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Everything’s fine
It’s a beautiful day
Everything’s fine in every way
Children are playing without a care
Everything’s fine, don’t look over there
Everything’s fine
It’s a beautiful day
Everything’s fine in every way
Follow my clowns, they’re leading you down
To one hell of a show
Welcome ladies and gentlemen, boys, and girls, step right up, to the greatest joke on Earth.
SEE the amazing man eating chicken.
See the house of smoke and mirrors where nothing is as it appears.
Jumping through hoops
It’s all just a ruse
Jumping through hoops
Now the joke
Is on you
Everything’s fine
It’s a beautiful day
Follow the clowns, they’re leading the way
Hurry, hurry, hurry.
Watch breathlessly as Johnny Cannoli, the human cannonball, gets shot across the bay at yet another historic structure.
Ooh. Well, at least I don’t have to pay his overtime.
Step right up, be astounded, be dumbfounded, stand aghast as elected officials place your entire family on a high wire without a safety net.
Jumping through hoops
It’s all just a ruse
Jumping through hoops
Now the joke
Is on you
Is on you
Is on you
Is on you
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Taking the Tower of Song
01:57
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In a sleepy bayside town
Stirring in the air
In a cryptic tale of a lighthouse
And a steel bridge who’s been there
Taking the tower of song
Taking the tower of song
We find that time is running out
As the devil runs this town
But Ellie Vador finds her voice
As the ravens circle ‘round
Taking the tower of song
Taking the tower of song
Taking the tower of song
Taking the tower of song
Taking the tower of song
Taking the tower of song
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Don’t go into the granary
There’s cats and bats and horrible things
Creepy crawly scratchy things
To cut your skin and spread disease
So why is this old thing still around
Condemn it now and tear it down
A tragedy could easily happen to you
Spiders snakes and rusty rakes
And nails and blades it’s so unsafe
Ring around the granary 127 feet
Don’t step inside the circled line
Because you’ll be crushed to pieces sweet
So why is this old thing still around
Condemn it now and tear it down
A tragedy could easily happen to you
A tragedy could easily happen to you
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Hellevator
02:54
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Don’t let ‘em fool you
With the preservation fairy tales
‘Cause it’s not true
And if you think it is
Well, I got a bridge to sell you
The city of sin
That we’re livin’ in
Where do you think temptation is coming from?
Fire, and brimstone, and everything hot
A grain elevator you think, but it’s not
It’s a gateway to hell right here in the middle of town
And it’s going down
It’s the hellevator
And the only way is down
It’s why you never, ever mess around
With the hellevator ‘cause the only way is down
Listen children
I know it’s hard to take
But there’s a lot at stake
And these villains
Are deadly as long they stay hidden
I have no doubt (have no doubt)
We gotta flush ‘em out (flush ‘em out now?!!?!)
Yes, ‘cause our precious time is running out
A beacon of hope in the county of Door
Sinks lower and lower than ever before
To the negative six hundred sixty-sixth floor
Look around
‘Cause it’s going down
It’s the hellevator
And the only way is down
It’s why you never, ever, ever mess around
‘Cause the hellevator’s only way is down
The hellevator
And the only way is down
And the only way is down
Only way is down
If you wanna save this town
Then the only way is down
And the only way is down
[ding]
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5. |
Inferno (1944)
03:51
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Inferno
Someone call the Coast Guard
Someone ring the alarm
Better call up Missus Brandeis out on her farm
We got a towering inferno
So you better beware
With fifty feet of flames shootin’ up in the air
Mamas and their babies running out of the Door
And Papa couldn’t save us ‘cause he’s fighting the war
We’re kicking through the ashes on the frozen ground
We got a four-alarm fire in this one horse town
She gonna burn, burn, burn, burn, burn
Gonna burn, burn, burn, burn, burn
If you didn’t come to save us, then this ain’t your concern
We got a towering inferno, with nowhere to turn
A fire on a winter day in ‘44
Like a modern-day Gomorrah on the icy shore
Twenty-seven minutes and the stars went black
And people ‘cross the water said, “We under attack!”
Soot and flaming embers raining down from the sky
Fifty thousand gallons and the flames won’t die
But we couldn’t hook the hydrant ‘til the flames went down
We got a four-alarm fire in this one horse town
It gonna burn, burn, burn, burn, burn
It gonna burn, burn, burn, burn, burn
If you didn’t come to save us, this ain’t your concern
When you’re dealing with the devil, there’s nothing to learn
More Than a Wrecking Ball
Early Thursday morning
Out on Sawyer wharf the ground was smokin’
And I spoke with old Chief Jensen
He could barely keep himself from chokin’
And he said, “Son, you’re a lucky one,
It’s a miracle you’re still alive.”
