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Bitter
03:38
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Some people never stop talking, but they've got nothing to say
Some people are always out walking, because they can't find their way
Some people never stop dreaming, 'cause they don't wanna wake up
Most people only stop drinking when, there's nothing left in their cup
I don't wanna get bitter and twisted, but I don't wanna join in
I don't wanna get bitter and twisted
I just wanna stay comfortable in my skin
Some people never stop knocking, until they knock down a door,
You get the feeling, there's no way they're stopping - ain't what they came here for
Some people never stop going, until they've gone to far
They'll tell you it's for the best but you know, it's bound to leave a scar
I don't wanna get bitter and twisted, but I don't wanna join in
I don't wanna get bitter and twisted
I just wanna stay comfortable in my skin
You can please everybody all of the time, but you'll never please yourself
You can lay your heart right out on the line, but it'll just lay there until the end of time...
No I don't wanna get bitter and twisted, but I don't wanna join in
I don't wanna get bitter and twisted
I just wanna stay comfortable in my...
I don't wanna get bitter and twisted, but I don't wanna join in
I don't wanna get bitter and twisted
I just wanna stay comfortable in my skin
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2. |
Life Gets In The Way
04:08
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Scratching around for a little scrap of paper
To catalogue my epiphany
Dinner's getting colder but I'll have to have it later
I'm looking for a pencil, now I'm down on my knees
My mind's a razor, but my room's a disaster zone
I just wanna do my thing, but life gets in the way
I just wanna play and sing, but life gets in the way
I just wanna do my thing, but life gets in the way
I just wanna play and sing, but life gets in the way
What was that thing you were trying to say before
That you had on your mind?
Wait a minute, hold that thought, I've got a call
He says it won't take any time
Oh now, please don't turn around and walk away
I just wanted to talk to you, but life got in the way
There were so many things that we were gonna do,
But life got in the way
I wish I could just talk to you, but life got in the way
I wish we could just see it through, but life gets in the way
Well we never seem to have enough time,
We always find another mountain to climb
And even if it's only a dream,
You've gotta find some time to live in between
I just wanna do my thing, but life gets in the way
I just wanna play and sing, but life gets in the way
I just wanted to talk to you, but life got in the way
There were so many things that we were gonna do,
but life got in the way
I just wanna do my thing, but life gets in the way
I just wanted to play and sing, but life got in the way
I just wanna talk to you, but life gets in the way
I wish we could just see it through, but life got in the way
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3. |
Outa Control
04:03
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We're drivin' blindly down a dead-end street
Never knowing what we're gonna meet
For so long now
Always thinking that we've got it made
While living underneath the hanging blade
For so long now
And I just cannot get perspective
Like a rat trapped inside a maze
In a system that's so defective
Locked into a malevolent gaze
Ev'rything is out of my control
Ev'rything is out of my control
Now every life is like an opening flower
So quick to welcome in the day's long heat
It's only pretty for about an hour
Before it's desiccated in defeat
And you never expect it to sour
It goes down in between the days
It implodes like a tumbling tower
As the dust blocks the sun's final rays
Ev'rything is out of my control
Ev'rything is out of my control
E'vrything is outa control (repeat)
Spinning around my mind
Taking all my time
I cannot find a place to soothe my soul
Losing all seclusion
Any chance at sanity
Ev'rything within my reach is out of my control
Ev'rything is out of my control
Ev'rything is out of my control
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Bulldozer
05:35
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Burning in the early morning heat, determined to stay on my feet
It's hard to be a tree in the desert, expediency makes sense if you let it
But reasoning like that could mean your life
I look in vain hope to the merciless, cloudless sky
My leaves are brown and my rootstock is bone dry
But I can hear a sound in the distance, and now I fear that I've got no resistance
It's gonna come and it's gonna run me down
Like a bulldozer
Bulldozer
It's gonna run me down
It's gonna run me down
My fight is all gone and I've got nothing left to give
This is surely not the way we were meant to live
Wearing down our human resources, we've got not time to be scared or be cautious
Who will keep the desert from the door?
