near now, yet still not see?
A dream of a dream, you were doomed to fail.
Beside your dreams life seems so pale.
Meanwhile the earth moves around the sun, not you - 
How dissappointing

HOT SHIT

1. "Hot Shit"
Wild goose or holy grail?
Red herring or the great white whale?
Not many live to tell the tale
Little things that just don't matter still could get me as mad as a hatter
Hot shit on a silver platter
I let go and i float away
A million miles in a couple of days
I just came back here to say goodbye

2. Seven Years Gone"
Seven years gone
Skeleton pilot the ghost ship home
He carried on, but now he's all alone
Dead on his feet, he hits the streets of old town without a dime
Sweet baby's breath could bring him back from death any time
Preacher jack, high on crack
Quote the bible, pass the hat
Dan the pimp, don the gimp, mike the ape, and tom the chimp
Newspaper says we support the prez, the "war on terror", bombs away
How much is lies and how much just unwise, i can't say
Queen of spades
Close the window, pull the shades
She had it made back in the days of the flat-top fade
She stays in her room
She owes the moon a fortune she could never pay
She hopes and she prays, but the moon won't go away

3. "Good Time Rock & Roll"
in the vicinity of infinity, on a giant lead balloon
on our way to the silvery moon
you got your crocodile boots, i got my john the conqueror roof
we got beaver hats, purple spats, and a check out of time of noon
good time rock n roll, cranked up high on the stereo
and i'm free at last
everything is moving pretty fast
we got just one more place to go
to the gulf of mexico
some sunny paradise from a land of ice and snow
i'm a long shot, i know it's true, but i just might be the best bet for you
so lay your money down and let's go to town
you know that talk is cheap and everyone is just talking in their sleep
it won't matter none to me when i'm in finity

4. "Master & Dog"
the elephant weilds the rod while the donkey throws you a bone
i'd rather have a bone than a beating, i suppose
either way, still the dog
it's still just master and dog
master takes doggie to the ring
other masters, same thing
and the dog fights play for the masters every day
for the masters and the dogs, it's still just master and dog
master is the country squire and the housedogs lay by the fire
but it gets pretty hard for the dogs in the yard
for the dogs in the yard, it's still just master and dog

5. "Drunken Tears"
warms you up inside, soothes your wounded pride
but your gold turns to lead as it goes to your head
and you cry drunken tears once again, my friend
so what if you're not the genius you always thought you were
nobody hears the brilliant words between your ears
and you cry drunken tears once again, my friend
and here's some ancient truth dredged up from your youth
a voice from way back when
long lost love that might have been
and you cry drunken tears once again, my friend
go ahead, i don't mind your drunken tears

6. "Sunshine Sounds"
nothing to say today
the bells keep chiming away
down on your knees and pray to what - the god of blood vengeance?
sun shines down sunshine sounds
ah, but the hatfields and mccoys continue their fighting
grandmother hatfield still enjoys her jug of white lightning
sun shines down sunshine sounds

7."Mama Tried"
mama tried, daddy did what he could
mama cried, they just could not see you
they called you names, called you "invisible man"
they don't know how it feels to be you
dr. jekyll lied, or was that mr hyde?
took you for a ride
you give and you take and i do the same
it's no game, it's just the way it is when you're invisible

8. "No One"
no one will hurt you, no one will hurt you
no one can hurt you, no one can hurt you
i won't allow them to hurt you
lay here beside me
stay here beside me
close your eyes, stay here with me
because no one will help you, no one will help you
no one can help you, no one can help you
i won't allow them to help you
lay here beside me, stay here beside me
close your eyes, stay here with me

9. White Devil's Dream"
bombs falling down like rain
only for the white devil's gain
white devil's greed, they try to pass it off as need
bombs falling down like hail
there's no more room in the jail
and no more money for the school
white devil's played us for the fool
bombs fall across the sea and every day we get less free
i yell and i scream, "wake up from the white devil's dream!"
(and a big fuck you to george bush
father and son
jeb bush too
all bushes
fuck you
dick cheyney
colon powel
donald rumsfeld
ashcroft
all you fuckers
fuck you
tony blair
sellout
motherfucker
fuck you too
you don't fucking fool everybody...)

10. "Good Times"
life without love is all the hell you need
you're in heaven when your soul gets freed
but they'll sell you the devil, they'll sell you the lord
they'll sell you twice as much as you can afford
you reap what you sow, that's about all you need to know
you can crack up, or back up, pack up and go
silver screams and dream machines
they don't mean nothing unless you read between the beams
lost in a wilderness of teenage dreams
trying to push a bolder up a mountain of beans
but then the bean counters cancelled the show
you can crack up, or back up, pack up and go
the time is now, the place is here
not next door, not next year
never before has it been this clear
good times, happy days, in spite of it all

12. "Lullaby, Pt 2
wooden legs float downstream in the alligator's dream
the owl calls the tune: "fly me to the moon"
the sun goes dark red as he staggers off to bed
the snake and the mole
their house is their hole
rubber trees, down on bended knees
bleed rubber blood while the tadpoles tend their mud
clear, starry skies give birth to lullabies
sleep comes down with a silent sound

(thanks to Jackie & Ashley for the Hot Shit lyrics)