So this is the New Year. And I don't feel any different. The clanking of crystal Explosions off in the distance (in the distance).
So this is the New Year And I have no resolutions For self assigned penance For problems with easy solutions
So everybody put your best suit or dress on Let's make believe that we are wealthy for just this once Lighting firecrackers off on the front lawn As thirty dialogues bleed into one
I wish the world was flat like the old days Then I could travel just by folding a map No more airplanes, or speed trains, or freeways There'd be no distance that can hold us back.
There'd be no distance that could hold us back There'd be no distance that could hold us back
So this is the New Year So this is the New Year So this is the New Year So this is the New Year
So of course, you were supposed to call me tonight You were supposed to call me tonight We would have gone to the cinema And after to the restaurant The one you like in your street
We would have slept together Have a nice breakfast together And a walk in a park together How beautiful is that ?
You would have said "I love you," In the cutest place on earth Where some lullabies are dancing with the fairies
I would have waited like a week or two But you never tried to reach me, no You never called me back
You were dating that bitch blond girl If I find her, I swear, I swear
I'll kill her, I'll kill her She stole my future, she broke my dream I'll kill her, I'll kill her She stole my future when she took you away
I would have met your friends We would have had a drink or two They would have liked me cause Sometimes I'm funny I would have met your dad I would have met your mum she would have said "Please, can you make some beautiful babies ?" So we would have had a boy called Tom, and a girl called Susan Born in Japan
I thought it was a love story But you don't want to get involved I thought it was a love story But you're not ready for that Me neither
I'll kill her She stole my future, she broke my dream I'll kill her, I'll kill her She stole my future when she took you away
She's a bitch you know, all she's got is blondness Not even tenderness, yeah she's *clever...less She'll dump your ass for a model called Brandon He will pay for a beautiful surgery, cause he's full of money
I would have waited like a week or two But you never tried to reach me, no You never called me back
You were dating that bitch blond girl And if I find her, I swear, you know, I swear [I swear]
I'll kill her, I'll kill her | | She stole my future, she broke my dream | | I'll kill her, I'll kill her | x2 | She stole my future when she took you away | |
*Man I told you, you know If I find her, I'll really -- I'm ... I'll kill her for real That's for sure You have to know I mean, er, you know I can do it Man... I'll kill her.
Satellite in my eyes Like a diamond in the sky How I wonder Satellite strung from the moon And the world your balloon Peeping Tom for the mother station
Winter's cold spring erases And the calm away by the storm is chasen Everything good needs replacing Look up, look down, all around, hey satellite
Satellite headlines read Someone's secrets you've seen Eyes and ears have been Satellite dish in my yard Tell me more, tell me more Who's the king of your Satellite Castle?
Winter's cold spring erases And the calm away by the storm is chasen Everything good needs replacing Look up, look down, all around, hey satellite Rest high above the clouds no restriction Television we bounce round the world And while I spend these hours Five senses reeling I laugh about the weatherman's satellite eyes
Satellite in my eyes Like a diamond in the sky How I wonder Satellite strung from the moon And the world your balloon Peeping Tom for the mother station
Winter's cold spring erases And the calm away by the storm is chasen Everything good needs replacing Look up, look down, all around, hey satellite
Rest high above the clouds no restriction Television we bounce round the world And while I spend these hours Five senses reeling I laugh about the weatherman's satellite eyes
How would you like to be a part of something new? Some fall in love practically every day How does it feel when you've made the whole round by yourself? It must be a drag
How could it be you are someone they omit? Some sleep around, some alone with warmth and wit How could it be you are there the day before they arrive and when they leave?
It's not what you do ' Cause nothing relies on you People in the back move slow We should have come home in pairs Instead we have single-hand affairs
How do you cope with the everlasting thoughts? Share your life you can't have a thought alone If you object.well, I know the pressure from before I understand
It's not what you do ' Cause nothing relies on you People in the back move slow We should have come home in pairs Instead we have single-hand affairs
You're not complete till you pair with someone else But what does that help if you haven't found yourself? Some try to hide to replace what isn't by their side Stand for your rights!
