Won't you come see about me? I'll be alone, dancing you know it baby Tell me your troubles and doubts Giving me everything inside and out
Love's strange so real in the drak Think of the tenfer things that we were working on Slow change may pull us apart When the light gets into your heart, baby
Don't You Forget About Me Don't Don't Don't Don't Don't You Forget About Me
Don't you try to pretend It's my feeling we'll win in the end I won't harm you or touch your defenses Vanity and security
Don't you ferget aboyt me I'll be alone dancing, you know it baby Gong you take you apart I'll put us back together at heart, baby
Don't You Forget About Me Don't Don't Don't Don't Don't You Forget About Me Don't Don't Don't Don't Don't You Forget About Me Don't Don't Don't Don't Don't You Forget About Me
Will you stand above me? Look my way, never love me Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling Down, down, down
Hey, hey, hey, hey Ohhh...
Don't You Forget About Me Don't Don't Don't Don't Don't You Forget About Me
But you walk on by Will you call my name? As you walk on by Will you call my name? As you walk on by
Will you walk away? Will you walk away? Come on, baby - call my name Will you call my name?
We've got the method of groove that grabbed your attention Now that you're aware we're gonna give you the message My father taught me many things Living deaf, dumb, & blind will get you nothing So listen up and hear what I have to say It's never too late to learn in this day and age We'll point you in a new direction Passed down to this generation
If you've hread anything from me It would be to hold on to your dreams Learn from my mistakes And it will take off some weight He said "You got your whole life to live, And so much more to give, Never compromise and you will never live a lie" He said "Son, remember where you came from"
We never doubted ourselves for a minute Ah they may criticize and compromise, but we were always in it
So come on down and see what this is all about It's in our soul, on the road, wherever we may go So wake up, nothing can stop us, We got the chaos so just let us Provide the lines that make your mind spend the time Think before you sink to the bottom
From day one I could not comprhend Was it us, was it me, or was it them? Friends will come and go as it seems And now I have no shoulder on which to lean Still I do not understand You break your back for something Well where's the fans?
Show me - respect And I'll Show me - Show you right back
I see the boys that I once called my friends They'll fake a smile and then they'll shake your hand When will this ever end? I look around at my brothers My only true friends
You got a lot to learn my friend You've got a lot to learn about respect!
A little older, little wiser With every breath I learn just a little more And with all I've seen, I've finally made up my mind Enough of this world Enough blood in these eyes So, so, so sick of this life
Chorus It's about time I realized Release this hate from inside Enough blood in my eyes
Call it what you will Call it suicide Disregard how you feel I'm just freeing my mind Clench my teeth as I sleep So, so, so sick of this life Cannot take, cannot fake
Can't shake this blood from these eyes
Chorus
All I have and all I will be Nevertheless I'll live for all eternity 'cause you can't erase my words, can't erase my mind You can't wipe out my thoughts Can't shake this blood from my eyes So, so, so don't even try
Chorus
Just give me one good reason to live I'll give you three to die Let's leave this world behind
If I won't speak her name, if I won't face her grave Maybe I'm to blame, maybe I'm to blame Since you're gone, I've never fealt the same
Well maybe I'm just a bad seed Of the family I'll get my sleep without tear-stained sheets And I'll never come cryin' for sympathy
Well I need a place to run to Yeah I need a place to hide Yeah I need a place where I don't need a smile as my disquise
Am I to blame? If I won't gace your grave Am I to blame? Am I to blame? If I cannot bear to face your grave And mother please shine down on me Show me that I'm not the bad seed
Maybe I'm to blame, maybe I'm to blame Since you're gone I never felt the same
Well maybe my mind's deceiving me But I think you took the easy way out You left me standing there empty handed As soon as you put that gun in your mouth So please don't keep on asking If theres something wrong 'cause you know damn well if I was fine I would've never ever written this song
[MOTHER:] Eh, back so soon? You know, don't you have a decent pair of pants you can put on? You look like a...a PIG walking in the street! Your hands, your face-filthy! You disgust me! I can't believe you live in this house! You repulse me. I want to throw up! (Phone rings) Goddamn kids!