And he said, “It’s insane that this grain elevator
Could survive.”
And I said, “No, my man, you don’t understand
What this girl means to my town.
And it’ll take more than a wrecking ball
More than a wrecking ball
To bring her down
It’ll take more than a wrecking ball
More than a wrecking ball
To bring her down
It takes more than a wrecking ball
More than a wrecking ball
To bring her down”
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6. |
Long for the Light
03:10
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I long for the night
Long for the days
I had something to give
Had something to say
I long for a light
Like the stars in the sky
Sailors would see me
As their ships passed by
Do you see me?
They would see me
They would love me
They would come from miles around
They would know that I’d be watching
Even when the sun goes down
Standing in the dark
With such bitter bones
Abandoned and broken
For years on my own
People in this town
All they do is condemn
Tearing down history
Starting over again
Leaving me empty
Leaving me lonely
Oh if I could only
Start over again
They would see me
They would love me
They would come from miles around
They would know that I’d be watching
Even when the sun goes down
They would see me
They would love me
They would come from miles around
They would know that I’d be watching
Even when the sun goes down
Standing in the dark
Songs gone unheard
No one to listen
Except for these birds
Do you hear me?
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Call me, softly
Call me from the line of fire.
You know, you need me
And I know these skies.
Wake me, you’re dreamin’
We don’t have time to spare.
If something’s worth saving
I’ll come in on a wing and a prayer.
I’ve been spinning ‘round your fortress
Turning circles in the night.
I’ve been trying to warn ya, this is it
You fall or you can fight.
I’d fly for miles,
I believe your song is true.
I’ll do, whatever it takes to get to you.
Tell me your troubles,
Tell me what they’ve done to you.
Show me your scars, love.
I’ve been broken, too.
Now that we’re face to face,
And your walls are coming down.
I’ve seen your greatness
But your time is running out.
And the world is closing in
But the song you sing is true,
I’ll do –
Whatever it takes to get to you
I’ll do –
Whatever it takes to get to you
Get to you
Get to you, get to you
Get to you, get to you
I’ll do
Whatever it takes to get to you
Get to you, get to you
I’ll do.
To get to you, get to you
I’ll do
Whatever it takes
I’ll keep spinning ‘round your fortress
Be your watchman in the night
And when they’re coming for ya
I will fall or give my life.
I am faithful, I am willing
I know your song is true,
I am faithful, I am willing
I know your song is true
And I’ll do
Whatever it takes to get to you.
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8. |
The Season Has Changed
03:09
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Sleepy little town, my home
I got to be strong, although I’m alone
Well I’ve been around, you all seem to know
My days are long and my nights are hollow
Seasons have changed, all through my eyes
Sunshine and rain, ain’t no big surprise
So come what may, no stoppin’ time
Just wash it away, cuz the season has changed
Now water and grain, just let it be
Don’t stoke the fire or they’ll crucify me
You got to be strong, if you want to be free
Que sera sera, whatever will be will be OH…
The seasons have changed, all through my eyes
Sunshine and rain, ain’t no big surprise
So come what may, no stoppin’ time
Just wash it away, cuz the season has changed
You’ve got to remember, nothing’s forever
Things won’t ever be the same
Oh, you’ve got to remember, nothing’s forever
And that’s why I say, the season has changed
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True Love
03:23
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Beauty sleeping on the shore
She may sleep there evermore
Unless the curse be broken soon
By wrecking ball or lover’s swoon
Time is running out so fast
The secret lies within the past
A nightmare in a fairytale
It’s up to us to break the spell
True love (true love) will set you free
True love (true love) from the heart of the city
True love (true love) will set you free
True love will wake Sleeping Beauty
Days have left when she was loved
Ships now pass by what once was
So long forgotten in plain sight
But now a war brings her to light
She’s the center, and the seed
Selfless in her time of need
A nightmare in a fairytale
It’s up to us to break the spell
True love (true love) will set you free
True love (true love) from the heart of the city
True love (true love) will set you free
True love will wake Sleeping Beauty
True love (true love) will set you free
True love (true love) from the heart of the city
True love (true love) will set you free
True love will wake Sleeping Beauty
True love (true love) will set you free
True love (true love) from the heart of the city
True love (true love) will set you free
True love will wake Sleeping Beauty
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10. |
The Grain
02:14
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Grainy vision blurs the mind
Though half as much as blurs the brain
Hourglasses filled with time
And time passes by the grain
With/against the grain
With/against the grain
With/against the grain
Save the grain
Hundred thousand grains of rice
Selected from the greenest grass
Count them all and count them twice
Lest the next grain be your last
With/against the grain
With/against the grain
With/against the grain
Save the grain
Ahhhhhh
Ahhhhhh
If you go against the grain, the things you save are made to last
Though if you go with the grain, all will change and come to pass
With/against the grain
With/against the grain
With/against the grain
Save the grain
Ahhhhhh
Ahhhhhh
With/against the grain
With/against the grain
With/against the grain
Save the grain
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Witness
03:13
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I am a witness!