It's not your fault ' Cause nothing relies on you People in the back move slow We should have come home in pairs Instead we have single-hand affairs
I don't love anyone You're not listening You're playing with something You're playing with yourself
I don't love anyone You're not listening even now You're playing with something You're playing with someone else
And if there's one thing that I learned when I was still a child It's to take a hiding
I don't love anything Not even Christmas Especially not that I don't love anything
No, I don't love anyone Maybe my sister Maybe my baby brother too, yeah I don't love anyone
But if there's one thing that I learned when I was still a child It's to take a hiding Yeah if there's one thing that I learned when I was still at school It's to be alone
But if there's one thing that I learned when I was still a child It's to take a hiding
Out in the street today The kids are playing, having fun I pass them by I'm not a kid, no I don't love anyone
I met a man today He told me something pretty strange There's always somebody saying something He said, "The world is as soft as lace."
But I don't love anyone I don't love anyone I don't love anyone I don't love anyone I don't love anyone I don't love anyone I don't love anyone I don't love anyone I don't love anyone I don't love anyone There's one thing that I learned when I was still a child It's to take a hiding
Start tearing the old man down Run past the heather and down to the old road Start turning the grain into the ground Roll a new leaf over In the middle of the night There's an old man treading around in the gathered rain Well mister, if you're going to walk on water Could you drop a line my way?
Omaha Somewhere in middle America Get right to the heart of matters It's the heart that matters more I think you better turn your ticket in And get your money back at the door
Start threading a needle Brush past the shuttle that slides through the cold room Start turning the wool across the wire Roll a new life over In the middle of the night There's an old man threading his toes through a bucket of rain Hey mister, you don't want to walk on water You're only going to walk all over me
Omaha Somewhere in middle America Get right to the heart of the matters It's the heart that matters more I think you better turn your ticket in And get your money back at the door
Start running the banner down Drop past the color come up through the summer rain Start turning the girl into the ground Roll a new love over In the middle of the day There's a young man rolling around in the earth and rain Hey mister, if you're going to walk on water You know you're only going to walk all over me.
Omaha Somewhere in middle America Get right to the heart of matters It's the heart that matters more I think you better turn your ticket in And get your money back at the door
Omaha Somewhere in middle America Get right to the heart of matters It's the heart that matters more I think you better turn your ticket in And get your money back at the door
Thought I might get a rocket ride When I was a child But it was a lie That I told myself when I needed something good
At 17 had a better dream Now I’m 33 and it isn't me But I’d think of something better if I could
All my friends and lovers Will leave me behind And I’m still looking for a girl One way or another I'm just hoping to find a way A way to put my feet out in the world
Caught some grief from a falling leaf As she tumbled to the dirty ground And said I should have put her back there if I could
Well everyone needs a better day And I’m trying to find me a better way To get through the things I do and the things I should
All my friends and lovers Will leave me alone To try to have a little fun One way or another I just wish I had known To go out walking in the sun To find out if you were the one
Do you wanna come a little closer now? Can you see her, waiting there Can you see her, she's almost there Can you see her, waiting there for someone like me
Well all you want is a beauty queen But not a superstar But every body's dream machine All you want is a place to lay your head You go to sleep dreamin' how you would Be a different kind if you thought you could But you come awake the way you are instead
All my friends and lovers They shine like the sun Well I just turn and walk away One way or another I'm not comin' undone I'm just waiting for the day
All I do is sleep all day, and think of you. A memory of the cushion life I'm clinging to. The image of a mutual one, our haven. The sombre chords of our song, the fading.
Love is no big truth, driven by our genes, we are simple selfish beings. A symphony that's you, joyously awaking the ignorant and sleeping.
Passion and its brother hate, they come and go. Could easily be made to stay for longer though. Many people play this game so willingly, do I have to be like them, or be lonely?