(Door opens and closes) [MOTHER:] Right! Slam the door again on me! You know, you're just like your father! (Voice becomes muffled; sound of answering machine tape rewinding)
[BOSS:] Yeah, I'm callin' 'em now...Hello? Hello? Pick up the phone! Where the fuck are you? What's the matter, you just decided not to come to work today? What the fuck is wrong with you? Ya fuckin' lowlife! Hey, you know what? Don't even bother coming in anymore. I've had enough with you and your shit. That's it, you're fired. You understand me? Fired. Don't come back here, fuck you, and goodbye. (Silence on machine; sound of cigarette lighter; beep)
[MRS. GLICKER:] Hello, this is Mrs. Glicker. I'm calling to reach you about, to let you know, that, uh, you, you're not graduating this year because you are failing two subjects and I need to see you as soon as possible. Be in my office on Monday at 8:30 a.m., promptly, and we'll discuss this matter further. Thank you. Bye. (Phone hangs up; silence; beep; shuts off machine)
Ripping through the walls Tearing at the doors of education Not that it's my fault I just can't help but sort Through the pieces Secluded from the whore I focus at the board - I'm out of focus
There must be a way There's got to be a way to overcome this
It's these words and music That keeps me living, keeps me breathing
It may not be much But this is all I got And I'm smiling It all seems so pointless The hours seem so endless And for what? I'd rather be working Breaking my back doing someting
At least I have my brothers, my band and my lover What more could I need?
I buried my friend the other day And I saw my life in a different way It was a cold afternoon for a funeral I did not shed a tear as I watched the snow fall Is there something wrong with me? When did I become this empty? As I gazed down at his grave I knew someday I'd end up This way!
You got that look in your eye again It's working overtime Worried about where I'm gonna spend my life But it's much too late, I said it's much too late I said it's much too late to start picking fights You said: Where ya been, where ya going Where ya going to, where ya going to, where are ya going?
'Cause I'll be right here, yeah Can it wait, can't you wait, can't you wait Just a minute now, just a minute now, come on I need some air to breathe I need some space, just leave
'Cause I'm colder than ever colder than ever I said I'm colder than ever I'm empty empty through and through
Someday they'll see, someday I'll be Unwanting of somewhere to hide But for now I'll take shelter Deep in the back of my mind Can it wait? Can't you wait? Can't you wait? 'Cause I ain't ready to lay it on the line I still shake, I still shake I still shake And from this chill in my spine I've got this chill oh yeah In the back of my spine Baby all the time now Chilling my bones, chilling all alone now Find a way, find a way, I've found a way To cope with the everyday now Raise your hands if you understand
'Cause I'm colder than ever colder than ever I said I'm colder than ever I'm empty empty through and through
Smiling's just a phrase yeah And nothing can phrase me Smiling's just a phrase yeah And nothing can phrase me Come on
I got the razor at my wrist 'cause I can't resist I've got this fever burnin' fist That does as I wish But when I get downtown And see what's around I just know there's got to be A better place to be found
Oh, God help me
The river runs red and I think I'm dyin'
Well I know there'd come a day When my mind would say "Hey are you afraid" Well all I know is that I been down here tryin' Well, I'll bleed on through the night I suppose I'll be dead by the morning light So don't be suprised if you mind when you find me
The river runs red and I think I'm dyin' The river runs red and I think I'm dyin'
(Street sounds; door opens; sound of television, crying baby and mother in the kitchen)
[MOTHER:] Yeah, sure, now you walk in! You walk in now, four o'clock! You're one hour late for dinner! You know, the school called me today and told me you'd been playing hooky. Do you know that? Who do you think you are? Don't walk away from me! Don't walk away from me!
