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On a distant world there was a simple race
Looking out to the cosmos found themselves alone in space
They shouted out into the Silent Black
Holding out for something hoping someone would answer back
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They gathered ‘round sharing tales of what they learned
Watching the stars flicker as their tribal fires burned
Then they heard a distant echo in their mind
Was this an answer? Was this a holy sign?
They built a world out of the sticks and mud
Together held by the bonds of their tribal blood
And some would know the subtle reasons why
We were born into screaming yet we’re silent when we die
Here they are, there they go
Their lives are brief and the don’t know
Where they are or where they’re from
How they are or where they’re going
It’s just a state of confusion
Built this world out of some delusion
We’re right here, right here, right here is where we are
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Get On Board
04:20
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Primal man was out hunting
Gathering food for the tribe
Suddenly the ground trembled
A crack appeared in the sky
From above the roar of thunder
A flash of light made him blind
Two strangers then approached him
With a weapon stunned his mind
Get on Board!
The Primal Man awoke in imprisoned
In a cell of light and steel
He threw his life at a chance for freedom
To bring his enemies to heel
Blood and stone were his vengeance
His strange captors would not last
Space and Time were torn asunder
There is no future is no Past!
Get on Board!
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Heathen Summer
04:01
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Dogs are barkin’ on they porch, pullin’ ‘gainst they chain
Tongues hide crippled from the heat, beg the sky for rain
We come crawlin’ like snakes from shade to sun ourselves on stones
Heathen summer is hot as hell, soaks us to the bones
Call the Preacher, the Devil’s Coming In this Witchy Time
Let’s get drunk at the Resurrection, Until We Bleedin’ Wine
We Weave our Children from Meat and Twine to serve the Gods of Old
With achey fingers they stitch their curse, the Fever’s taken hold
Call the Preacher, the Devil’s Coming In this Witchy Time
Let’s get drunk at the Resurrection, Until We Bleedin’ Wine
They say the crucifixion was forgiveness, we laughed until we cry
They bled their savior of his holy water, until that well ran dry
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Weird People
04:18
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Little Tommy found his mommy lyin’ on the floor with a bottle of pills
She was shakin’, wasn’t fakin’ oh, man she was lookin’ so ill
He put her in bed hopin’ that she weren’t dead, skin so clammy it gave him a chill
Then he took one for a little fun ever since then he’s been chasin’ that thrill
You hear what they say, and you know it’s true
Girl you’re weird, well I’m weird too
Just look around, baby, yeah this place is a zoo
Everyone’s so weird, we gotta be weird too
Borin’ Billy was feelin’ kinda silly even though he knew that his life was a mess
Had a secret, had to keep it, keepin’ that secret but his mind in distress
But in the mirror, things were lookin’ clearer, aw man he was feelin’ so blessed
Had a second skin, one he wasn’t born in, damn he looked good in that sexy dress
CHORUS
Dominatrix Mary had a slave named Larry a buttoned-up suit who was oh-so-tight
Put on straight face at his workplace, everyone there was afraid of his bite
But on the weekend, boy he got to freakin’, called up Mary to show him the light
She would spank him, and never thank him, in the end he was feelin’ alright!
CHORUS
Young people, old people, middle aged people and they’re all so weird
Short people, tall people, fat and skinny people are all so weird
Pretty people, ugly people in between people all so weird
Your people, my people everyday people and they’re
All So WEIRD!
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Eye for an Eye
04:15
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Walking down this empty street
Funny who I should meet
Lookin’ at your ugly face
I see you’re still a big disgrace
My fists clench and I bite my lower lip
Every time I can feel my hackles rise
You and me we should take this shit outside
Violence solves almost every problem you got!
The more you say the less you do
Look at me cause I’m talking to you
Eye for an eye tooth for tooth
The more we bleed the deeper the truth
My fists clench and I bite my lower lip
Every time I can feel my hackles rise
You and me we should take this shit outside
Violence solves almost every problem you got
Eye for an Eye!
We adhere to this primal law
The first to flinch gets hit in the jaw
So pucker up if you want a kiss
I’ve got one here at the end of my fist
The more we say the less we do
Look at me cause I’m talking to you
Eye for an eye tooth for tooth
The more we bleed the deeper the truth
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There’s nothing we won’t do for money
We’re just young, hot, bored and stoned
On our knees’ humble and holy (horny)
Rich Pedophiles trying to take us home
These dead Stars keep turning into shadows
In their graves’ they look the same
Diet Pills and Mescaline for Breakfast
We starve ourselves to Feed our Fame
Damn it feels good to be Alive!
In this world where everyone’s haunted by ghosts
In Hollywood everyone’s in line to sell off their clothes, their souls for Gold!
Damn it feels good to be Alive!
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