Love is no big truth, driven by our genes, we are simple selfish beings. A symphony that's you, joyously awaking the ignorant and sleeping.
Another view of what there is to it, getting me through it.
I'll never need it again. I'll never need it again. I'll never need it again. I'll never need it again. I'll never need it again. I'll never need it again. I'll never need it again.
I'd rather dance with you than talk with you, so why don't we just move into the other room. There's space for us to shake, and 'hey, I like this tune'.
Even if I could hear what you said, I doubt my reply would be interesting for you to hear. Because I haven't read a single book all year, and the only film I saw, I didn't like it at all.
I'd rather dance than talk with you. I'd rather dance than talk with you. I'd rather dance than talk with you.
The music's too loud and the noise from the crowd increases the chance of misinterpretation. So let your hips do the talking. I'll make you laugh by acting like the guy who sings, and you'll make me smile by really Getting into the swing. Getting into the swing. Getting into the swing. Getting into the swing. Getting into the swing. Getting into the swing. Getting into the swing. Getting into the swing.
I'd rather dance than talk with you. I'd rather dance than talk with you. I'd rather dance than talk with you. I'd rather dance than talk with you.
I'd rather dance than talk with you. I'd rather dance than talk with you.
There's a light, when my baby's in my arms. There's a light, when the window shades are drawn. Hesitate when I feel I may do harm to her. Wash it off cause this feeling we can share. And I know she's reached my heart in thin air.
Byzantine is reflected in our pond. There's a cloud, but the water remains calm. Reaching in the suns fingers clutch the dawn to pass. Even out, it's a precious thing to bear. And I know she's reached my heart in thin air. Yes I know she's reached my heart in thin air.
It's not in my past to presume. Love can keep on moving in both directions. How to be happy and true is quest we're taking on together.
Take it on, on, on, on, on. Take it on, on, on, on, on.
There's a light when my baby's in my arms. And I know she's reached my heart in thin air. And I know she's reached my heart in thin air. And I know she's reached my heart in thin air. Yes I know she's reached my heart.
Here we are Isn't life bizarre? It likes to take from us and throw it out We'll carry on What's done is done Yeah, we'll do without it somehow
The world is gone, don't think about it Cuz life is short we'll do without it They say the road is long, don't think about it Cuz life is short we'll do without it
We can move on forward Don't worry The best we've known is yet to come We can move on forward Don't worry The worst won't get the best of us
Some memories, a crippling Don't let the disease bring us down There's nothing else to know Just let it go Yeah, we'll do without it somehow
The world is gone, don't think about it Cuz life is short we'll do without it They say the road is long, don't think about it Cuz life is short we'll do without it
We can move on forward Don't worry The best we've known is yet to come We can move on forward Don't worry The worst won't get the best of us
The world is gone, don't think about it Cuz life is short we'll do without it We'll do without it We'll do without it We'll do without it We'll do without it Go
We can move on forward Don't worry The best we've known is yet to come We can move on forward Don't worry Don't you worry
Though the world is gone We'll carry on We'll do without it We'll do without it
Take, take all you need And I’ll compensate your greed With broken hearts
Sell, I’ll sell your memories For 15 pounds per year But just the good days
Say, it’ll make you insane And it’s bending the truth You’re to blame For all the life that you’ll lose and You watch this space But I’m going all the way And be your slave to the grave I’m the priest god never paid
Hope, I hope you’ve seen the light Coz no one really cares They’re just pretending
Sell, I’ll sell your memories For 15 pounds per year But you can’t keep the bad days
Say, it’ll make you insane And I’m bending the truth You’re to blame For all the life that you’ll lose And you watch this space And I’m going all the way And be your slave to the grave I’m the priest god never paid
Say, it’ll make you insane And I’m bending the truth You’re to blame For all the life that you’ll lose And you watch this space And I’m going all the way And be my slave to the grave I’m the priest god never paid
"While initially played before Absolution's release, it went by the name 'Action Faust.' The song can be understood as, clearly alluding to Goethe's Faust, being sung from the point of view of the Devil to someone selling their soul to him in exchange for, presumably, musical prowess and fame. It shows the transaction as ultimately manipulative on the part of the Devil, dooming the recipient to be a "slave to the grave" and robbing him of all memories of "the good days". The Devil's identity can be seen in the line "I'm a priest God never paid"; he is able to mediate supernatural power but does so outside of the service of God. The final title "The Small Print" yet again underlies the motif of a dishonest contract between a Devil and Faustian figure."
