1. |
COLD LIGHTNING
02:55
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I started in a barroom
Then I wrecked the hotel room
There was me and you
And I wrecked that...too
Cold cold lightning, Cold lightning
Cold lightning
Like an icepick through my heart
You know it tore us apart
Carload of clowners
With a handful of downers
Let you off scot free
But you're still a...crook to me
Cold cold lightning, Cold lightning
Cold lightning
When the out of towners
Yeah they landed at your feet
You can make an ugly face
And maybe touch the borders of grace
I'm out here
All on my own.
Woulda left sooner
But they done stole my van.
Hear the thunder crack
And the dark desert moan.
It's gonna feel
Real real good to get back home
I'll drag you down from the cross
I'll haul you to hell
Where some speak French
And the other half...just yell
Cold cold lightning, Cold lightning
Cold lightning
Forgive the unforgivable
Beauty, lunacy & courage
Pray that they have a clue
For it’s not us it’s you.
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2. |
REVOLUTION KIDS
03:37
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Mass shootings, thoughts and prayers
Media debates and everyone stares
People forget and Congress does nothing
And around the circle we go
Hey stop, Stop and listen to the Kids of the Revolution
Hey stop, Won’t you listen to the Kids of the Revolution
Hey stop, Try and listen to the Kids of the Revolution
.............................................Yeah
Now the con man wants to arm the teachers
With the 2nd amendment preachers
NR(A)USA blood money for re-election...
Not this time!
Hey! Hey stop, Won’t you listen to the Kids of the Revolution
Hey stop, Won’t you listen to the Kids of the Revolution
Hey stop, Try and listen to the Kids of the Revolution
.............................................Yeah
S O L O (Anthony & Sluggo)
The gun lobby industry
Profits from the killing of you and me
The gun lobby industry
Profits from the killing of you and me
Hey stop, stop and listen to the Kids of the Revolution
Hey stop, won’t you listen to the Kids of the Revolution
Hey stop, try and listen to the Kids of the Revolution
.............................................Yeah
Hey stop, stop and listen to the kids, to the kids, to the kids!
Hey stop, won’t you listen to the Kids to the kids, to the kids!
Hey stop, try and listen to the Kids of the Revolution
.............................................Yeah
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3. |
STOLE AWAY (2020)
04:32
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My life keeps thumping
Jumping all around
I just cannot seem
To settle down
I've been to Boston
Been down to Austin
I've been up in
Anchorage too
I've played Cleveland
I've played in Memphis
But there was only
Two people there
But it's alright, It's OK
'Cos I saw a car burn
Before I stole away
You saw it coming
And I saw it go
We left everything
Buried in the snow
And it don't matter
That they think they won
I say fuck everything
And run
But it's alright, It's OK
You could hear me laughing
As I stole away
B R E A K
Well, I'm not scared
Nor am I dumb
But sometimes its better
To just fuck everything...and run
Run run run run Come on babe, run away with me
Run run run run Come on now and run away with me
We can jump a train, going out west
I can wear my hat and you can wear a vest
Run run run run Come on babe, run away with me
Run run run run Come on now and run away with me
We can jump a train, going out west
You can wear a hat and I can wear a dress
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4. |
CREAM PUFF
03:17
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CREAM PUFF
I'm not me anymore
Since you walked in my door.
Now you're gone from my sight
You know you gave me a fright.
Like biting into a cream puff
And finding it full of glass.
Thirteen going to my funeral
Only twelve coming back.
So you do the best you can
And I try to be good
But there's a dark cloud over the church you know
And a fucking crow puking wood.
All those beautiful girls
With tattoos of roses.
Roses & chains
And all of that pain.
Now I'm drugged in the road
Straddling lanes like a cabbie.
If this ain't hell
Then it sure as shit is the lobby
So you do the best you can
And I try to be good
But there's a dark cloud over the church you know
And a fucking crow puking wood.
I'm not me anymore
I just want what I paid for.
So I took a bag of truth
And I threw it out the door
It's a living room
And I am a dying man.
So I try to be good
And do the best I can.