(Door opens and closes; Mother's voice muffled; Kid takes off coat, rewinds tape on answering machine.)
[GIRLFRIEND:] Hi. It's me. I just wanted to tell you that, I don't know if you know this, but we haven't really been gettin' along lately. And, I just don't feel the same anymore. And, I hope we can still be friends and all, but I don't want to go out with you anymore. Sorry.
If you don't walk with me, I will walk alone Hard enough to believe in myself When I know they don't believe in me Unwilling to change for society I'll be who I want to be I want to tear it up, tear it out Get my aggression out This is what we're here for, control the dance floor This is why we're here I said, this is why we're here So when will it end, when will it end When will they comprehend, comprehend That we will overcome this system I said this is why we're here They keep on kicking me down, kicking me down Tryin' to keep me underground, underground But did I mention we were paving the way For the new breed of bad seed We'll never let up until we hear every voice scream Screamin' these words, screamin' these words 'Til every voice is heard, voice is heard They keep on screamin' these words, screamin' these words 'Til every voice is heard... Calling from the underground! I can feel it in the air I breathe! I can see we all agree Unwilling tochange for society We'll be who we want to be We are the underground We are the underground
When all is said and done I'll always be your son But all is not forgiven Well I'm on my knees pleading Just 'cause I'm grown you think I don't need Much more than what you've ever given me
[Chorus] So when we gonna get together Seems there's no time for me You act like you got forever You've got time, but you ain't got time for me You said you've got time But you ain't got time for me
Now that you've gone and tossed The bottle away now will ya Start a new life with the new wife Well she'll never be my mother I suppose that you know you oughta Remember the ones you left behind
[Chorus]
You're just letting it slip away now You act like things are fine I know you think you've been born again But this time
You're leaving your son behind This time This time This time
Was it me? honestly Turn away from my purity Never look back and don't look ahead At those lies that night or empty promises It's the blood in your tears The pain in your veins The lies, the cries, only the Only the stain remains
Everyday-i live it Everyday-i face it Everyday-i hate it All I need is me and that's it
I wish I could turn back the hands of time And maybe I would believe in a dream I cannot even see
Close your ears if you don't want to hear Let me make myself perfectly clear I don't believe your dream even exists Save your prayers and solve your problems with your fist
Sometimes I don't see any point in life Can't seem to break away From the pain that's here to stay
All I need, set me free All I need, set me free All I need, set me free All I need...is me!
No one knows what it's like No one knows how it feels Nothing else could compare to the fears I fear And I've never been on my own Struggling all alone And all I have are these clothes on my back and this song I never had much I never believe I could be Someone, somehow, somebody Said goodbye to all my childhood hopes and dreams Time to grow up and accept real life responsibilities Listen Won't you listen to the things I have to say 'cause it just might affect the way that you think about How you live from day to day It may be easy for you But it seems like hell to me
Why do I feel so alone in a crowd of people I know Is it wrong to feel so insecure so unappealing? Why walk around in disquise with a fake grin on my face? What would it prove? What would I gain? I'd still feel so out of place Damned if I do Damned if I don't But I won't turn out like you Midlife crisis at age 22 Who knew? I need some answers Cross the street and down the avenue I stopped for the woman Paid five bucks and got my palm read And she said You shouldn't be smiling boy This life line ays you're already dead Just keep on moving forward never turning back But with every step ahead I take they pull me two steps back They pull me two steps back
This cancer is killing me As much as it's killing you If it takes you away from me I don't know what I would do Just try for some peace of mind But it's so hard to find It's so hard to just sit and wait And wait some more Staring at the door Skim through the magazines Pretend like everything's gonna be alright Although you know it won't be Unstable It's hard to be the one who's strong Who's always got a shoulder to cry on Who's got a shoulder for me? When I'm about to breakdown You're never around But maybe it's better that way You've got enough to worry about You've got your hands full don't you Don't you see? This cancer is killing me Like it's killing you Mentally Unstable And all I really want to know is if she's going to be alright