I-L-L-I-N-O-I-S! Ring the bell and call or write us I-L-L-I-N-O-I-S! Can you call the Captain Clitus? Logan, Grant, and Ronald Reagan In the grave with Xylophagan Do you know the ghost community? Sound the horn, address the city
(Who will save it? Dedicate it? Who will praise it? Commemorate it for you?)
We are awaken with the ax Night of the Living Dead at last They have begun to shake the dirt Wiping their shoulders from the earth I know, I know the nations past I know, I know they rust at last They tremble with the nervous thought Of having been, at last, forgot
I-L-L-I-N-O-I-S! Ring the bell and call or write us I-L-L-I-N-O-I-S! Can you call the Captain Clitus? B-U-D-A! Caledonia! S-E-C-O-R! Magnolia! B-I-R-D-S! And Kankakee! Evansville and Parker City
Speaking their names, they shake the flag Waking the earth, it lifts and lags We see a thousand rooms to rest Helping us taste the bite of death I know, I know my time has passed I'm not so young, I'm not so fast I tremble with the nervous thought Of having been, at last, forgot
I-L-L-I-N-O-I-S! Ring the bell and call or write us I-L-L-I-N-O-I-S! Can you call the Captain Clitus? Comer and Potato Peelers! G-R-E-E-N ridge! Reeders M-C-V-E-Y! And Horace! E-N-O-S! Start the chorus
Corn and Farms and Tombs in Lemmon Sailor Springs and all things feminine Centerville and Old Metropolis Shawneetownn, you trade and topple us I-L-L-I-N-O-I-S! Hold your tongue and don't divide us I-L-L-I-N-O-I-S! Land of God, you hold and guide us
Sorry is the fool who trades his soul for a corvette. Thinks he'll get the girl he'll only get the mechanic. What's missing? He's living a day he'll soon forget.
That's one more time around. The sun is going down. The moon is out but he's drunk and shouting. Putting people down. He's pissing. He's living a day he'll soon forget.
Counts his money every morning. The only thing that keeps him horny. Locked in a giant house that's alarming. The townsfolk they all laugh.
Sorry is the fool who trades his love for hi-rise rent. Seem the more you make equals the loneliness you get. And it's fitting. He's barely living a day he'll soon forget.
That's one more time around and there is not a sound. He's lying dead clutching Benjamins. Never put the money down. He's stiffening. We're all whistling a man we'll soon forget.