They're moving in closer with their ugly ravenous machines,
Laying down roads where the grass used to be so green
Who is gonna stop the erosion, there's just no way to contain this explosion
It's gonna come and it's gonna run me down
Like a bulldozer
Bulldozer
It's gonna run me down
It's gonna run me down
Your words were spinning like a kite caught in a gale
Knives that cut the cloth to take the wind out of my sails
Your words could break a bone, your words float like a stone
Your words could run right over me... like a....
Reeling in the early evening haze, safe from the sun's derisive gaze
Loose tongues are always a killer, imagination's a surrogate filler
Who will fix the damage once it's done?
Stamping down tough on a ground that's dry and hard,
Pushing for a mile when you know I only gave a yard
It's gonna take some time to repair it, until then we'll just have to wear it
Never gonna let it run me down
Like a bulldozer
Bulldozer
Never let it run me down
Never let it run me down
Never let it run me down
Never let it run me down
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5. |
Damage
03:42
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I did so much damage when I opened my mouth today
My tongue swung like a wrecking ball and I really had my say
I don't know if I could ever face you all again
'Cause I did so damage and it's too far gone to mend
I just started mouthing off without my brain in gear
Everything came flooding out, that had been dammed up for years
I don't know if I could ever face you all again
'Cause I did so damage and it's too far gone to mend
Just a little spark to set the wheel of life aflame
One senseless remark, I was temporarily insane
Set my world on fire, now there's only ashes everyday
Just a little spark to set the wheel of life aflame
One senseless remark, I was temporarily insane
Set my world on fire, now there's only ashes everyday
I did so much damage when I opened my mouth today
My tongue swung like a wrecking ball and I really had my say
I don't know if I could ever face you all again
'Cause I did so damage and it's too far gone to mend
I did so much damage when I opened my mouth today..
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6. |
Lean
04:35
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Bide your time, wait your turn
Cool your heels until you feel the burn
Don't break a sweat, they're no regrets
You've only got one chance to do it all
Now you can feel it coming, don't let it slip away
Don't let the moment pass you by
Lean into it
Feel the breeze against your spine
Lean into it
Live inside a moment in time
So you missed your cues and you screamed your blues
It broke your spirit, but it's still up to you
'Cause there's time left yet, time to reset
Time to take another shot, you won't forget
Now you can feel it coming, you won't let it slip away
Won't let the moment pass you by
Lean into it
Feel the breeze against your spine
Lean into it
Live inside a moment in time
Lean into it
Feel the breeze against your spine
Lean into it
Recognise this is your time
Lean into it
Feel the breeze against your spine
Lean into it
Live inside a moment in time
Lean into it
Feel the breeze against your spine
Lean into it
Recognise this is your time
(Lean into it!)
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7. |
Say Something
04:26
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I never meant to bait my words tonight
It doesn't mean they didn't come out right
I set the trap and we both fell right in
I dropped the flag on a race no one could win
Why don't you say something?
Why don't you say something?
Why don't you say something?
Anything, anything at all will do
Familiar waves are washing over me
I always tried so hard so you would see
I never mined for words against your will
But iron silence is a cup I aim to spill
Why don't you say something?
Why don't you say something?
Why don't you say something?
Anything, anything at all will do
And I'm not trying to make you be dishonest
But I could use a little help
All these years you know I gave my very best
Hoping for a chance to change the hand that I'd been dealt
Why don't you say something?
Why won't you say something?
Why don't you say something?
Anything, anything at all will do
Why don't you say something?
Why don't you say something?
Why don't you say something?
Why don't you say something?
Anything, anything
Anything?
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8. |
Celebrity Chef
04:53
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Well I know that you've been round this block before
And I think that you think that you know the score
Time will tell if you really are on your game
What will you do when there's nobody else to blame?
Now they're coming for you, are you running away?
Did you hope to get out with your life?
Do you really believe all the things that they say?
Now they're sharpening up their knives...
'Cause everybody wants to be a celebrity chef
Nobody wants to do the dishes
They're always so happy to take what you've got left
Nobody cares about your wishes
You've got some time to think things over,
You've got some time to make your peace
How long will it take for you to discover
Your troubles are only bound to increase
Now they're coming for you, are you running away?
