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Social Animals
03:54
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[spoken]
Attention attention, this is not a drill, this is a party political broadcast from the 99%.
Take your eyes off your phone for just one second and leave your ego at the door.
If you only listen with half an ear, you only have a quarter of the right to criticise.
So sit down, shut up and listen.
It’s been a hell of a ride through the past few years
I’ve fought, conquered and gained new fears
I’ve been built up, broken and rebuilt again
We’re all in this together, in the lions den
It seems the worlds run by crazy people
With no one to stand up for the weak and feeble
The racists from the history books are out in the streets
Spouting hate disguised as free speech
Think this is peace? Get informed
We’re more divided than ever before
It’s a wild, wild world, we don’t trust one another
We’re social animals but we’re eating each other
So much time spent on our phones
Hundreds of “friends,” but we feel so alone
We give the stage to those with no love in their hearts
Then we act surprised when the fires start
At each other’s throats, coming to a head
My newsfeed says we’ll all soon be dead
Threats of war being thrown around
But I’ll believe it when the lights go down
This isn’t peace, get informed
This is a different kind of war
Does it feel familiar, have you seen it before?
Have we travelled back to 1964?
Hurtling towards this inevitable end
It’s now more than ever that we need friends
The good times will come, we’ll lift the curse
But before it gets better, it’s gonna get worse
[spoken]
We live in a culture that’s growing more and more narcissistic everyday. We judge our value based on how many likes a photo gets on our Instagram account and compare ourselves to celebrities whose heights we could never hope to reach.
And while we strive for some semblance of fulfilment in this digital wasteland, we ignore the real problems. Outside in the streets people call for the slaughter of those who they disagree with, calling for blood and oil, threatening to send us back in time to an age where we didn’t know any better.
Those people are living in a world that has long since past, and they can do two things. They can either adapt to the new world, or they can be destroyed.
Violence, war, prejudice in the streets
Will nothing change till someone bleeds?
Strip back our disguise, we’re all the same
Social animals, igniting a flame
Where do you stand? Who do you believe?
Do you stay at home watching it on your TV?
Will you defend your flag under attack?
Or will you stand and salute the red, white and black?
And from the ashes let it rise
Something new before our eyes
Let it rise, let it rise
We’ve gone too far, let the past die
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2. |
Horizon
02:55
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I see you thinking, dreading the day
That you become too old for any dead end jobs
You're up in the air, you're a nuclear bomb
You're losing sleep, thinking of years you've lost
You push others away because they won’t understand
But don’t walk away, just take my hand
Too many times you’ve pulled me out of a hole
So what makes you think that you need to do this alone?
Even it's only for an hour or two
Let's live in the hour, just me and you
Run away with me, forget your fears
Meet me over the horizon, I’ll be there my dear
In your car, accelerate, I’m by your side
Let’s drive until you find your peace of mind
I want to fix what keeps you up at night
Eradicate what scares you when you close your eyes
As we go, we’ll sing to your favourite song
Wind down the windows and we’ll sing along
Feel alive in the warmth of a fading sun
You made it this far when all is said and done
And even if it's only for an hour or two
Let's live for the hour just me and you
Don’t look back, forget your fear
Meet me over the horizon, I’ll be there my dear
And I see the tears run out of your eyes
Bittersweet reminder of our real lives
The sky turns red and I look to you
You’re on fire, to your life you’re in tune
And even if it's only for an hour or two
Let's live for the hour just me and you
Don’t look back, forget your fear
Over the horizon, I’ll be there my dear
Over the horizon, I’ll be there my dear
Over the horizon, I’ll be there my dear
Over the horizon, I’ll be there my dear
Over the horizon, I’ll be there my…
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3. |
Drop Dead
03:42
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It started out like any other night
Four years on and it had to be tonight
And when I heard your voice ring out from afar
And in that moment I wished you’d just get hit by a car
Same shit, new day, is this all you ever do?
That was rhetorical, but you wouldn’t know would you?
You’re still stuck in your high school days
When acting like this would have got you your way
Have you moved on at all in your life?
You never really were the sharpest knife
Years after the fact, you stupid fucking dick
Thinking you can come back with the same old tricks?