And I won’t lie
Cuz it’s my turn
To testify
When I see something broken
I won’t just walk on by
When trouble goes unspoken
I just gotta speak my mind
I see what you’re doing
And I am not amused
And the folks you’re foolin’
They don’t know they’re being used
You do what you want
Sit this party out
But I’ll be standing up
When the shit goes down
Cuz I’m a witness (witness!) and I won’t lie
And it’s my turn to testify
I’m a witness (witness) and I’ve seen the light
(Let it shine!)
And honey you know I gotta make things right
Yes, I know I’m stubborn
It’s hard to get by me
Cuz when my heart takes over
I’m all in and I can’t leave
You do what you want
Sit this party out
But I’ll be standing up
When the shit goes down
Cuz I’m a witness (witness!) and I ain’t shy
And it’s my turn to testify
I’m a witness (witness) and I’ve seen the light
(Let it shine!)
And honey you know I gotta make things right
I – I – I got something to say
I – I – I gotta make a change
Gonna make a change
Cuz I’m a witness (witness!) and I ain’t shy
And it’s my turn to testify
I’m a witness (witness) and I’ve seen the light
(Let it shine!)
And honey you know I gotta make things right
Cuz I’m a witness (witness!) and I ain’t shy
And it’s my turn to testify
I’m a witness (witness) and I’ve seen the light
(Let it shine!)
And honey you know I gotta make things right
And honey you know I gotta make things right
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Everything You Do
04:08
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Cats out of the bag again
You’ve played your hand
The deed is done
Now it’s time to take the stand
When you face the music
For the things that you have done
Remember there are records
Of every single one
Everything
Everything you do
Everything you do comes back to haunt you
Oooooh x4
When you step in shit
The shit gets on your shoe
You try to walk away
But the shit will follow you
Try to say it’s roses
It’s useless to pretend
Cuz everybody gets what they deserve
In the end
Yes, everything
Everything you do
Everything you do comes back to haunt you
Shady backroom deals
You think no one will know
But you can hear the heartbeat
Like Edgar Allan Poe
The rhythm drives you crazy
Cuz you think the world can hear
But if you’d kept it honest
You’d have nothing to fear
Cats out of the bag again
You’ve played your hand
The deed is done
Now it’s time to take the stand
When you face the music
For the things that you have done
Remember there are records
Of every single one
Everything
Everything you do
Everything you do comes back to haunt you
Everything
Everything you do
Everything you do comes back to haunt you
Everything you say or do can come back to haunt you
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Light (Of the Night)
03:16
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They’re tryin’ to tell me I can’t sling my oats anymore (ahhh)
You can’t tell me not to be a full-grown man anymore (ahhhhh)
But I’m so big and tall (big and tall)
If you’re lost, just give me a call ‘cause
I’m the star of the show (let the good times roll)
When you see me, you will know
Step into the light of the night
Know it feels right
Step into the light of the night
Know it feels right
I know I’m better than anyone else in this screwed up town (Sturgeon Bay)
All the ladies will think of me when the sun goes down (think of me)
Got to tear that oat house down (oat house down)
Gonna run it into the ground
Shut your stupid mouth (stupid mouth)
The condition of this building is going south
Step into the light of the night
Know it feels right
Step into the light of the night
Know it feels right
Step into the light of the night
Know it feels right
Step into the light of the night
Know it feels right
You know you’ve got to
Step into the light of the night
Know it feels right
Step into the light of the night (oh yeah)
Know it feels right
Step into the light of the night
Know it feels right
Step into the light of the night
Know it feels right
Ahhhhhhh
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One Shot
02:34
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Steel Bridge Radio
Introducin’ the hottest **** in the world right now
We runnin’ this, let’s go
Door County on my team, now, whoa
You only get one chance
You only get one shot
Gotta move fast
‘Fore that wrecking ball drop
Only get one chance
Only get one shot
You gotta move fast
‘Fore that wrecking ball
‘Cause they’re coming for us
No, don’t get left behind
Do you have the balls
To cross that caution line
Their despicable actions
Must be answered for
Don’t drag your feet, don’t hesitate
Just open that dark door
Meet the monsters out there
With your monster inside
I know you have the power baby
Show ‘em your dark side
Take action
Take a stand
You only get a single shot
To take at the man
So drop the manners
Grab a weapon of your liking
Bare your teeth, battle cry
Fight ‘em like a Viking
‘Cause they’re coming for us
No don’t you run and hide
Do you have the balls to
Cross that caution line?