Did you hope to get out with your life?
Do you really believe all the things that they say?
Now they're sharpening up their knives...
'Cause everybody wants to be a celebrity chef
Nobody wants to do the dishes
They're always so happy to take what you've got left
Nobody cares about your wishes
You always thought you were a special little boy
Your mum and dad they told you so
They reinforced you self esteem with every ploy
But they just built a monster
Oh how were mum and dad to know?
Now they're coming for you, are you running away?
Did you hope to get out with your life?
Do you really believe all the things that they say?
Now they're sharpening up your knives...
'Cause everybody wants to be a celebrity chef
Nobody wants to do the dishes
They're always so happy to take what you've got left
Nobody cares about your wishes
(let me tell you) everybody wants to be a celebrity chef
Nobody wants to do the dishes
They're always so happy to take what you've got left
Nobody cares about your wishes
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Charlie was a wage slave, dying in a six-pack flat
His landlord was curmudgeonly, his boss was the manager's brat
He spent his days in warehouse hell, praying for the siren's call
He drowned at night in amber oceans, until he drank it all
Lying on the lounge, his youth just slipped away
Oblivious to sound, as he stepped down off the curb the next day
Now Harry was in real estate, and mortgaged to the hilt
His wife and kids had given up, and left him to his guilt
Every day was misery, every night was worse
Lunch was long and liquid, mornings were a curse
His double-vision smeared, barrelling down the road
His drunken brain was seared
But his black Mercedes carried to much speed to be slowed
Now Chalie was down but he wasn't out
And Harry paid the bills
It took some time 'till they sobered up
At a chalet in the hills
Now rich man, poor man, beggar, thief
We're all the same somehow
Emptiness is a hungry beast
Looking to devour
So take hold of your life, don't let it slip away
It's rare a chance come twice
When it does then it comes with a price to be paid
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10. |
Snake Oil Salesman
03:28
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You've got your travelling show, and you put it on the road
You've got your history, you know it's quite a heavy load
You saw the light not long ago
You caught sweet smell from where the warm winds blow
You wiped your dirty feet on the nearest mat
You starched your white collar, donned your coat and hat
They call you the medicine man, you've got it in your hands
Some hip panacea to cure all woes; the same remedy in all new clothes
You can't trick me 'cause I can see you're just a
Snake oil salesman, snake oil salesman
Snake oil salesman, you're just a
Snake oil salesman
You've got your box of trickery, and you can dazzle them with a smile
Your sleight of hand's so slippery, and you can stretch the truth a mile
But the desert valley plain's not far ahead
You feel the shadows of the buzzards waiting to be fed
You've gotta find a diversion sure to distract
So now you pay your bit actors and you make a pact
They call you the medicine man, you've got it in your hands
Some hip panacea to cure all woes; the same remedy in all new clothes
You can't trick me 'cause I can see you're just a
Snake oil salesman, snake oil salesman
Snake oil salesman, you're just a
Snake oil salesman
Things haven't changed in all these years
They massage your pride and you tickle their ears
It's a free exchange of fair deceit
And it's sure to bring them to their feet
So you take your hat off and roll your banners down
Harness up your wagon and get out of town
You know it won't be long before they come for you
How fickle they can be when they can see you're just a
Snake oil salesman, snake oil salesman
Snake oil salesman, you're just a
Snake oil salesman
They call you the medicine man, you've got it in your hands
Some hip panacea to cure all woes; the same remedy in all new clothes
You can't trick me 'cause I can see you're just a
Snake oil salesman, snake oil salesman
Snake oil salesman, you're just a
Snake oil salesman
Snake oil salesman, you're just a
Snake oil salesman
Snake oil salesman, you're just a
Snake oil salesman
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FytaKyte Brisbane, Australia
As a kid, my imagination ruled as King until "Life Got in the Way"...
Then, during the
rain and storms of the day-to-day grind, the seeds of expression gradually germinated into feelings that seemed universal; relatable. I found myself searching for an oblique angle, a different perspective and trying to find the chord that inspired three different feelings at once, with the words to match.
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