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Shut Your Face
04:42
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Working hard at the 9 to 5
To pay my bills and keep my family alive
All day all I hear is this noise
No matter how hard I try and avoid
You spend all day just kissing their ass
To be what, top of the class?
You think you’re smart, think that you’re so funny
I’m amazed what we do for the money
I’ve got something to say just shut your face, I’ve got something to say just shut your face
Right now I’ve got to take some action
Never let you get the satisfaction
This shit’s got to finally stop
Fighting your way to the top
Half the time I don’t know what you say
A stream of drivel for most of the day
You think you’re smart, think that you’re so funny
I’m amazed what we do for the money
I’ve got something to say just shut your face, I’ve got something to say just shut your face
You know I’ve heard it all before, I’m going to nail this to your door
I’ve got something to say just shut your face
SOLO
I’ve got something to say just shut your face, I’ve got something to say just shut your face
You love the sound of your own voice, this time I won’t give you no choice
I’ve got something to say…… shut it
BREAK SOLO THING
Working hard at the 9 to 5
To pay my bills and keep my family alive
All day all I hear is this noise
No matter how hard I try and avoid
You spend all day just kissing their ass
To be what, top of the class?
You think you’re smart, think that you’re so funny
I’m amazed what we do for the money
I’ve got something to say just shut your face, I’ve got something to say just shut your face
You know I’ve heard it all before, I’m going to nail this to your door
I’ve got something to say just shut your face
Shut your Face, shut your face, shut your face, shut your face
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2. |
Arseholes & Bullshit
02:32
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Assholes and bullshit
We are the rent boys and the paid for brides
Of greedy old bastards, morals paralysed
Told to be stupid and accept our fate
Now caring is dead, they killed the welfare state
We gave them a platform, gave them somewhere to stand
Now we’re too bored just to hold up our hand
Say out loud that I disagree
With assholes and bullshit to any degree
Everyone’s an expert based on internet lies
That build up resentment, giving alibis
Dark web chatrooms, incels and chads
Preying on women, glorifying lads
We gave them a platform, gave them somewhere to stand
Now we’re too bored just to hold up our hand
Say out loud that I disagree
With assholes and bullshit to any degree
With assholes and bullshit to any degree
As my mother told me
If you’ve got nothing nice to say
Keep opinions to yourself
Respect, love your neighbour
Don’t be under false illusion
Words can kill just like a gun
With assholes and bullshit to any degree
With assholes and bullshit to any degree
My old man said follow the van
Down to the food bank, with your cap in your hand
Get in the queue and be prepared to wait
Now caring is dead, they killed the welfare state
We gave them a platform, gave them somewhere to stand
Now we’re too bored just to hold up our hand
Say out loud that I disagree
With assholes and bullshit to any degree
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3. |
Loose End
03:20
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I’m a loose end baby, you’ve gotta tie me up
Put me in a box, and change the locks
I’m a loose end baby, you don’t want me hanging around
I’m a loose end baby, locked away you won’t hear a sound
Like a bad smell, time will tell, if you play my way
Front of mind, says you’re inclined, just to give me away
Hanging round, downtown, yes, I see you there
The new man, changing hands, it’s a strange affair
You’re the object of my obsession
Now you’re going to teach me a lesson
I’m a loose end baby, you’ve gotta tie me up
Put me in a box, and change the locks
I’m a loose end baby, you don’t want me hanging around
I’m a loose end baby, locked away you won’t hear a sound
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4. |
Live For Nothing
04:25
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All I do is sit around
Complain about the world
Living this way is easy
When it’s everyone else’s fault
I blame you for your attitude
You can’t do nothing right
Don’t have time for platitudes
When I’m putting the world to rights
I live for nothing; Nothing that is good for me
I live for nothing; Nothing that will make me see
I live for nothing; Don’t walk away from me
I live for nothing; Nothing that is good for me
It’s all bad behaviour
I can’t see what’s in front of me
Living this way is easy
When I’m pissing it all away