Only get one chance
You only get one shot
Gotta move fast
‘Fore that wrecking ball drop
Only get one chance
Only get one shot
You gotta move fast
‘Fore that wrecking ball
Let me invite you into this mist of the darkness. You only get one chance to go to the top. Now, it’s a long way up, just one short step to drop. Enter the darkest spot. Are you prepare to meet the creatures with the freaky features? You gotta stand for somethin’, not to fall for nothin’. Enough is enough, and we the people, we fed up. We can’t go give up the fight no matter how frightenin’ it get. We only get one chance.
You only get one chance
You only get one shot
Gotta move fast
‘Fore that wrecking ball drop
Only get one chance
Only get one shot
You gotta move fast
‘Fore that wrecking ball
Only get one chance
You only get one shot
Gotta move fast
‘Fore that wrecking ball drop
Only get one chance
Only get one shot
You gotta move fast
‘Fore that wrecking ball
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No Answer
03:45
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As a witness
To both sides
I been called in
To testify
Now my demon
Walks a lonely mile
And I’m dreamin’
I’m the one on trial
Wave your flags and pray for peace
Send your soldiers overseas
Ask your questions to the breeze
You’ll get
No answer
You’ll get
No answer
From me
When you wake up
She’ll be gone
Cry your teardrops
In the dawn
Take her picture
Off the wall
‘Cause she won’t be back
No, she won’t be back, no
Bow your head on bended knee
Save your deepest sympathies
Ask your questions to the breeze
You’ll get
No answer
You’ll get
No answer
From me
Bow your head on bended knee
Save your deepest sympathies
Ask your questions to the breeze
You’ll get
No answer
You’ll get
No answer
You’ll get
No answer
From me
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High Noon
02:34
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Set to be razed in a town which has risen,
Gone like a memory that nobody’s missin’,
Time’s came and went and they left me in ruin,
Somebody send me an angel soon,
So many things that I have yet to be,
I’ve stood for so long now they say, “Take a knee,”
The past it has passed and the future it looms,
Somebody send me an angel soon,
Fighting for survival,
Come recheck my vitals,
Standing long too idle,
Time will take its toll,
I ain’t done with livin’,
Where is my second opinion,
The sun in my sky is approaching high noon,
Somebody send me an angel soon,
Somebody send me an angel soon.
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17. |
Dark Song
03:03
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The devil’s in the details, and the details are in the dark
And the demons wait around for us to drown like drooling sharks
And the denizens that dwell around their shady backroom deals
They dare us to redefine and reinvent the broken wheel
And as long as all ye demons and ye devils do your wrong
I’m-a sing a dark, dark song, I’m-a sing a dark, dark song
The devils and the demons try to dress in their denial
And they demonize the damaged and distressed at their desire
The doorway to destruction, it is just across the room
And our dreams are turned to nightmares and our nightmares turn to doom
And as long as all ye demons and ye devils do your wrong
I’m-a sing a dark, dark song, I’m-a sing a dark, dark song
Doctoring these demons, dare to dodge the darkness
The Pied Piper get the rats dancing in the darkest corner known to man
All is welcome, all is damned
Jumping to the jubilee and joining hands
Moving to the jamboree, the jet black to the pitch black
The paradigm just begins, let me cast a shadow upon your sins
As you do the devious deeds
Politics, politricks, plotting, planning, like poltergeists they’re here
Misdirecting with diversions and illusions
Diverting our minds, dousing us with delusions
As I’m consumed in a room, like a drum that go boom, boom, boom
I’m the bell that rung, singing dark songs
There’s nowhere left for you to run
And as long as all ye demons and ye devils do your wrong
I’m-a sing a dark, dark song, I’m-a sing a dark, dark song
I’m singing and I’m humming to the distant sound of stomp
And through the danger I am drumming ‘til the draining of the swamp
Though, as long as all ye demons and ye devils do your wrong
I’m-a sing a dark, dark song
And as long as all ye demons and ye devils do your wrong
I’m-a sing a dark, dark song, I’m-a sing a dark, dark song
I’m-a sing a dark, dark song.