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5. |
STAINED GLASS
02:55
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Through the crack in the blue stained glass
The light gives life to your cancerous breath
And your questions
Cold and careless
Wake the monster 'neath my bed
Wake the monster 'neath my bed
I am taken by your childlike need
My hands they wither on your opal skin
If anyone knew the way I toyed with you
There'd be a bounty on my head
There'd be a bounty on my head
I got 40 for your 20
And I got marbles in my mouth
I am cramping to your kisses
And I wonder
Do I deserve this
Do I deserve the smell of your sweat
And the feel of your nails draggin' down my back
I'll drag you down with all my promises
And all my need
That no one's ever met
That no one's ever met
That no one's ever met
That no one's ever met
But what I really want to say to you is
But what I really need to say to you is
But what I really meant to say to you is
If you love me don't run
And if you love me be strong
And if you love me
Can you love me
In spite of all the things I do wrong
In spite of all the things I do wrong
In spite of all the things I do wrong
In spite of all the things I do wrong
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6. |
RIDE 2U
05:14
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I cough and I look straight up.
A bare light bulb
Hanging over my bed.
Sticky like blood,
With the words you said.
Oh we two wanted to be one
Like we never wanted anyone
Oh we two wanted to be one
Like we never wanted anyone
Put sand in my gears.
Put your mouth on my ear.
Locked out of the house
Your sweat glistening.
Now tell me all, cos I’m right here
and I’m…listening
You’re not a parade.
But you’re coming down my street.
Dead batteries.
In all my cars.
But I shot the moon for you.
And I hit the stars
Oh we two wanted to be one
Like we never wanted anyone
Oh we two wanted to be one
Like we never wanted anyone
She is waiting for answers.
She is waiting for answers.
You look on, you haven’t got none.
You look on, you haven’t got none.
Was she everything you wanted?
Was she everything you wanted?
Or did you take it all for granted?
Did you take it?
Was she right for you?
Right for you?
Was she right for you?
Right for you?
Was she right for you?
I hear a train passing outside.
I hear a train passing outside.
Leaving me here in the dark night.
Leaving me here in the dark night.
Will I ever be on it? Will I ever be on it?
The door is open I can jump in.
The door is open…Ride to you,
Ride to you, I can ride to you
Ride to you, ride to you
She is waiting for answers.
She is waiting for answers.
You look on, you haven’t got none.
You look on, you haven’t got none.
Was she everything you wanted?
Was she everything you wanted?
Or did you take it all for granted?
Did you take it?
Right for you?
What am I…so afraid of? What am I…so afraid of?
Is it a gun head against my head? in a liquor store?
Is it my well-intended friends, always wanting more?
All along, you had me wrong
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7. |
MAKEU SMILE
03:03
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I like what you do and I like that you keep doin' it
Your eyes look mighty fine I think I'm really losin' it
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Pretty boy, don't be shy, like all your bad ideas
Ain't this a nice surprise to find a man so dear
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Say you'll be my baby and I'll be your girl and
You can have this heart of mine,
'Cos I would walk a thousand miles
Just to make you smile
Just to make you smile
You taste like sugar mints and cigarettes and beer
I used to hate this town but I'll stay because you're here
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
All them skinny girls are bitter and reserved
If you want a lot of love then I'm just what you deserve
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Say you'll be my baby and I'll be your girl and
You can have this heart of mine,
'Cos I would walk a thousand miles
If you say you'll be my baby and I'll be your girl and
You can have this heart of mine,
'Cos I would walk a thousand miles
Just to make you smile
Smi...iii...ile
Smi...iii...ile
Smi...iii...ile
Smi...iii...ile
'Cos I would walk a thousand miles
Just to make you smile
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8. |
27 DEVILS
03:17
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27 Devils Joking passing idle time
You see the left hand shuffles royals
While the right hand pours the wine
As a matter of distinction
They have borrowed from the truth
One’s a joker
One’s a harlot
She’s left swinging from a noose
She’s so precious, Don’t look left
Right hand holds the bible while the left one holds the whip
So precious, Don’t look left
The ship is slowly sinking as she plays the violin
Paying ten cents on the dollar
For every bushel they can steal
You may bite the hand that feeds you
But they’ll never make us kneel
For richer or for poorer
Feed the starving hungry beasts
Turned a corner on the truth
Set a table for the feast
But it’s alright, Don’t look back
Right hand holds the bible While the left one holds the whip
But it’s alright, Don’t look back
Hold your hammer and your sickle While she plays the violin
First up are the Bishops
With their bloody hooded robes
Next up are politicians
They’re left hanging by their throats
If empires are built by hawking
Children by the pound
That don’t explain
The ruminations when they’re leaping from the ground
She’s so precious, Don’t look left
Right hand holds the bible while the left one holds the whip
So precious, Don’t look left
The ship is slowly sinking as she plays the violin
My give-a-shitters broken
Broken like the sea
When the waves come a crashing
A crashing down on me
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9. |
I REMEMBER
04:08
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I, I remember
I remember when we met
I was drunk and
I was yelling at the band
We started talking
Said you were from Oregon
How did I know?
