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2000 Lyrics and
Write-ups| We live in fashionable
times. What's the new craze? We live behind a shield of lies In a dense haze. So, I hear you're looking for something new. The same old thing just won't do anymore. You're looking for something new. Are you surrounded by toadies and quacks, Cretinous creatures who play with the facts? We think we understand it all. What do we know? We live inside a world so small. How can we grow? Do you feel restless, like you need release? Do you feel like you are down on your knees? |
| Ant says to centipede, “How are the horses?” “Well, they’re trying to figure out The point of their menial, seemingly meaningless Existence, But other than that, they’re fine.” “Well the chickens are restless.” “Are they? What for?” “They’re afraid someone is coming To rip of their heads. They don’t want to die.” Farmer McDonald Looks out the window. The time is arriving. There’ll be no more waiting. Animals are scrambling. Insects are rambling. Something is wrong on the farm. “Here comes the farmer! Time for the slaughter! He’ll chop us up to Feed his wife and daughter! I don’t want to die!” |
He’s slicing and slashing. Blood’s squirting and staining the walls. “I don’t want to die!” Now the farmer’s family Sits down for dinner. He only hopes there’s Enough for the winter. Cold is approaching. Darkness is growing. Soon the world will turn harsh. Soon it will be snowing. Farmer McDonald looks out the window. He gives a nervous tug on his graying beard. A single snowflake lands softly on the windowsill, Causing one simple phrase to emanate from his lips: “I don’t want to die.” |
| I just can’t fit in with this, Looking like the other kids. I’m an individual And I need to rebel. I got my mowhawk just today, Started wearing makeup. Hey now, you can’t tell me what to do. I’m a rebel, can’t you tell? Oh no, that was just a phase. I’ve given up those childish ways. I’ve been turned on to something new: The way to do it right. I’ve started wearing leather pants And listening to gothic chants. My skin is pale. My hair and nails are blacker than the night. Now I’m perfect, can’t you see? I’ve found my identity. I’m unique ‘cause I rebel Just like everybody else. |
What a silly boy was I Trying to live out that lie. Now I’ve found out what I am And I like what I see. A blue toupee and big red nose, Suspenders and green panty hose. Now I’m an individual. Yeah, no one looks like me. Now I’m perfect, can’t you see? I’ve found my identity. I’m unique ‘cause I rebel But not like everybody else. |
| So so innocent, just look into those eyes A mind so clean, so pure and lean, incapable of lies Wouldn’t want to see that childish smile disappear So let’s fill up his little head with happiness and cheer Santa Claus and Superman will keep you in their care And when you’re feeling down just know that God is always there When you grow up you can be whatever you decide Just ask your mom and dad because you know they’ll never die I’ve come to tell you what they will not let you know I’ve come to tell you what goes on behind the show There are monsters All around you There are monsters Deep inside you Hey now, it’s a sham, so cover up your ears If you don’t want to know, don’t want to face your fears Creatures lurking in the darkness all around Are waiting to devour you if you should make a sound |
The older you become the more they will close in And if you don’t watch out they’ll make you one of them There are monsters All around you There are monsters Deep inside you There are monsters In the closet There are monsters Under your bed In the cities In the forests There are monsters In public office There are monsters There are monsters |
| Stand aside, give me some air Or maybe I'll just have to tear A hole right through your delicate flesh And cast you aside. If I seem a bit extreme Remember now that where I live We have no use for those who cannot Jump into the fight. Hush, my child. Daddy gets paid tomorrow. Don't go running for the door. We'll be okay. There will be food tonight. Chew slowly and it seems like more. In this world there is no place For those who simply take up space But there is money to be made On sympathetic minds. Someone's been struck down today! With vulture eyes I view my prey. I see my opportunity. It's corporate merger time! |
Hush, my child. Daddy will find a new job. They can't keep a good man down. We'll be okay. But we might have to move out To another part of town. In this world of beautiful green Everything has got a price tag Even love and art and freedom And all that I've got. Give them only just enough That they will stay in line down there The rest is mine to spend away On houses, cars, and yachts. Hush, my child. Soon this will all be over. Just hang in there if you can. All the pigs Are fattening up. We will beat them in the end. |
| I am afraid to take a step Afraid I never can return I am afraid to cross this bridge For once behind me it may burn I don't know any place I'd rather be now I am content to stay right where I am How can we make any progress If we stand here How can we open up our minds If we don't move on I am afraid to face the world Afraid that I will not fit in Afraid to look them in the eye Afraid to let them see within I don't know any place I'd rather be now I am content to stay right where I am |
How can we make any progress If we stand here How can we open up our minds If we don't move on Why must we wallow in our fear Of the unknown We won't last much longer unless We learn to progress I will take the first step Into these uncharted lands Follow me if you will Take your life into your own hands How can we make any progress If we stand here How can we open up our minds If we don't move on Why must we wallow in our fear Of the unknown We won't last much longer unless We learn to progress |