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Everything’s fine
Another beautiful day
Everything’s fine in most every way
Jumping through hoops
It’s all just a ruse
Jumping through hoops
Now the joke
Is on you
Is on you
Is on you
Is on you
So prepare, attend, and admit me, horribilius, to this history: Who prolong-like your humble patience pray, unpleasantly to hear, blindly to judge, one hell of a show!
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19. |
This Is Not a Test
03:48
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This is not a test. Attention residents of Door County: There have been multiple reports of a highly evolved and rapidly spreading virus in the area. Symptoms include high fever of over 104 degrees, erratic, sometimes aggressive, behavior, and large, weeping skin lacerations. If you or a loved one is currently experiencing any of these symptoms, report immediately to the temporary army medical facility located at 120 North Madison Avenue, Sturgeon Bay. Stay in your homes. Minimize contact with anyone demonstrating these symptoms.
This is not a test. The Center for Disease Control has increased the alert level to red. A complete curfew and quarantine of the Door County area has been issued. Stay in your home. I repeat, stay in your home. Do not attempt to reproach or apprehend the bodies of the infected. Barricade all ground-level doors and windows to protect against forced entry of the inflicted. Arm yourself and aim for the head.
They are infected
The death rejected
Contaminated
Reanimated
They are infected
The death rejected
Contaminated
Reanimated
This is not a test. Due to the irreparable contamination, the Army has declared northern Door County unmanageable and are pulling all forces and resources from the area. In order to prevent further contamination, all bridges will be detonated tomorrow at 3 pm Central Standard Time. Including the Maple-Oregon Street, Route 57/42, and the Michigan Street Bridge. This is a mandatory evacuation. All residents who have not crossed over will be left behind.
They are infected
The death rejected
Contaminated
Reanimated
They are infected
The death rejected
Contaminated
Reanimated
Hey guys, I think it’s working. Hel- hello? Is anyone out there?
We have food, water, and weapons. We made it to the granary.
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20. |
Undead
02:26
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Undead undead da da da da
Undead undead da da da da
Are you really undead?
Is it true what they said?
About you being undead?
Skin is falling off in the cold autumn rain
Limping all day now you’re hungry for brains
Tell me am I insane?
I can see it as plain as day
You gave your soul away
Is there anybody else who knows
What you’re doing when your coffin’s closed?
Undead undead da da da da
Undead undead da da da da
Is there someone I can call
Cause I’ve seen ‘em at the mall
And down at city hall
How come people never get away?
Cause I really really have to say,
You’re pretty slow as zombies go
Are you really undead?
Is it true what they said?
About you being undead?
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21. |
Dust to Dust
03:03
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I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe
With all these flames surrounding me
I’ve been cut down like grain
With the elevator constantly loading
I hear the screams, I hear the screams
The fire came for everything
I drown them out in vain
I watch them fail to escape
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust, explosion
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust
The only walls, the only walls
Left standing were the metal ones
I found my home, my safe
‘Til the devil comes around
To take my safe house down
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust, explosion
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust to dust to dust
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust
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Earthquake at the crack of dawn
The paper said San Francisco’s gone
And they needed us
To lend a helping hand
We loaded trains with dry provisions
We sent grain to the farthest regions
Of our motherland
To show that we understand
We know we’re not heroes
But we’re willing to risk everything for each other
We know it’s no game show
There’s a time to get down on our knees as sisters and brothers
To lift one another
We can show them that
This is who we are
Let ‘em know that
This is who we are
When one of us gets left behind
And Mother Nature is so unkind
Things get dangerous
It gets the best of us
Somebody shows up all skin and bones
We take ‘em in as one of our own
It’s not glamorous
But this is the best of us
We know we’re not heroes
But we’re willing to risk everything for each other
We know it’s no game show
There’s a time to get down on our knees as sisters and brothers
To lift one another
We can show them that
This is who we are
Let ‘em know that
This is who we are
We can show them that
This is who we are
Let ‘em know that
This is who we are
We can show them that
This is who we are
Let ’em know that
This is who we are
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Don’t go into the granary
There’s cats and bats and horrible things
Creepy crawly scratchy things
To cut your skin and spread disease
So why is this old thing still around
Condemn it now and tear it down
A tragedy could easily happen to you
The drudgery of the granary
Is a century behind our lives now
Still you stand there curmudgeonly
Not budging an eighth of an inch
Give or take a sixteenth or so