That you were the one?
You worked as a barback
You worked til 2AM
I had nothing better to do
Than to wait up for you
I fixed your stereo
And convinced you to sing
How could I know?
That you were everything?
I remember...
As time slips like sand
Through a hole in my pocket and
I remember...
Sitting in the corner
With my head in my hands
I watched you learn to drive
You finished up your schooling
I asked you to marry me
You thought that I was fooling
You put up with a fuck up
Took it all in stride
And to this day I worship
The love in your eyes
Started our own business
When they said that we couldn't.
Told us to go back
I said we wouldn't.
You're the winning argument
You're definitive
We've come too far to give up
We've come so far to live
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10. |
GOOD FAMILY (2020)
03:53
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I nailed one foot to the ground
And chased it round with the other
Then put my fist right through the wall
And apologized to my mother
The left light’s dim, the right one’s bright
That damn truck’s been following me all night
The man on the corner is yelling flower puke five
Oversight committee is coming alive
I come from a good family
But I developed individually
In ways
That just, that just aren’t right.
No they just, ...aren’t right!
I’ve got a head that’s bigger than a horse
If you like wrenches, you’ll like umbrellas of course.
You can play the violin or you can be a plumber
I wanna fly upside down this summer
I come from a good family
But I developed individually
In ways
That just, that just aren’t right.
No they just, ...aren’t right!
So why can't you just straighten up and fly right?
Save us all the trouble of peeing on your grave
Save us all the trouble of peeing on your grave
Save us all the trouble…
I’m throwing out the family heirlooms
I'm cxhucking them out the back door
While my blood, it is spilling
All over your kitchen floor
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11. |
UNION SQUARE (2020)
04:01
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Well, time is always money,
For the boys on Union Square.
You can bust your ass 'till doomsday,
Don't forget to say your prayers.
Someone's got a wad on the backstreet,
Sacco got a brand new stack.
You baby is handcuffed on the front seat,
You just sit right there and relax.
Aw c'mon, honey...
We're all going down, down…
We're going down, down-town,
We're all going down, down,
We're going down, down-town,
Well, they spill out of Cinema 14,
To that drag bar there on the block.
Best live show in the whole East Coast,
With a bank rolled up in your sock.
She stand right there for your pleasure,
Half Puerto Rican Chinese.
You got to find your baby somebody to measure,
I'm going to get me some of these.
C'mon honey, do you hear what I'm doing now?
We're all going down, down…
We're going down, down-town,
We're all going down, down,
We're going down, down-town,
S O L O
Four in the morning on a Sunday,
Sacco drinking whiskey in church.
Half pint of festival brandy,
That boys about to fall…off his perch.
Well, that guy in the sweater's off duty,
Out in front of the welfare hotel.
The guy in the dress is a beauty;
Go all the way, I swear you never can tell.
C'mon honey and pull up your socks.
I fell like a peanut butter & loser sandwich
And if you never aim, you’ll never miss…
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12. |
ALWAYS FUN
03:48
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Your eyes won't go blind
From staring at the sun.
And there ain't nothing dangerous
About a loaded handgun.
I've got no loose ends
I've got nothing undone
'Cos life's always easy
And life's always fun.
Yeah life's always easy
And life's always fun.
Yeah, I fell out of bed
I climbed up to my feet.
Kicked down the door
Staggered out to the street.
See my neighborhood junkie
Looking far worse than me
We talked all morning
Over smokes and cof-fee.
Yeah his woman left him swinging
From the end of a rope.
He didn't have a dime
Didn't have any more dope.
He slid to the bottom
Of a slippery slope.
I think we gave each other
A small glimpse of hope
Yeah I think we gave each other
A small glimpse of hope
Your eyes won't go blind
From staring at the sun.
And there ain't nothing dangerous
About a loaded handgun.
I've got no loose ends
I've got nothing undone
'Cos life's always easy
And life's always fun.
Yeah life's always easy
And life's always fun.
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REQ'D Oakland, California
REQ'D is:
Laurian Rhodes (V), Hilary Reed (V), Anthony Pulsipher (G), Richard Stuverud (D & V), Dave Flores (B,
K & V) Thomas Quinn (Horns) , Sluggo (G & V)
Most of our songs are true stories. And those that aren't, should be.
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