My opinions matter more than yours
So, don’t give me no lip
Doing nothing about it
As I’m killing myself to live
I live for nothing; Nothing that is good for me
I live for nothing; Nothing that will make me see
I live for nothing; Don’t walk away from me
I live for nothing; Nothing that is good for me
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5. |
Quicksand
03:55
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Black widow, strange times
I'm a man on my knees, The world turns backwards everywhere I've been
Dressed in black and high heel shoes, You know she does it all for you
You say you want everything and then you don't, You say that you will but then you won't
Reason and logic don't play a hand, I’ve just got to say that…
I know just what I want
But you don't know what you need
I know what just what we want
Now I'm begging on my knees
Built my castle in quicksand, The day I put my heart in your hands
Looking like brick but she feels like shell, Acting tough but wants to do well
How do I know what you mean? I keep on looking but you won't be seen
Reason and logic don't play a hand, I’ve just got to say that…
I know just what I want
But you don't know what you need
I know what just what we want
Now I'm begging, begging on my knees
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6. |
Shakedown
03:31
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It’s the shake down, break down, Everybody’s caught up in it
Freak out, beat down, Watch, or it’ll make you quit
Strange town, he’s a clown, It’s worse than we will all admit
Beat down, gonna drown, John got his head split?
Now it’s time to get down!
Get down with the breakdown
Now it’s time to get down!
Get hip to the Shake Down!
Fake trip, what a rip, Everybody’s laughing at it
No time, borderline, Shoot you from the cockpit
Riptide, gonna slide, Take it all in your stride
Loose lips, sink ships, now’s not the time to quit
Now it’s time to get down!
Get down with the breakdown
Now it’s time to get down!
Get hip to the Shake Down!
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7. |
Gimme A Smile
03:16
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Don’t know just what to say
I think I’ve just gone and made their day
Black boots, a zoot suit, a short list, of who’s who
One for birth and one for death
Is it myrrh or frankincense?
Yeah, I’m right on time
A pack of spice and a bottle of wine
Yeah I’m right on time
Like a king of ancient times
Yeah, I’m right on time
I’ve got the looks and I’ve got the style
Yeah I’m right on time
You know it’s cool so give me a smile.
In a room full of empty souls
Nothing fills the heart like rock n roll
Black boots, zoot suit, a short list, of who’s who
One for birth and one for death
Is it myrrh or frankincense?
Yeah, I’m right on time
A pack of spice and a bottle of wine
Yeah I’m right on time
Like a king of ancient times
Yeah, I’m right on time
I’ve got the looks and I’ve got the style
Yeah I’m right on time
You know it’s cool so give me a smile.
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8. |
Living Dead
03:07
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You never listen to a word we say, you never heard a thing
You said that we need to work, work til we die
All the deadbeats and the living dead, take to the streets
If you want success, they said , Work harder, harder
Thousands on the streets and thousands in the stands
Dollars in our hearts and dollars in their hands
We are the living dead
No hope for life
You’ve never had no dishpan hands
And won’t fight for rights
We are the living dead
No doubt about it
You’ve never had no dishpan hands
Or to fight for your life
You never take the blame for it, never take the shame
Turn us on ourselves for fun, profit from the wreck
All the deadbeats and the living dead, take to the streets
If you want success, they said , work harder, harder
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9. |
Hurricane
07:31
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Hurricane
You got to spit me out, I try to hide but you just find me out
You’ve got an appetite greater than anyone, devouring men since kingdom come
You’re going to chew them up, won’t even mess your make up
Inconsequential a minor threat, you keep them in a box like your own little pet
Not everybody gets to keep their soul, I’m going to keep mine til I get old
Like a hurricane that decimates an entire town
You blow through them baby without a care, don’t even mess up a single hair
And you’re the odd one out, won’t conform to the lay abouts
The pitchfork wavers don’t like you around but noone’s succeeded in keeping you down
Not everybody gets to keep their soul, I’m going to keep mine til I get old
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