So why is this old thing still around
Condemn it now and tear it down
A tragedy could easily happen to you
A tragedy could easily happen to you
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24. |
Mouthful of Grain (1967)
01:48
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He had twenty years of service
Working on the bay
In that elevator
Loadin’ up the grain
They gave his final notice
They’re gonna shut her down
She’s too old and outdated
For this lighthouse town
Oh what’s a man to do
When the bottom drops
Cast aside by men in suits
Sittin’ at the top
With a belly full of liquor
And hands clenched like a fist
He climbed that elevator head
To take a piss
Take a fucking piss
Take a fucking piss
He climbed that elevator head
To take a fucking piss
He felt the rail shift
One eighth of an inch
Enough to make him lose
His grip and he fell in
One eighth of an inch
Strange as it sounds
One eighth of an inch
Is what took him down
He went down down down
Deep into the grain
He tried to scream for help
But no one ever came
He went down down down
And no one ever came
There was no salvation
Just a mouth full of grain
Drowning in the grain
Drowning in the grain
There was no salvation
Just a mouth full of grain
Drowning in the grain
Drowning in the grain
There was no salvation
Just a mouth full of grain
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25. |
Bad Seed
03:31
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Aaahs
He was a bad seed
Workin’ every day
He was a bad seed
Just to get that pay
It started so simple
Just trying to get ahead
And now he’s on auto
Bringing home the bread
Aaahs
He was a bad seed
The beginning of the end
He was a bad seed
The devil drew him in
And now we’re all drowning
We’re never getting out
These bad seeds are leaving
A bad taste in my mouth
You wake up
You shake off
You try to push ‘em down
You climb up that ladder
And do it all again
You wake up
You shake off
You try to push ‘em down
You climb up that ladder
And do it all again
Another day
Bad seeds aaah x4
Aaahs
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26. |
Don't Knock Me Down
03:04
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Got me so distracted I can hardly speak
Everything got heavy, now I’m losing sleep
I know you may come easy but you don’t come cheap
And I’ve put my last dollar down
I’ve been scrambling and clambering for every dime
Even though I know it’s quittin’ time
And I don’t want to give another minute of mine
It’s down to the wire now
Don’t knock me down
I feel you pound by pound
Every time you come around
You’re the anchor dragging me down down down
Don’t knock me down
Talking to the clock, can’t give it a rest
And the tick-tick-tock is a weight on my chest
Remember when I said I wouldn’t settle for less
Well here I am, empty-handed
I’ve been wandering in circles 50 years and a day
Getting dizzy with the shit that I wish I could say
And all you have to offer is a new way to slay me
I’ll never understand it
Don’t knock me down
I feel you pound by pound
Every time you come around
You’re the anchor dragging me down down down
Don’t knock me down
I feel you pound by pound
Every time you come around
You’re the anchor dragging me down down down
Don’t knock me down
You’re so heavy, you’re so heavy, you’re so heavy
It’s breaking my heart
Don’t knock me down
You’re so heavy, you’re so heavy, you’re so heavy
It’s breaking my heart
Don’t knock me down
You’re so heavy, you’re so heavy, you’re so heavy
It’s breaking my heart
Don’t knock me down
You’re so heavy, you’re so heavy, you’re so heavy
Don’t knock me down
I feel you pound by pound
Every time you come around
You’re the anchor dragging me down down down
Don’t knock me down
I feel you pound by pound
Every time you come around
You’re the anchor dragging me down down down
Don’t knock me down
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27. |
Little Sister
03:06
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Hey little sister, dry those eyes
Cuz I’ve been there and I know what it feels like to try
Don’t get knocked down, you stand up tall
You know I’ll be there to pick up the pieces if you should fall
It’s a funny time, in a funny world
If we stick together we’ll make it through
Changes are coming, no sense in running
From the chance to be something new
Hey little sister, don’t give up yet
Just remember that I love you and you are my friend
I’ll be your strength, I am right here
You have my shoulder, you have my heart and there’s nothing to fear
It’s a funny time, in a funny world
If we stick together we’ll make it through
Changes are coming, no sense in running
From the chance to be something new
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28. |
Lady in White
03:47
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Sunday morning, confession
Two young children at granddad’s new construction
There’s a structure requirin’ demolition,
To develop his new acquisition.
These blessed babes, they crossed a line
Their curiosity, led them to a vision.
They climbed the flight, on step 13 they saw the light. Graced by the lady in white.
Mama I can’t explain but I know there’s a God above.
Supernatural, it’s a miracle, whose only law is Love.
That was the words, that we heard, from the Lady in White.
By Monday morning, the apparition
Caught the attention of the Vatican.
That ground is sacred, stop demolition
We’re on a mission to bring peace and harmony.
They climbed the flight, on step 13 they saw the light. Graced by the lady in white.
Mama, I can’t explain but I know there’s a God above.
Supernatural, it’s a miracle, whose only law is Love.