| Everyone seems so confused. I guess they haven't heard the news That nothing really matters anymore. It never did. All the bad things thrown my way And all the words I've heard them say Can't phase me. It's amazing, This euphoria I feel. I won't let it bother me That no one out there seems to see Much value in the little things That constitute my life. I refuse to shed a tear 'Cause everything's becoming clear. Nobody can hurt me anymore. My day is here. And if they try, I'll rip their eyes out with my own two hands. Hey now, it's okay, It has to be this way. I have found my life inside. |
I don't need another soul To help me through. I'm in control Of everything. I'm wondering What made me think I did. I don't have the time to waste On girls who haven't got the taste For guys like me, who maybe try Too hard to be too nice. Let them chase those jerks in muscle shirts who beat them up. Hey now, it's okay, It has to be this way. I have found my life inside. I have to convince myself that everything's all right now. I have to convince myself that everything is fine. I have to convince myself that I'm a happy person. I have to convince myself that everything's okay. Who needs this world anyway? I've got my own inside. Hey now, it's okay, It has to be this way. I have found my life inside. |
| I once saw you For all your greatness I wanted nothing More than to be you To follow in your Colossal footsteps To one day meet you And tell you how much you meant But then one day You turned your back and you Just walked away Even the mighty fall down See your heroes They are all falling down Turning human Once the light shines on them Masters, teachers, They are all falling down All that you know Everything is falling down |
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| Play now, children While you still can. Soon you'll have to go Out into a Hostile playpen, Fiercer than you know. Those who stop to smell the roses Will be left behind in the dark, To be eaten by the wolves of progress. While those who stand in righteous poses Are elected gods of the world. Don't trust the government. They don't care. Don't trust your neighbors. They steal your air. No one's going to look out for you. This is your world, Land of your father's pride. A simple touch surely would assure us We are alive. |
Gray haired creatures In the bleachers Watch you play your games, Quietly manipulating. No one knows their names. Those who choose to fight this system Will be called obscene and insane And locked up far away. That's progress. While those who play the helpless victim Are awarded honors and praise. This is your world, Land of your father's pride. A simple touch surely would assure us We are alive. We are alive. I'll be gone now. |
| Deep in the city A man looks to the stars But sees only blackened human waste The teeming megalopolis Grows outward every day Consuming everything in its path Skyscrapers reaching impossibly high Poison the clouds as they pass through the sky He just looks on for he's used to it all But he's dreaming And the man who runs it all From his seat in City Hall Cannot see he's running out of time time time And the flock who put him there Thinking he was good and fair Did not see that he was really slime slime slime All the worker ants shuffle off to work now |
I tried to get off one stop back But the train was just too packed I'm going to miss a big appointment If I don't get myself on track The sidewalks are lined With forty foot signs Blinking and rotating And reflecting in our eyes It's hard to stay focused When all the world around Is littered with light and smoke and sound Millions of people cross paths everyday Exchanging glances and turning away Never to find out the point of it all What's the meaning? How can we do this day in and day out Without ever questioning what it's about Mindlessly pulled by our leashes and chains Are we dreaming? What's the meaning? |
| He's a broken promise He's an outright lie He's collecting needles And sticking them in his eye He's a broken record He's a phony line He's a bit like everyone He's searching for a sign We've got him in our sights He'll never get away He does not belong here He was molded from the clay Interordinary Time Patrol Is on its way |
He's a fallen angel He's an open sore He can run away from it But he'll be back for more He's an undead fetus He's a nightmare child One day he may have to face The world that he's defiled He does not belong here He was taken from his day Interordinary Time Patrol is on its way No one's ever seen them But we know what they're about Quickly and efficiently They take offenders out |
| Inside of you Is a piece of me. I will bring it out. It will make you strong. And here I sit and watch Forever and ever. |
| Remember how it feels To walk upon the Earth A passive victim's life, just like the others. Remember how it feels To look at life that way, To view these lies as real. You may go back someday. I remember how it feels To look at life that way, To view these lies as real, To see a world so gray. I know how it feels To be a slave to fate, To speak with empty words, Ruled by love and hate. I know how it feels, But now I've broken free To see life as it is. There's no return for me. |
| Here lies a man Whose name was writ in water, Whose house was built on sand. Here lies a man Who had nothing to offer, No money and no land.. He died with his mind On a childhood promise To someone he'd lost long ago. Time will take this life away, So take my hand and we'll get away. Just hold onto me. Here lies a man Whose life shall be forgotten, A cog in some machine. Here lies a man Who never had the chance To share what he had seen. |
He died with his eyes Gazing out the window To a place he knew he'd never go. We can have the world today, Before time takes this life away. Just hold onto me. We don't have to be afraid. We can have the world today, Before time takes this life away. Just hold onto me. I will ease your fears today. I will take you far away. Just hold on. Just hold onto me. |