'cause she's benn in there a long, long time And I've been out here losing my mind You're scared You're frightened You're so afraid of what he may say But you try and be brave For me sitting impatiently In the lobby of emergency You burst on through that door with this look on your face I've never seen before You explode into endless tears Whisper in my ear Baby Baby I've only got one more year Unstable
I wonder how it would be if my mother was still around The types of talk The relationships we could have had The three of us Me, you and dad My mouth went dry My stomach felt queasy too So empty and scared It's all because of you A dead body that turned out not to be dead No one understands Wish I really knew what happened to my mom Because my family they told me nothing but lies They figured if they just told me the truth I'd break down and cry Feel betrayed and hurt Profoundly insecure Want to knock ten times on heaven's door Still suffering from old emotional wounds I was getting worse Can't depend on them and their lies
Why did see leave? How did she die? And when it gets colder outside I'll be back next year With that feeling to make me cry Wanna go visit her grave Because it's been a long, long time Want to pick a peach rose And rest it on it's side Say a prayer eventhough I don't believe And say goodbye Don't get me wrong I have a mind to keep me strong But there's this feeling of not knowing what went wrong And how she's dead and gone Don't think anyone thinks Of you as much as I do
They'll make you or break you They'll swallow you whole They'll find you and bind you To every word that they own But you know yhat you need them So you continue to feed them So I hope that you're in this For all the right reasons They can't make you feel something you don't believe in But they can threaten your future And everything in it When you fail to remember just where you've been When you can't tell up from down How do you write from within? And all I know is that they're They're trying to squeeze me dry They told me They own me And all I know is that they're They're trying to squeeze me dry I look in the mirror and what do I see? A man staring back at me who used to be me He looks so familiar He once had big dreams But I can't see that he's been drained of his soul and inte- grity
Have you ever woke up screaming? Have you ever woke alone? When the walls around you won't stop laughing Where do you go? Sweat seeps in your eyes at night And you realize That no one understands you at all Well I was bound to have a nervous breakdown Should've seen it coming from miles away So I packed my bags and started running My brains been shaking since yesterday But there's only so far that you can run boy There's only so far to leave your problems behind 'cause when the problem's yourself you start thinking No matter how far You'll never leave it behind No one uderstands me at all Now I'm 22 with still no clue Of who I am or show I'm supposed to be I know it to you it sounds funny You've got it worked out like it's a fuckin' disease Started asking myself do I fit in? Where I belong Could this really be me? Been feeling downright ugly Tell me is this the way it's supposed to be? So what's the difference? You're doing fine The clock keeps ticking as you lose your mind The one you need to call you Never calls Sweat seeps in your eyes at night And you realize That no one understands you at all
In the stilness of the night my eyes are closed. My mouth is wide. I could see her face. Her beautifull hair I could recognize.
She looks at me cold. She probably don't know who I am.
Mommy it is me, it's Keith. You had me back when...
But sometimes I like to pretend, that she knows me, that she holds me. Sometimes I like to pretend, that she knows me, that she holds me.
I guess I can't, 'cause she doesn't know who I am.
My mind it's dreaming, God it's so misleading.
Do you thing it's 'cause I've grown old. Is it true that what I was told? You cried to leave me?
You know I know it's not your fault. You had a husband who was (now you're ?) selfish and cold. Believe me I know.
And now I hear you used to treat me cold. You disappeared and left me all alone. I'm sure you didn't know right from wrong. 'cause both of you were always getting stoned.
But sometimes I like to pretend. But sometimes I like to pretend, that she knows me Sometimes I like to pretend, that she holds me.
Sometimes I like to pretend, that she knows me. Sometimes I like to pretend, that she holds me.
I guess I can't, 'cause she doesn't know who I am.