Those were the words, that we heard, from the Lady in White.
‘Til the end of days, elevator remains
Two blessed babes, proved mother Mary saves.
Now they travel from far away, as Jerusalem,
To see the apparition by the bay.
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29. |
The Stand Off
04:56
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I’ll take you down
Catch you with your skin off
Gonna wipe that grin off
Toss you right to the ground
I’m gonna crush you
Bulldoze you down
We are people
We are fighting
Love, community
Don’t take what we treasure
Don’t erase our history
We are people
We are fighting
Love, community
Don’t take what we treasure
Don’t erase our history
Save the grain (We should stand up for what’s right)
Make the chain (We have to be willing to fight)
Save the grain (We should stand up for what’s right)
Make the chain
You better step right back
You can stop your squakin’
No use in a-talkin’
Gonna crush it all to ash
And if you fight me
Baby, you can kiss my
Kiss my
Kiss my dust
Kiss my
Kiss my dust
What you say?
Kiss my
Kiss my dust
See, it all started at the steel bridge
The saga just begin
We rallied around and we called all our friends
To put this villainy to an end.
Then with their vicious act
Coming at us with this big hotel deal
We took ‘em to court for that
And we won
We got our land back
See, it’s like peas to a pod
Beat to a pulse
What you fail to realize
This is the standoff
Kiss my
Kiss my dust
What you say?
Save (Kiss my)
The (Kiss my dust)
Grain
Save (Kiss my)
The (Kiss my dust)
Grain
It started right here
Make (Kiss my)
The (Kiss my dust)
Chain
I’ll take you down
It started right here
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30. |
Yes Men
02:37
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He’s the big daddy
Got the pockets real fatty
And the people all around go
Yes man
Yes man
Yes man
What you say?
Kissing that ass, kissing that ass
He’s the big daddy
Got the pockets real fatty
And the people all around go
Yes man
Yes man
Yes man
What you say?
Kissing that ass, kissing that ass
Up early in the morning
Before the birds start chirping
And the serpents start lying
(Echoes of cries of somebody dies)
Companions of evil
They will
Flock together
They will
Lock together
They will
Walk together
No matter the weather
No matter the weather
No matter the weather
He’s the big daddy
Got the pockets real fatty
And the people all around go
Yes man
Yes man
Yes man
What you say?
Kissing that ass, kissing that ass
Hell is on the up rise
Slicker than oil
Piles of soil
Treachery and turmoil
Smiling in your face
Stabbing in the back
Now go tell the devil where the yes man at
Smiling in your face
Stabbing in the back
Go tell the devil where the yes man at
Smiling in your face
Stabbing in the back
Go tell the devil where the yes man at
Smiling in your face
Stabbing in the back
Go tell the devil where the yes man at
Smiling in your face
Stabbing in the back
Go tell the devil where the yes man at
The yes man, never disagree
They’re bending at the knee
Heeding his majesty
Slick and wet,
Damp to the touch
Slither in the sludge
Blend in with the mud
Show no love
Death is his cousin
Death is his cousin
Taking over the mill
That is the real subject
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31. |
One Hundred Years
04:25
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Cut the trees now they’re gone
Curse the ground you planted on
Sowing seeds more than your need
Preacher says we got mouths to feed
Mouths to feed
Hand to fist
Build it up high
Heaven can’t resist
Mouths to feed
Hand to fist
Build it up high
Heaven can’t resist
We must condemn (condemn condemn)
We must condemn (condemn condemn)
We must condemn (condemn condemn)
We must preserve (condemn condemn)
We must condemn (condemn condemn)
We must condemn (condemn condemn)
We must preserve (condemn condemn)
We must preserve (condemn condemn)
What do you have to fear when there’s nothing left to lose (condemn)
What good’s a beat up shack that doesn’t have a use (condemn)
You must confess this eminent threat is real (condemn)
The bridges had their turn but progress never yields
In a hundred years who’s gonna care about an eighth of an inch when it never mattered before
In a hundred years who’s gonna care about an eighth of an inch when it never mattered before
We must condemn (condemn condemn)
We must condemn (condemn condemn)
We must preserve (condemn condemn)
We must preserve (condemn condemn)
We must condemn (condemn condemn)
We must preserve (condemn condemn)
We must preserve (condemn condemn)
We must preserve (condemn condemn)
Forked tongues and anglers lights
To lure the weak into losing fights (condemn)
We’re gonna lie to hypnotize and tell you what is real (condemn)
If we’re to grow you must let go
There’s no time for appeals (condemn)
The bridges had their turn but progress never yields
In a hundred years who’s gonna care about an eighth of an inch when it never mattered before
In a thousand years who’s gonna care about an eighth of an inch when it never mattered before
In a million years who’s gonna care about an eighth of an inch when it never mattered before
In a billion years who’s gonna care about an eighth of an inch when it never mattered before
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32. |
Xerotica
04:52
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You can’t see how much I’m cryin’, now my tears have all gone dry
You can’t see how much I’m cryin’, now my tears have all gone dry
I’ve got no more pain to give ya… just this dust here in my eyes
I can hear ya’ll fighting, see you out the corner of my eye
I can hear you people fighting, see you out the corner of my eye
I don’t need none your attention, make me feel satisfied
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Guess it’s time to call the doctor, come and fix all my disease
Guess it’s time to call the doctor, come and fix all this here disease
If I have to beg you darlin’, I’ll get on my god damn knees
Ask your doctor if Xerotiphan is right for you.