I'm in the sky tonight There I can keep by your side Watching the wide world riot and hiding out I'll be coming home next year
Into the sun we climb Climbing our wings will burn white Everyone strapped in tight We'll ride it out I'll be coming home next year
Come on get on, get on Take it till life runs out No one can find us now Living with our heads underground
Into the night we shine Lighting the way we glide by Catch me if I get too high When I come down I'll be coming home next year
I'm in the sky tonight There I can keep by your side Watching the whole world wind around and round I'll be coming home next year
Come on get on, get on Take it till life runs out No one can find us now Living with our heads underground
I'll be coming home next year I'll be coming home next year Everything's alright up here If I come down I'll be coming home next year
Say goodbye, say goodbye Say goodbye, say goodbye I'll be coming home next year I'll be coming home next year Everything's alright up here If I come down I'll be coming home next year I'll be coming home next year
Pouco adiantou Acender cigarro Falar palavrão Perder a razão
Eu quis ser eu mesmo Eu quis ser alguém Mas sou como os outros Que não são ninguém
Acho que eu fico mesmo diferente Quando eu falo tudo o que penso realmente Mostro a todo mundo que eu não sei quem sou Eu uso as palavras de um perdedor
As brigas que ganhei Nem um troféu Como lembrança Pra casa eu levei
As brigas que perdi Estas sim Eu nunca esqueci Eu nunca esqueci
Pouco adiantou Acender cigarro Falar palavrão Perder a razão
Eu quis ser eu mesmo Eu quis ser alguém Mas sou como os outros Que não são ninguém
Acho que eu fico mesmo diferente Quando eu falo tudo o que penso realmente Mostro a todo mundo que eu não sei quem sou Eu uso as palavras de um perdedor
As brigas que ganhei Nem um troféu Como lembrança Pra casa eu levei
As brigas que perdi Estas sim Eu nunca esqueci Eu nunca esqueci
As brigas que ganhei Nem um troféu Como lembrança Pra casa eu levei
As brigas que perdi Estas sim Eu nunca esqueci Eu nunca esqueci
Rain was falling, on a day in May, You were calling, but had nothing to say I'm so tired, pretending were okay, I'm just not wired, to easily walk away Yea we had laughter, sunshine on cloudy days, But then soon after, my sunshine went away, And I'm still waiting, to feel it come back to me But my heart's escaping, I'm checked out already
And it might seem funny that I already want out, But let me tell you honey, it's not just all about love, Cause I've loved you a long time, theres no question to it, But I've finally realized, now weve gone through it, That this love is just not the right kind of love.
You're the best guy, I might ever know So I don't know why, my love has just grown cold I thought it was there, I'm sorry I was wrong Don't think I don't care, I guess it's just not as strong We were close friends, always sharing stuff And to that end, it makes this really tough I didn't know, that it would come to this, But now I know, it wasn't worth the risk.
And it might seem funny that I already want out, But let me tell you honey, it's not just all about love, Cause I've loved you a long time, theres no question to it, But I've finally realized, now weve gone through it, That this love is just not the right kind of love.
I could stand here with a smile, hoping it'll change, But I'd be lying for a while & I cant live that way, no no I wish I could feel what you're feelin' for me, But the real truth to this story, is that this love, Is just not the right kind of love
But I guess we always had to know, So I'm glad we put on quite the show, You'll never know, what you've meant to me. With the biggest heart I've ever seen, One day you'll meet a very pretty lady And marry, & that'll be the best day But for me, what I need to say
And it might seem funny that I already want out, But let me tell you honey, it's not just all about love, Cause I've loved you a long time, theres no question to it, But I've finally realized, now weve gone through it, That this love is just not the right kind of love. And it might seem funny that I already want out, But let me tell you honey, it's not just all about love, Cause I've loved you a long time, theres no question to it, But I've finally realized, now weve gone through it, That this love is just not the right kind of love.
I don't want to get too close I don't want to get too close You see this isn't where my head is If you knew me I'm not like this But I just found someone special And that's really something special If you knew me Nice to meet you anyway
I believe you're very fine Still I haven't got the time 'Cause I just found someone special And that's really something special If you knew me Nice to meet you anyway
And the sky opened up With the soil of the sun Dreaming of my true love
I don't mean to be so strange But my life just took a change 'Cause I just found someone special And that's really something special If you knew me Nice to meet you anyway
And the sky opened up With the soil of the sun Dreaming of my true love
So before this goes too far Let me tell you what you are You're amazing, I'm attracted But I'm terribly distracted And I'm trying to be verbal And I'm back into this circle Because I just found someone special And that's really something special If you knew me Nice to meet you
Nice to meet you Nice to meet you anyway [x4]
Even if you want me to stay here (Nice to meet you, Nice to meet you) I'm tellin you right now I can leave (Nice to meet you, Nice to meet you) Before I get to changing my mind here (Nice to meet you, Nice to meet you anyway...) I hope you understand what I mean I hope you understand what I mean I hope you understand what I mean....