I’m stronger than you, not in body but in mind
I’ve long since left the past behind
But the same old shit rattles off your stupid tongue
You're a walking advert for a pack of condoms
And when I see people like you I could really care less
Really care less if you dropped fucking dead
Drop dead, drop dead, drop fucking dead
I wouldn't save your life if you had a gun to your head
Drop dead, drop dead, drop fucking dead
God, I’d love to break your kneecaps again and again
At the end of the day it’s really not surprising
Every town needs a twat, and my town is hiring
Everything about you is just ugly
Right down to your personality
Forgive my lack of nuance in the heat of the moment
I won’t dwell on you because you don’t deserve it
Keep it up, and when you end up alone
I’ll be the first to say I told you so
Bring out the usual suspects like you always do
The predictable prick that I always knew
Demanding attention as soon as you walk in
But you’ll have to wait, the grownups are talking
You’re just a child, in a world outgrowing you
And I see in your eyes, you don’t know what to do
And I almost wanna feel bad for you
But if you wanna do me a favour, here’s what can you do
Drop dead, drop dead, drop fucking dead
Go outside, slip and fall and take a blow to your head
Drop dead, drop dead, drop fucking dead
Your very existence is comedy gold in my head
What are you even doing man? What are you trying to prove?
Laughing at your own jokes, no ones laughing with you
Get a life, it won’t happen quick
But would it really kill you just to not be a dick?
I honestly don’t know how you’ve made it this far
When you’re such a fucking monumental pain in my arse
Moving in circles when folks get tired of you
But it can’t be long before they abandon you too
And I know that you're not even worth my attention
And all of this is just needless aggression
But I want it on record that you’re a nasty piece of work
And I wish you nothing but the absolute worst
Woah-oh-oh, woah-oh-oh (x8)
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4. |
Go
04:55
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You’re feeling trapped after she let you down again
Facing three more years in this town you’re scared
If you don't leave now then you never will
Come on, pack all your things, climb that hill
She’s got a black heart, yours is painted too
Injecting that venom deep inside of you
She got inside your head, she nearly dragged you down
But you got away, the time is now
At the station your guitar case, is by your side
It’s all that you need, it gives you piece of mind
A message to your friends, that you can show
You made it, you're out and we all know
Get on that train now and don’t turn back
Repaint your heart, wash away the black
Your life is in your hands, it was never hers
Anything you had with her, let it burn
It’s sad that we even ever reached this stage
You’re picking up the pieces, you’re so ashamed
So pick yourself up, we’ll help you out
And listen here, when we say now
Go, go! Take your money and run
Heavy foot falls as you race towards the setting sun
Go, go! Don't ever look back
Just the clothes on your back, no real plan of attack
She’s out of your life, so start again
Keep moving on, move past the pain
Go, go! And at the end of the day
You’ll be better off tomorrow than you are today
She buried you in a grave she dug
She’d been threatening to leave but now she's gone for good
This was a blessing in disguise
It won’t stop the tears in your eyes
She broke you with the blame, you blamed on yourself
You couldn't fix her, she hated herself
That burden my friend was never yours to bear
It’s hurting you and leaving you, worse for wear
Lying, cheating, stealing in her twisted game
She made you feel, you were the one to blame
But you were hooked on her, and couldn’t get away
And like an addict, you wasted away
So get on that train, and go far away
Leave your thoughts of her on the ground this day
They’re not worth the energy you’d spend on them
Before they drag you down into that hole again
You can’t fix yourself if you remain here
Too much pain, anger, hate and fear
So you made a bet, and you ran away
And I speak for us all of us when we say
Go, go! Take your money and run
Heavy foot falls as you race towards the setting sun
Go, go! Don't ever look back
Just the clothes on your back, no real plan of attack
The times finally here, time for you to go
I'm sad to see you leave but deep down I know
This isn't the place for you anymore
You're gonna go crazy if you don't walk out the door
Go, go! We will always meet again
Don't let the past hold you back, keep moving friend
Go, go! Don't ever look back
Just the clothes on your back no real plan of attack
Go, go! Take your money and run
We’ll be here with open arms when all is said and done
Go, go! You’re gonna win this game
Don’t let anyone else snuff out your flame
Just, go!
Go!
Just go!
Go!
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