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33. |
Ghosts in the Granary
04:17
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They say there’s ghosts in the granary
Givin’ people a fright
Ghosts in the granary
Let’s check it out tonight
Everyone get in the tour bus
McIver, don’t forget the keys
We’re a power-pop band and we solve mysteries
Pull into the parking lot
There’s not a single soul
Piles of dirt everywhere
Like they’ve been digging holes
Spatol threw the bottle at Danimal
Which accidentally opened the door
Wooooohoo, what’re we waiting for?
Look at all the space inside
Kind of smells like someone died
But there’s really no place
For a ghost to hide
That sounds like a mystery
And if you’ve got a problem
We’ll solve it, we’ll solve it
If you’ve got a problem
We’re gonna fix it with rock ‘n roll
If you’ve got a problem
We’ll solve it, we’ll solve it
If you’ve got a problem
We’re gonna fix it with rock ‘n roll
Yeah!
Fuck
Gee, it’s really dark in here
And lots of creepy sounds
I think we better split up
So we can cover more ground
A rattle of chains by the barrel of grains
I wonder what it could be
We’re a power-pop band and we’re solving a mystery
Then we heard somebody call
Whoooa
Andrea found the revolving wall
With a secret passageway
That led straight to city hall
What the fuck is that about?
If you’ve got a problem
We’ll solve it, we’ll solve it
If you’ve got a problem
We’re gonna fix it with rock ‘n roll
If you’ve got a problem
We’ll solve it, we’ll solve it
If you’ve got a problem
We’re gonna fix it with rock ‘n roll
Fix it with rock ‘n roll
And then a figure dressed in white
Came out of nowhere and gave us a fright
Ghostly howls and flashing lights
What a crazy mystery
He tried to run but we grabbed his sheet
Pulled it off, it was the fire chief!
There we stood in disbelief
‘Cause he was caught red-handed
We had him surrounded
And then we said
“We know what you did.”
He said, “I would have gotten away with it too,
If it wasn’t for you meddlin’ kids.”
Oh, if you’ve got a problem
We’ll solve it, we’ll solve it
If you’ve got a problem
We’re gonna fix it with rock ‘n roll
And if you’ve got a granary
We’ll save it, when we solve it
If you’ve got a disembodied hand in your bag
We’re gonna fix it with rock ‘n roll
If you’ve got a problem
We’ll solve it, we’ll solve it
HOTT TTARGET’s on it
We’re gonna fix it with rock ‘n roll
Fix it with rock ‘n roll
Yeah!
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34. |
Quote the Grain Bin
01:43
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Once upon a midnight dreary
While I pondered conspiracy theory
Breaking it down for judge or jury
Who’s looking after our precious Door?
Well, certainly not the elected
Or they would not have neglected
The history that our fathers erected
On our city’s public shore
And remember
The town draws deeply
From its natural charms of yore,
Once it’s gone there’s nothing more.
And if it’s gone how will we remember
How blessed we were every September
When all the grain needed would be rendered
And shipped by vessel to our door
Before the days of the gas station
Trucks, planes, mass transportation
Factory farms and automation
Before lust for oil became need for war
Back when it was still
A day and a half trip
To the nearest convenience store
Only ships and nothing more
But surely I must be mistaken
There’s more than a shipyard on this lake
And even lighthouses that are fake
Can still bring money in the door.
But that’s not what folks will come to see
Because it lacks authenticity
They love the big ships and rich history
Without that, this place would be a bore
It’s time for us
To keep an eye on what really
Keeps people coming back for more.
Only this and nothing more.
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A 1952 motel taken over by musicians in 2007 for the purpose of creating and hosting collaborative songwriting events, The Holiday Music Motel is the world's only motel with its own internet radio station that plays 100% self-generated content 24/7.
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